Small Tanks have a bad name

[SchizotypalVamp]

Hmm, if it is appropriate to keep only three coolies together...what species do you reccomend?

Noto: I don't either but they're really easy to obtain and somebody might want to.

 

[SchizotypalVamp]

On madtoms: This site states that their Tadpole Madtom got to 5 inches long:
http://aquarticles.com/articles/ponds/Engelking_Tadpole%20Madtom.html

Even in the 3-4'' mark I'd feel uncomfortable including it
Edit: the Margined Madtom has a documented size of 100-150 mm. Too big, methinks.

 

[fishorama]

It's not just a matter of bioload, it's room for 5-6 (a minimum for most loaches) 3+ inch fish to swim. Of course they're sometimes sold at only an 1 1/2 or 2 inches so it would be ok for a while.

 

[Notophthalmus]

On madtoms: This site states that their Tadpole Madtom got to 5 inches long:
http://aquarticles.com/articles/ponds/Engelking_Tadpole Madtom.html

Even in the 3-4'' mark I'd feel uncomfortable including it
Edit: the Margined Madtom has a documented size of 100-150 mm. Too big, methinks.

Yeah, but those are whoppers. 3" is more typical for both, and they're not frenetic, bust-their-noses-on-the-glass type fish. I wouldn't put them in anything smaller than a 10 gallon, but I think a 10 is adequate for one or two of these fish.

 

[Jayhawk]

Schizo - Noto's comments on madtoms apply, IMHO, to kuhlis. Most of the normal/stripped kuhlis that come in grow to 3" and they are usually a mixed lot - they're all wild caught and the species depends upon the location they're obtained from. I think a 10 gallon tank will work, and 3 is as arbitrary a number as 6 or 10 or the balls of hundreds you'd really need to recreate a native environment.

All just my $.02 worth...YMMV.

Eric

 

[Lupin]

Er, in a divided tank? Or can you actually keep a male and female together (I'm guessing you don't mean MM pairs) in a 10G? I never did much research, but I thought you'd only put a pair in a tank long enough for them to breed, and then divide them again. If you meant females though, a trio would make perfect sense, yeah.

I'm going to admit to being a little curious about this.

I was referring to the wild species. Should have been more specific. There are exceptions such as the Betta splendens as you pointed out. Thanks for the correction. It's not really possible to keep a male and a female Betta splendens unless we meant the sorority.

 

[Lupin]

I was talking about the mosquito fish that get up to .75 inches. I really hate common names sometimes. I have to admit to not researching them much, besides a little book knowledge on them-I'll do some more and then clarify on the list.

That's what I always said.:laugh:

 

[SchizotypalVamp]

List Updated

How aggressive are Checkerboard cichlids?

You will notice that I got tired of putting the scientific names. Still not perfect, but here we go:

Livebearers
Endler’s Livebearer(Poecilia Wingei)
Fancy Guppy
Male Celebes Halfbeak (Nomorhamphus liemi)
Platies****

Labyrinth Fish
Spike-tailed paradise fish (P. dayi only!) (Pseudosphromenus dayi)
Dwarf Gourami (Colisa lalia)
Honey Gourami (Colisa chuna)
Sparkling Gourami (Trichopsis pumila)
Licorice Gourami(thanks Lupin)(Parosphromenus deissneri )**
Siamese Fighting fish (Betta splendens)
Peaceful Betta (Betta imbellis)
Betta cocina group**
Betta picta
Dwarf croaking gourami (Trichopsis vittata)
Chocolate gourami**(Sphaerichthys osphromenoides?)
Samurai gourami**(Sphaerichthys vaillanti?)

Tetras and Rasboras(Grouped Arbitrarily)
Neon Tetras(Paracheirodon innesi)
Ember tetras(Hyphessobrycon amandae)
Glowlight Rasbora***
Harlequin Rasboras
Rummynose Rasboras**
Microrasboras

Minnows
White Mountain Cloud Minnows

Killifish
Too many to list, a simple google search should allow you to find an appropriate species.
(for self: Least killi)
Suggest Genera: Cynolebias, Nothobranchius, Aphyosemion, Fundulus, Lucania, Heterandria

Gobies
Peacock gudgeon(Note: Wonderful fish but may be incorrectly classified)
Bumblebee Goby
Goo obo gudgeons

Barbs
Cherry Barbs
Golden Dwarf Barbs

Catfish
Panda Cory
Dwarf Cory
Otos
Tadpole Madtom****
Margined Madtom****

Cichlids
Shelldwellers
Apistogramma borelli
Nijssen's Dwarf Cichlid**
Apistogramma wapasina
Checkerboard Cichlid(Dicrossus filamentous)

Pygmy Sunfish*
Everglades Sunfish(Elassoma evergladei)
Okefenokee Sunfish (Elassoma okefenokee )


Darters*
See Killifish.
Rainbow darter**
Swamp Darter
Tesselated Darter
[Fantail Darter
Banded Darter
Orangethroat Darter
Blackbanded Darter
Sawcheek Darter
Iowa Darter
Johnny Darter]=
Have not looked these up yet

Oddballs:
Dwarf Puffers
Swampfish*
Badis Badis (Actual classification?)****

Rainbowfish
Gertrude’s Rainbow

Ned Research On:
Hemirhamphodon kapuasensis
Pearly Rasbora
Three-striped Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma commbra*
Apistogramma geisleri*
The Dermogenys species
Savannah Darter
Banded Sunfish
Southern Red-Belly Dance Minnow
Sticklebacks*/**
Threadfin Rainbows
The Pangio species(Kuhlis!)

* Hard to find in the pet trade, may be available in your local area or bait shop. Check to make sure the collection of wild fish in your area is legal if collecting from the wild.
**Difficult to keep/Requires special conditions(Live food is not a condition here)
***Controversial
****Unusual individuals may get too large