alright... I'll pick up afew more danios.... any advice on any other interesting... colourful... and pretty fish that I can get??...
Danios..
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Cichlids!
Orange Chromide (Etroplus maculatus ) - bright orange medium sized cichlid from India. Good community cichlid.
Blue Ram (colorful but hard to acclimate) or Bolivian Ram (hardy, not quite as colorful) - Dwarf cichlid that goes great in community tanks. Inexpensive and widely available. 2m and 4-5f in a 70g would really flesh out the bottom half of the tank.
Apistogrammas (apistos) - Any of a number of species of dwarf cichlids. Colorful and really interesting to watch. A little expensive and sometimes hard to find, but worth every penny. They get a little territorial, but will only defend the bottom half of the tank (your livebearers and tetras will be fine).
Kribs - the apistos of Africa (see above). Colorful and less expensive/more widely available than apistos.
Keyhole cichlids (Aequidens maronii ) - Not very colorful, but very community oriented and a little different looking. Very affordable.
If you don't put at least one of these species in your tank, I'm will never talk to you again.... I'm kidding, I just won't respect you as much :Angel:
Orange Chromide (Etroplus maculatus ) - bright orange medium sized cichlid from India. Good community cichlid.
Blue Ram (colorful but hard to acclimate) or Bolivian Ram (hardy, not quite as colorful) - Dwarf cichlid that goes great in community tanks. Inexpensive and widely available. 2m and 4-5f in a 70g would really flesh out the bottom half of the tank.
Apistogrammas (apistos) - Any of a number of species of dwarf cichlids. Colorful and really interesting to watch. A little expensive and sometimes hard to find, but worth every penny. They get a little territorial, but will only defend the bottom half of the tank (your livebearers and tetras will be fine).
Kribs - the apistos of Africa (see above). Colorful and less expensive/more widely available than apistos.
Keyhole cichlids (Aequidens maronii ) - Not very colorful, but very community oriented and a little different looking. Very affordable.
If you don't put at least one of these species in your tank, I'm will never talk to you again.... I'm kidding, I just won't respect you as much :Angel:
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I though cichlids were really aggresive fish... and shouldn't be kept with the fish that I have at the current moment?..
Depends on the species. Not all cichlids are killers. Some are confirmed vegitarians who march for "tank peace" every saturday.
You are thinking of the more aggressive Rift Lake Cichlids (commonly called African Cichlids). Alot of those are herbiverous (not all), and most are on the boisterous side. Common misconception.
The ones I listed are all South American Dwarf cichlids (except for the Orange Chromide and the Kribensis). They are all carnivores. But they only eat small insects, aquatic worms, and such. Not usually other fish. None of the ones I mentioned get big enough to consider any of your fish a meal. They can get territorial when they spawn, but in your size tank that would not be an issue.
Warning, they're addictive. You might never buy another danio ever again.
The ones I listed are all South American Dwarf cichlids (except for the Orange Chromide and the Kribensis). They are all carnivores. But they only eat small insects, aquatic worms, and such. Not usually other fish. None of the ones I mentioned get big enough to consider any of your fish a meal. They can get territorial when they spawn, but in your size tank that would not be an issue.
Warning, they're addictive. You might never buy another danio ever again.
Do you know of any sites that I would be able to look at to see the different types of them that would be alright in my tank?...
Also, my fish I have now are on flake food... and the bottom feed has his own food.. so what type of food would I need to get those fish?
Also, my fish I have now are on flake food... and the bottom feed has his own food.. so what type of food would I need to get those fish?
I went back and added species names to some of the fish I mentioned before. If you google them you should come up with tons of hits. You could also try here. www.thekrib.com
Its a compilation of the old usenet newsgroup on dwarf cichlids. The messages can be a little disconnected, but you should be able to get pictures of most of the fish, and here accounts on keeping them.
Also try www.aquarticles.com Go to new world cichlids, and there should be some good articles.
Its a compilation of the old usenet newsgroup on dwarf cichlids. The messages can be a little disconnected, but you should be able to get pictures of most of the fish, and here accounts on keeping them.
Also try www.aquarticles.com Go to new world cichlids, and there should be some good articles.
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On the subject of Danios, would the regular danios and the longfinned ones get along? I saw some beautiful longfin danios and I want to add at least 2 to my tank of 6, but I dont want to if they will nip at the longfinned ones.
mooman said:
Ooooo....now you have ME thinking! I am fishless cycling a 75 gallon at the moment. Would the Ram's go well with a few Angel fish?? I think they are gorgeous. So far the only definate in my tank would be 2-3 angels....oh...and a gold nugget pl*co I already paid for.
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Sorry if I highjacked the thread
alright... I think this coming weekend i'm going to pick up myself 4-5 bolivian rams....
what type of food do these fish eat though?... My fish that I have at the moment are just eating a mixture of flake and dried worms.... umm... also I have food for bottom feeders...
And, I'd have to get these fish from out of town... so like... 4hrs away... what would be the best way to travel with them?
what type of food do these fish eat though?... My fish that I have at the moment are just eating a mixture of flake and dried worms.... umm... also I have food for bottom feeders...
And, I'd have to get these fish from out of town... so like... 4hrs away... what would be the best way to travel with them?
