Hey Guys! I am re-doing my 29g and i want to have to most COLORFUL freshwater fish!!!! they need to be like VERY COLORFUL. I want them to be at the color scale to that of Saltwater tropicals. so im talking MAJOR COLOR!!!!
****really COLORFUL freshwater fish?*****
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Cardinal Tetras
Killifish
Peacock Gudgeons
Ember Tetras
White Clouds
Fishicus majorcolorfus
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Killifish
Peacock Gudgeons
Ember Tetras
White Clouds
Fishicus majorcolorfus
This list can go onnnnnnnnnnnnnn......!
when it comes right down to it, guppys, bettas, neon tetras, and malawi cichlids (not sure if a 29g is suitible) are the most colorful fish that you dont have to get shipped from far away places and spend a lot of $ on.
then you have stiphodon gobies, other species of gobies and gudgeons, exotic livebearers, quite a few species of cichlids, gouramis, exotic anabatoids like ctenopomas, and some species of US native darters, like rainbow and orangethroat.
then you have stiphodon gobies, other species of gobies and gudgeons, exotic livebearers, quite a few species of cichlids, gouramis, exotic anabatoids like ctenopomas, and some species of US native darters, like rainbow and orangethroat.
Obviously there are a lot of possibilities.
What popped into my head for that size tank would give it good variety of color would be:
10 various colored male guppies
1 blue gourami
3 kuhli loaches for the bottom
I guess my question would be are you going for variety of color (which this tank could do) or a "Wow those are cool *** fish factor?"
What popped into my head for that size tank would give it good variety of color would be:
10 various colored male guppies
1 blue gourami
3 kuhli loaches for the bottom
I guess my question would be are you going for variety of color (which this tank could do) or a "Wow those are cool *** fish factor?"
color is good
sounds like a awesome plan dude bet my kids would love it they tell me i have a thing for ordinary fish, [ ordinary color anyway] im kind of into natives , but what your planning sounds interesting please post some pics of the work in process you just might inspire me . i have a 29 g. its a vary versitile tank . not tiny like a 10 but not cumbersome like a 100 . maybe you could get fish that not only get along well, but oppisites that accent one another making both stand out , a freind of mine did white corys and black mollys sounds plain but made both fish groups stand out good luck and cant wait to see:clap:
sounds like a awesome plan dude bet my kids would love it they tell me i have a thing for ordinary fish, [ ordinary color anyway] im kind of into natives , but what your planning sounds interesting please post some pics of the work in process you just might inspire me . i have a 29 g. its a vary versitile tank . not tiny like a 10 but not cumbersome like a 100 . maybe you could get fish that not only get along well, but oppisites that accent one another making both stand out , a freind of mine did white corys and black mollys sounds plain but made both fish groups stand out good luck and cant wait to see:clap:
If your looking colors for the bottom and are bottom dwellers, try some cories since Kuhlies might hide from time to time.
If you want to make the colors stand out more, follow the color wheel and use complimentary colors;
Red-Green
Blue-Orange
Yellow-Purple
Breeding honey gouramis are extremely colorful. So are Dario dario, ram cichlids, Pseudomugils, Odessa barbs, Denison barbs, glowlight danios, celestial pearl danios, and many different killifish.
Red-Green
Blue-Orange
Yellow-Purple
Breeding honey gouramis are extremely colorful. So are Dario dario, ram cichlids, Pseudomugils, Odessa barbs, Denison barbs, glowlight danios, celestial pearl danios, and many different killifish.
killifish and peacock gudgeons are definately the most colourful. if you want to try raising killies from fry, the eggs are pretty cheap