What new fish should i get?

Actually you ought to pick up a book or two pal. You might want to educate yourself a lil bit on the well being of other animals besides yourself. If the hobby is too expensive for you find another one. Don't let your finances or lack there of be the axe over many species of fishes heads.
 
i cant tell with my firemouth yet. he was sort of tough in the beginning, but the he dissapeared for a weak, i never say him at all. but now he is comming out again, acting like the fish i bought.

i have been watching the jewel fish, and yes he is somewhat aggressive. he usually chases the headstander, but for good reason. the headstander tries to sneak up on it and bite its fins, but the jewel turns and chases him around a few times. suprisingly, he doesnt mess with the smaller krib at all. the jewel and the firemouth sometimes get in a staring contest but that is all. the rest fo the fish the jewel leaves alone, probably because they are twice its size. i will be watching him closely...

ill keep you updated, unless i get kick out or something (wouldnt be the first time...)
 
hmmm I think I may have come off a lil rough there, but for some reason I am urked easily over this topic lol. Im sorry man its just for your best interest that you get hounded about thinning out your tanks and the fish for that matter. Just trying to help ya out thats all. Sorry if I seemed up tight.
 
i actually do have a few books from a couple years ago buddy. i did not say it was too expensive to keep the fish, i said it is too expensive to buy another tank.


but really, the comment wasnt even directed at you, but you jump in anyway like a body guard or somethin. it was somethin i said to childawg not you. it isnt the first time me and him have had a disagreement. it always ends up just fine though.
 
Originally posted by dbcb314
i actually do have a few books from a couple years ago buddy. i did not say it was too expensive to keep the fish, i said it is too expensive to buy another tank.
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I know you didn't say anything about it being expensive to keep your fish. I was stating that you seem to want more fish very badly but can't afford the space they need. Which if you ask me, that tells me this hobby is either too expensive for you or you don't care about the fishes needs. Or you have a hard time of controlling your wants and reality, you know what I mean. I mean I know alot of people want lots of fish but only have certain amount of space to keep them in. I want a jag very badly, but im not putting it in anything less than a 180. I don't have a 180 so therefore im not getting one. Get what im saying???
 
Someone's got my back...thanks, Optix.

dbcb314, can we at least agree on one thing...not adding any fish to the tank like the title of this thread suggested? I'm happy to leave it at that right now, and happy to offer suggestions if asked for in the future, too.
 
Originally posted by dbcb314
so lets see, you want me to keep

firemouth
severum
botia
red tailed shark

wtf? are you freakin serious? 4 little fish in a 50 gal? you can keep all those fish in a 30. go a little overboard much? i would like you to explain your reasoning to get rid of the parrot, jewel, krib? i could understand the african knife as they do grow a foot (never seen one that big but) and the elephant nose as they get about 10 inches (never seen one that big but). but everything else, i dont understand.


I wouldn't put to much more into the tank either except for some catfish instead of the botia. I don't know why your trying to max out your tank, it is much more interesting when you fish have *more* room than they *need*. I would think about getting another Severum though, I have always had better luck when they were in groups.

And you may be able to fit those fish in a 30 gal, but I thought my sev were happy in a 30 once until I moved them to a 90 gallon and there was a world of difference, I had to move one back once and he absolutely hated it, just sulked in the corner of the 30 gal tank.
 
How big is "full grown"? Have you measured them? Severums and Parrotts both get to be nine inches or so. I know personally I thought my fish were a whole lot bigger than they really are until I measured them. I thought my oscar was at least a foot and he is really only ten inches, maybe he has a half in there somewhere. My one green severum rules a fifty five with authority.
 
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