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I did have 11, they were wierdly sensitive and died off quickly, but, also, get a sponge to cover your intake, they really are tiny little fish! I would say any number up to 20 should look good. :thumbup:

Personally i dont think so, but it all depends on your filtration system, water change regieme. Adam

but, just to add to what Darrel said, dont keep multies and similis' together, i accidently purchased 2 similis for my multi tank(thinking they were multies, believe me, its an easy mistake) the similis ruled, so i had to get rid of them.

no probs mate, they are nearly impossible to sex, you will be a very lucky person to come back with that ratio.. id go with a group of 6 and then eventually you will have a pair formed. the rest can be removed if needed, although multies are colonial so it shouldnt be too much of a problem.

if you are coming anywhere near me anytime soon i can sell you mine, im having to cut down tanks due to electricity and attempting to keep marines. they are great little fish, i have 3 but they havnt bred yet...

i havnt got them yet, i did think about going this weekend but im having second thoughts seen as how filthy my filter is with the current stocking.

ok, cheers :thumbup:

whats size tank do you have them in mate?

ok thankyou, Adam

ok, i'll look into the other species, i already have a pair of bolivian rams in the tank, so im not trying to make it in proportion really, thanks guys

oh, no, sorry mate, i should have mentioned, i have already researched the fish, they will be fine in a shoal of about 6, theres plenty of space, i was just wondering if they will dig the plants up. thanks anyway :thumbup:

Hi all, I want to get a shoal of corys for my 60litre, but, do then rip up the plants? the majority of the plants *should* be fairly stable as the tank has been going for a good few weeks, its corydoras trilineatus i was looking at... thanks Adam

thanks alot guys! i think i'll go for these :thumbup:

thanks, from my searches, apparently(according to pfk) limia sp eat both hair algae and brush algae :crazy: and american flagfish eat hair algae too...

I am looking for a fairly colourful, fairly hardy fish for my 60cm, it would be pretty much the only fish in the tank, and hope to have around 15 of one species.. I have seen the danio choprai, my lfs has them. Does anyone have experience with them, or know anything? searches from google come...

yea, tis a shame :evil: how about hair algae, will amano's go for that?

will amano shrimp?

how big do they get? could i squeeze one in a 35litre :?

Which fish or inverts are known to eat hair algae and black brush algae? thanks

I had a pair of GBRs once, but they died within a few weeks, they need higher temperatures also, like 28c.

ok, thanks guys. Darrel, I keep n.multifasicatus, awesome little fish, i'd love to get about 50 and watch them all dig, think how quick they'd be! the species in particular i was looking at is nannacara anomala :crazy:

All my shops round me only single bag, tie the bag using a knot and rarely tape the corners :twisted:

do dwarf cichlids dig? if so, to what extent?

the only over average lfs in my area is about the same distance away, i often use the thermal bag thingys, should see no problem with a backpack, it will hold the heat if its stuffed with something :thumbup:

Ive done some research, and im going with a the florida flagfishes, they will suit the tank better, in that if the gourami's go i can lower the temp right down to about 20c, plus, one absolutely brilliant finding, is that they eat ALGAE! :D Now im just unsure whether to get 2, 3 or 4?

Re: Dwarf cichlid in my 40cm? Thanks Ed, i think i'll have to disgard the thought about dwarf cichlids and go for something else. Hokum, thanks :thumbup: although, im pretty limited to what i can find really, my lfs's are pretty much rubbish, so im basing everything im looking at on the...

Re: Dwarf cichlid in my 40cm? :thumbdown: :thumbdown: Is there anything else you would suggest, a nice bit of colour, ive thought also about: peacock gobys Florida Flagfish-may eat plants aparently :crazy: :?: Microctenopoma ansorgii Pseudomugil mellis

Re: Dwarf cichlid in my 40cm? ahh, its a no go then if they eat the shrimps :thumbdown: cant have that, and its all of the dwarfs that will do that?

the fish are sent in an over night courier service, that gets to you before 12:30(or something like that) packaging was a big thick polystyrene box, newspaper, the fish double baged, and a heat pack, they are brilliant :D

wildwoods are top class, ive ordered with them in the past, and will do again in about a week to get a pufferfish. :thumbup:

Re: Dwarf cichlid in my 40cm? alrighty, yeah, thats why i mentioned about maybe just keeping 1 instead of a pair, it may turn a bit rough if i had a pair and they bred, i really like GBR's one other thing to consider is my tap water is "moderately hard" although my ph is about 7(as its a co2...

Hi guys, I am wanting to add, a dwarf cichlid to my 40cm, im not sure whether it will be better to just get 1 so that they dont breed and cause havok for the other fish, this is my current stocking: 2 sparkling gourami(pair) 6 wcmm about 30-40 odd cherry shrimp about 3 bee shrimo 1 otto cat 1...

twig cats: http://www.tropicalfishfinder.co.uk/sto ... &prod=2412 these are pretty cool also: http://www.tropicalfishfinder.co.uk/sto ... 4&prod=984

Yea, i see what your saying, no point in having a fish if it isnt really happy in the tank. Channa's would be good, but on their own, tell you one thing, have some of those and say goodbye to your shrimp :evil:

Maybe something like barbs, they arent used an aweful lot. Or Glass catfishes. :wave:

he could have died and been eaten by other fish, if he died pretty early on yesterday and you didnt notice, then if he's been dead for some time, the body would have decomposed pretty quickly in a healthy tank, that and your filter, could have wiped him out.

nah, just another load of the stuff...

you'd probably get an answer back that is 3 times its real length :lol:

i dunno, you say that nick, but an angry oscar could bite through it.

what cichlid was it, i know a similar BS'er, but i tell him, you cant BS a BS'er :D

awesome, ive had some in the past, but not in open topped aquaria you see

will do :thumbup:

Hi guys, ive just read about white cloud mountain minnows jumping, and seen as my tank is open, and i have no way of covering it, shall i take a miss on this species? They seem to be perfect in every other way; like lower temp, like some flow, hardy etc.. but if they jump :thumbdown: Has...

ok, im going to order 12, just gotta save up first :evil:

will do :)

ok, does your tank have strong flow, becuase mine does, how do they fish handle.. i have ordered a couple of sponge filter guards :D Adam

Re: otto's are captive bred Mine dont eat cucumber, i used to have some in a different tank, and they lapped it up, how can i get mine to eat it, just keep on offering it?

ok, thanks mate, i think i will have to get a couple of sponges for the inlets then, seen as i'm getting some nice shrimp too.. what numbers are we talking guys? i was thinking getting 12 because some aways die- my fish do anyway, so then if the numbers get reduced order another batch, and...

I think its going to have to be Boraras brigittae which I will source online. thanks guys!

thanks for the info and the links Neil, the £2 for brittage seems very nice :D i will read up on that species.. Adam

i cant find any in my local shops, my area sells rubbish common fish like livebearers and tropical community fishes, a little bit of cichlids and a shop that specialises in catfishes, the place i will be looking to is Wildwoods online, i have used them before, and was very impressed.. £2 per...

ok, ive got a good range of foods, inc. some tetra pro colour crisps, so that should get them nice and red.. or shall i go for boraras merah instead?

they arent the same fish are they?? they will be the only fish, well except for some pygmy cories in the tank, and JESUS CHRIST, see what comes up when you type "boras brigittae" into a well known search engine :lol: :thumbup: :jawdrop Adam.

Hi all, I am after a group of shoalers for my 35litre, and would like to go with something like Boraras maculatus, what are they like, do they shoal well, and has anyone had any bad experiences of them dying easily? thanks EDIT: Plus i have fairly high flow in my tank, seen as its a high tech...

Im with Ed, i always cut a bit off and dont do anything, just chuck it in with a bit of lead weight, and both plecs and otto's love it, they seem to be able to eat it fine as the cucmber disseapers in the space of 30 mins :thumbup:

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