Fish Suggestion Wanted

[David J. Braunegg]

I used to have a bookmark to a site that would let you punch in various
requirements, then give you a list of fish that met them. I can't find it,
though, so I am looking for fish suggestions.

I am trying to find fish that meet these criteria:
- small (1" or so)
- freshwater
- pH 7.8
- planted tank
- compatible with Corys
- not bottom-dwellers
- schooling would be nice, but not required

I would appreciate any suggestions.

Thank you,
Dave

[Aidan Grey]

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 14:07:59 -0500, David J. Braunegg wrote:

>I used to have a bookmark to a site that would let you punch in various
>requirements, then give you a list of fish that met them. I can't find it,
>though, so I am looking for fish suggestions.
>
>I am trying to find fish that meet these criteria:
>- small (1" or so)
>- freshwater
>- pH 7.8
>- planted tank
>- compatible with Corys
>- not bottom-dwellers
>- schooling would be nice, but not required
>
>I would appreciate any suggestions.
>
>Thank you,
>Dave
>
>


Guppies.

Aidan Grey

[Charles]

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:12:58 -0500 (EST), "Aidan Grey"
> wrote:

>On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 14:07:59 -0500, David J. Braunegg wrote:
>
>>I used to have a bookmark to a site that would let you punch in various
>>requirements, then give you a list of fish that met them. I can't find it,
>>though, so I am looking for fish suggestions.
>>
>>I am trying to find fish that meet these criteria:
>>- small (1" or so)
>>- freshwater
>>- pH 7.8
>>- planted tank
>>- compatible with Corys
>>- not bottom-dwellers
>>- schooling would be nice, but not required
>>
>>I would appreciate any suggestions.
>>
>>Thank you,
>>Dave
>>
>>
>
>
> Guppies.
>
>Aidan Grey
>
>


endler's

http://www.endlersr.us/index.php

[Just_Me]

David J. Braunegg > wrote in message
...
> I used to have a bookmark to a site that would let you punch in various
> requirements, then give you a list of fish that met them. I can't find
it,
> though, so I am looking for fish suggestions.
>
> I am trying to find fish that meet these criteria:
> - small (1" or so)
> - freshwater
> - pH 7.8
> - planted tank
> - compatible with Corys
> - not bottom-dwellers
> - schooling would be nice, but not required
>
> I would appreciate any suggestions.
>
> Thank you,
> Dave
>
>

Tetras are good schooling fish, neons or glowlights look real nice and are
in the 1" catagory. Also get along weel with the spotted corys that I have.

[Elaine]

"David J. Braunegg" > wrote in message
...
> I used to have a bookmark to a site that would let you punch in various
> requirements, then give you a list of fish that met them. I can't find
it,
> though, so I am looking for fish suggestions.
>
> I am trying to find fish that meet these criteria:
> - small (1" or so)
> - freshwater
> - pH 7.8
> - planted tank
> - compatible with Corys
> - not bottom-dwellers
> - schooling would be nice, but not required

Harlequin rasboras make a colourful contrast to corys.

Elaine

[Frank]

Hello Elaine - thought you fell off the earth or something...
You and yours, and every body else out there, have a beautiful
Christmas.......... Frank

[Gayze]

Elaine wrote:
>
>
>
> Harlequin rasboras make a colourful contrast to corys.
>
>

This is what I have in my tank right now, and they do go together
just fine. I'm thinking about adding a couple more rasboras, in
fact, to enlarge the shoal a little bit.

--Gayze

[Elaine]

"Frank" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Hello Elaine - thought you fell off the earth or something...
> You and yours, and every body else out there, have a beautiful
> Christmas.......... Frank

Thanks Frank, but I think maybe you're confusing me with another Elaine
because this is my first post on this group, although I've posted on
alt.aquaria.tropical.fish.hobbist a few times.

Anyway, the same to you and everyone else.

Elaine (K)

[Elaine]

"Gayze" > wrote in message
...
>
> This is what I have in my tank right now, and they do go together
> just fine. I'm thinking about adding a couple more rasboras, in
> fact, to enlarge the shoal a little bit.

Yes, I just have 4 at the moment, because that's all that would fit in the
tank when I got them early this year. But following several losses of other
fish over the last few months, I'm thinking a few more might not go amiss.

Elaine K

[Elaine T]

Elaine wrote:
> "Frank" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>
>>Hello Elaine - thought you fell off the earth or something...
>>You and yours, and every body else out there, have a beautiful
>>Christmas.......... Frank
>
>
> Thanks Frank, but I think maybe you're confusing me with another Elaine
> because this is my first post on this group, although I've posted on
> alt.aquaria.tropical.fish.hobbist a few times.
>
> Anyway, the same to you and everyone else.
>
> Elaine (K)
>
>
Hi, Frank. I got busy with schoolwork. But I'm back too. Welcome,
Elaine K!

Oh - and I totally agree with harlequins. They're tolerant of higher pH
and stick together in an unusually tight shoal.

--
Elaine T __
http://eethomp.com/fish.html <'__><
rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com

[ClownPleco]

I also think harlequins are nice looking fish.

Just curious, I tried to keep harlequins 5 or so years ago in my tank
with a PH of 8.2 and they would die off quickly (same with any type of
tetra). Are they finky about hard water? I didn't want to battle
hardwater with chemicals and the like, so I switched to Tanganykan
cichlids and they are extremely happy.

[Elaine T]

ClownPleco wrote:
> I also think harlequins are nice looking fish.
>
> Just curious, I tried to keep harlequins 5 or so years ago in my tank
> with a PH of 8.2 and they would die off quickly (same with any type of
> tetra). Are they finky about hard water? I didn't want to battle
> hardwater with chemicals and the like, so I switched to Tanganykan
> cichlids and they are extremely happy.

They're soft water fish, hovever I have a shoal of the closely related
Espei rasboras in my moderately hard water here. They're at about pH
7.8 and seem healthy (eating, pooping, and growing). It's hard to know
how different our water is, though. Yours may be more mineralized.
Harlequins certainly can't breed in hard water and high pH.

--
Elaine T __
http://eethomp.com/fish.html <'__><
rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com

[Frank]

ClownPleco wrote,
>Just curious, I tried to keep harlequins 5 or so years ago in my tank
>with a PH of 8.2 and they would die off quickly (same with any type of
>tetra). Are they finky about hard water?

It's TDS (total dissolved solids) they are finky about. Different pH
(high or low) doesn't seem to do anything but keeping them from
breeding............ Frank

[Gill Passman]

Elaine wrote:
> "Gayze" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>This is what I have in my tank right now, and they do go together
>>just fine. I'm thinking about adding a couple more rasboras, in
>>fact, to enlarge the shoal a little bit.
>
>
> Yes, I just have 4 at the moment, because that's all that would fit in the
> tank when I got them early this year. But following several losses of other
> fish over the last few months, I'm thinking a few more might not go amiss.
>
> Elaine K
>
>
We've got 5 in my son's 30 gall that shoal together nicely. pH is 8 and
the water is hard - we've had them for 18 months and they have grown nicely.

I'm thinking of getting some more to put in my tank once the upgrade is
done. My LFS has a display tank with around 20 of them - quite a sight
when they shoal.

Gill

[sew crazy]

try this one ..

http://www.fishprofiles.com/profiles/fw/


"David J. Braunegg" > wrote in message
...
>I used to have a bookmark to a site that would let you punch in various
>requirements, then give you a list of fish that met them. I can't find it,
>though, so I am looking for fish suggestions.
>
> I am trying to find fish that meet these criteria:
> - small (1" or so)
> - freshwater
> - pH 7.8
> - planted tank
> - compatible with Corys
> - not bottom-dwellers
> - schooling would be nice, but not required
>
> I would appreciate any suggestions.
>
> Thank you,
> Dave
>
>

[Curt]

David J. Braunegg wrote:
> I used to have a bookmark to a site that would let you punch in various
> requirements, then give you a list of fish that met them. I can't find it,
> though, so I am looking for fish suggestions.
>
> I am trying to find fish that meet these criteria:
> - small (1" or so)
> - freshwater
> - pH 7.8
> - planted tank
> - compatible with Corys
> - not bottom-dwellers
> - schooling would be nice, but not required
>
> I would appreciate any suggestions.
>
> Thank you,
> Dave

[Curt]

David J. Braunegg wrote:
> I used to have a bookmark to a site that would let you punch in various
> requirements, then give you a list of fish that met them. I can't find it,
> though, so I am looking for fish suggestions.
>
> I am trying to find fish that meet these criteria:
> - small (1" or so)
> - freshwater
> - pH 7.8
> - planted tank
> - compatible with Corys
> - not bottom-dwellers
> - schooling would be nice, but not required
>
> I would appreciate any suggestions.
>
> Thank you,
> Dave