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[Paulo]

I would like to add a fish to my tank than can get along with my guppies and
tetras but would eat the guppie fry. Some people recommend me swordtail but
i was thinking if it is any other alternative....maybe a cichlid...a
peacefull one???? Silver Dollar?
--
Paulo

[NetMax]

"Paulo" > wrote in message
...
>
> I would like to add a fish to my tank than can get along with my
guppies and
> tetras but would eat the guppie fry. Some people recommend me swordtail
but
> i was thinking if it is any other alternative....maybe a cichlid...a
> peacefull one???? Silver Dollar?
> --
> Paulo

A Silver Dollar would get too large and might eat your Guppies. You are
looking for a fish which has a bigger mouth than a Guppy, is a
carnivore/omnivore and will not grow large enough to be a predator to the
adult Guppies. There are many choices, and success will depend on their
relative sizes, the size of your tank, and how it's sheltered. Some
possibilities: Scissortail tetras, Congo tetras, Phantom tetras, Black
Skirt tetras, various Gouramis, some barbs/sharks would fit the
description, cichlids (Keyhole, Rams, Kribs etc), Pearl/Zebra/Giant
danios, Mollys etc.

The Silver Dollar is a herbivore, but most herbivores are not strict
vegetarians, and are quite opportunistic. If a meal fits in their mouth,
that often meets their feeding criteria.

NetMax

[Paulo]

Ok, the list you gave me in your post, those fishes can eat teh guppies fry
but not the actual adult fishes....Am I right?

I would like to check the cichlids you have mentioned..

Thanks

--
Paulo
"NetMax" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Paulo" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > I would like to add a fish to my tank than can get along with my
> guppies and
> > tetras but would eat the guppie fry. Some people recommend me swordtail
> but
> > i was thinking if it is any other alternative....maybe a cichlid...a
> > peacefull one???? Silver Dollar?
> > --
> > Paulo
>
> A Silver Dollar would get too large and might eat your Guppies. You are
> looking for a fish which has a bigger mouth than a Guppy, is a
> carnivore/omnivore and will not grow large enough to be a predator to the
> adult Guppies. There are many choices, and success will depend on their
> relative sizes, the size of your tank, and how it's sheltered. Some
> possibilities: Scissortail tetras, Congo tetras, Phantom tetras, Black
> Skirt tetras, various Gouramis, some barbs/sharks would fit the
> description, cichlids (Keyhole, Rams, Kribs etc), Pearl/Zebra/Giant
> danios, Mollys etc.
>
> The Silver Dollar is a herbivore, but most herbivores are not strict
> vegetarians, and are quite opportunistic. If a meal fits in their mouth,
> that often meets their feeding criteria.
>
> NetMax
>
>

[Paulo]

Sorry, i am wondering, in teh fishes you have suggested , any of those eat
snails? I am having a lot of work getting ready of the smaill snails...

I have a 30 gl tank

--
Paulo
"Paulo" > wrote in message
...
> Ok, the list you gave me in your post, those fishes can eat teh guppies
fry
> but not the actual adult fishes....Am I right?
>
> I would like to check the cichlids you have mentioned..
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Paulo
> "NetMax" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Paulo" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >
> > > I would like to add a fish to my tank than can get along with my
> > guppies and
> > > tetras but would eat the guppie fry. Some people recommend me
swordtail
> > but
> > > i was thinking if it is any other alternative....maybe a cichlid...a
> > > peacefull one???? Silver Dollar?
> > > --
> > > Paulo
> >
> > A Silver Dollar would get too large and might eat your Guppies. You
are
> > looking for a fish which has a bigger mouth than a Guppy, is a
> > carnivore/omnivore and will not grow large enough to be a predator to
the
> > adult Guppies. There are many choices, and success will depend on their
> > relative sizes, the size of your tank, and how it's sheltered. Some
> > possibilities: Scissortail tetras, Congo tetras, Phantom tetras, Black
> > Skirt tetras, various Gouramis, some barbs/sharks would fit the
> > description, cichlids (Keyhole, Rams, Kribs etc), Pearl/Zebra/Giant
> > danios, Mollys etc.
> >
> > The Silver Dollar is a herbivore, but most herbivores are not strict
> > vegetarians, and are quite opportunistic. If a meal fits in their
mouth,
> > that often meets their feeding criteria.
> >
> > NetMax
> >
> >
>
>

[Laura]

to get ride of the snails you usually need a loach of some sort, they might
eat the guppy fry as well but i'm not entirely sure

"Paulo" > wrote in message
...
> Sorry, i am wondering, in teh fishes you have suggested , any of those eat
> snails? I am having a lot of work getting ready of the smaill snails...
>
> I have a 30 gl tank
>
> --
> Paulo
> "Paulo" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Ok, the list you gave me in your post, those fishes can eat teh guppies
> fry
> > but not the actual adult fishes....Am I right?
> >
> > I would like to check the cichlids you have mentioned..
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > --
> > Paulo
> > "NetMax" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >
> > > "Paulo" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > >
> > > > I would like to add a fish to my tank than can get along with my
> > > guppies and
> > > > tetras but would eat the guppie fry. Some people recommend me
> swordtail
> > > but
> > > > i was thinking if it is any other alternative....maybe a cichlid...a
> > > > peacefull one???? Silver Dollar?
> > > > --
> > > > Paulo
> > >
> > > A Silver Dollar would get too large and might eat your Guppies. You
> are
> > > looking for a fish which has a bigger mouth than a Guppy, is a
> > > carnivore/omnivore and will not grow large enough to be a predator to
> the
> > > adult Guppies. There are many choices, and success will depend on
their
> > > relative sizes, the size of your tank, and how it's sheltered. Some
> > > possibilities: Scissortail tetras, Congo tetras, Phantom tetras, Black
> > > Skirt tetras, various Gouramis, some barbs/sharks would fit the
> > > description, cichlids (Keyhole, Rams, Kribs etc), Pearl/Zebra/Giant
> > > danios, Mollys etc.
> > >
> > > The Silver Dollar is a herbivore, but most herbivores are not strict
> > > vegetarians, and are quite opportunistic. If a meal fits in their
> mouth,
> > > that often meets their feeding criteria.
> > >
> > > NetMax
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[NetMax]

As Laura said, various loaches are snailers. Clown loaches are good
snailers but grow quite large. I use Yoyo loaches, but their efficiency
as snailers varies. Zebra loaches are supposed to be better snailers
than Yoyos. ymmv There are other fish which are snailers as well, such
as many cichlids.

NetMax

"Laura" > wrote in message
...
> to get ride of the snails you usually need a loach of some sort, they
might
> eat the guppy fry as well but i'm not entirely sure
>
> "Paulo" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Sorry, i am wondering, in teh fishes you have suggested , any of
those eat
> > snails? I am having a lot of work getting ready of the smaill
snails...
> >
> > I have a 30 gl tank
> >
> > --
> > Paulo
> > "Paulo" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Ok, the list you gave me in your post, those fishes can eat teh
guppies
> > fry
> > > but not the actual adult fishes....Am I right?
> > >
> > > I would like to check the cichlids you have mentioned..
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > --
> > > Paulo
> > > "NetMax" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > >
> > > > "Paulo" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > >
> > > > > I would like to add a fish to my tank than can get along with
my
> > > > guppies and
> > > > > tetras but would eat the guppie fry. Some people recommend me
> > swordtail
> > > > but
> > > > > i was thinking if it is any other alternative....maybe a
cichlid...a
> > > > > peacefull one???? Silver Dollar?
> > > > > --
> > > > > Paulo
> > > >
> > > > A Silver Dollar would get too large and might eat your Guppies.
You
> > are
> > > > looking for a fish which has a bigger mouth than a Guppy, is a
> > > > carnivore/omnivore and will not grow large enough to be a
predator to
> > the
> > > > adult Guppies. There are many choices, and success will depend
on
> their
> > > > relative sizes, the size of your tank, and how it's sheltered.
Some
> > > > possibilities: Scissortail tetras, Congo tetras, Phantom tetras,
Black
> > > > Skirt tetras, various Gouramis, some barbs/sharks would fit the
> > > > description, cichlids (Keyhole, Rams, Kribs etc),
Pearl/Zebra/Giant
> > > > danios, Mollys etc.
> > > >
> > > > The Silver Dollar is a herbivore, but most herbivores are not
strict
> > > > vegetarians, and are quite opportunistic. If a meal fits in
their
> > mouth,
> > > > that often meets their feeding criteria.
> > > >
> > > > NetMax
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Robert Flory]

Try some yoyo loaches. They work for me.

Bob
"Paulo" > wrote in message
...
> Sorry, i am wondering, in teh fishes you have suggested , any of those eat
> snails? I am having a lot of work getting ready of the smaill snails...
>
> I have a 30 gl tank
>
> --
> Paulo
> "Paulo" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Ok, the list you gave me in your post, those fishes can eat teh guppies
> fry
> > but not the actual adult fishes....Am I right?
> >
> > I would like to check the cichlids you have mentioned..
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > --
> > Paulo
> > "NetMax" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >
> > > "Paulo" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > >
> > > > I would like to add a fish to my tank than can get along with my
> > > guppies and
> > > > tetras but would eat the guppie fry. Some people recommend me
> swordtail
> > > but
> > > > i was thinking if it is any other alternative....maybe a cichlid...a
> > > > peacefull one???? Silver Dollar?
> > > > --
> > > > Paulo
> > >
> > > A Silver Dollar would get too large and might eat your Guppies. You
> are
> > > looking for a fish which has a bigger mouth than a Guppy, is a
> > > carnivore/omnivore and will not grow large enough to be a predator to
> the
> > > adult Guppies. There are many choices, and success will depend on
their
> > > relative sizes, the size of your tank, and how it's sheltered. Some
> > > possibilities: Scissortail tetras, Congo tetras, Phantom tetras, Black
> > > Skirt tetras, various Gouramis, some barbs/sharks would fit the
> > > description, cichlids (Keyhole, Rams, Kribs etc), Pearl/Zebra/Giant
> > > danios, Mollys etc.
> > >
> > > The Silver Dollar is a herbivore, but most herbivores are not strict
> > > vegetarians, and are quite opportunistic. If a meal fits in their
> mouth,
> > > that often meets their feeding criteria.
> > >
> > > NetMax
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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