new fish

[dave349]

i'm looking for fish i could add in a couple weeks to the 2 dwarf
gouramis and 5 zebra danios i have in my 29 gallon tank. any
suggestions welcome please


David

[carlrs]

dave349 wrote:
> i'm looking for fish i could add in a couple weeks to the 2 dwarf
> gouramis and 5 zebra danios i have in my 29 gallon tank. any
> suggestions welcome please
>
>
> David

*Skirt Tetras
*Von Rio Tetras
*Buenos Aires Tetras
*Other large Tetras
*Celebes Rainbow
*Cherry Barbs
*Tiger Barbs (maybe)
*Hatchet Fish
*Cory Cats
*Otto Cats

This is a short list, others will have more.

Carl
http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Basic_Aquarium_Principles.html

[nut]

dave349 wrote:
> i'm looking for fish i could add in a couple weeks to the 2 dwarf
> gouramis and 5 zebra danios i have in my 29 gallon tank. any
> suggestions welcome please

Danios like the top, Gouramis like the middle... so you could get some
corydoras for the bottom... get a small schoal of them (5 or 6) and they'll
do synchronised dancing in the evening which is great to watch.



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[IDzine01]

Nut, You took the words right out of my mouth. I was going to recommend
Cories for the same reason. :)

In fact, this is pretty much my exact 29 gallon. I have a male and
female DG, a couple of zebra danios, and 5 peppered cories. I just
added some gold Pristella maxillaris as well and they look really
beautiful against the green plants. I have them because I'm only down
to two zebra danios. With a lot of zebra danios I wouldn't bother with
the Pristella maxillaris.

nut wrote:
> dave349 wrote:
> > i'm looking for fish i could add in a couple weeks to the 2 dwarf
> > gouramis and 5 zebra danios i have in my 29 gallon tank. any
> > suggestions welcome please
>
> Danios like the top, Gouramis like the middle... so you could get some
> corydoras for the bottom... get a small schoal of them (5 or 6) and they'll
> do synchronised dancing in the evening which is great to watch.
>
>
>
> --
> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

[dave349]

would cherry barbs or clown loaches be good here?
IDzine01 wrote:
> Nut, You took the words right out of my mouth. I was going to recommend
> Cories for the same reason. :)
>
> In fact, this is pretty much my exact 29 gallon. I have a male and
> female DG, a couple of zebra danios, and 5 peppered cories. I just
> added some gold Pristella maxillaris as well and they look really
> beautiful against the green plants. I have them because I'm only down
> to two zebra danios. With a lot of zebra danios I wouldn't bother with
> the Pristella maxillaris.
>
> nut wrote:
> > dave349 wrote:
> > > i'm looking for fish i could add in a couple weeks to the 2 dwarf
> > > gouramis and 5 zebra danios i have in my 29 gallon tank. any
> > > suggestions welcome please
> >
> > Danios like the top, Gouramis like the middle... so you could get some
> > corydoras for the bottom... get a small schoal of them (5 or 6) and they'll
> > do synchronised dancing in the evening which is great to watch.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

[Zebulon]

"carlrs" > wrote in message
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>
> dave349 wrote:
>> i'm looking for fish i could add in a couple weeks to the 2 dwarf
>> gouramis and 5 zebra danios i have in my 29 gallon tank. any
>> suggestions welcome please
>>
>>
>> David
>
> *Tiger Barbs (maybe)
===============
I would forget these. More than likely they'll rip off those long fins on
the gouramis. :-(
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rec.ponder since late 1996.
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[dave349]

ive purchased 3 pygmy gouramis and 3 serpae tetras. i didn't learn till
after i got the tetras that they can be fin nippers and i did some
research on them (i mainly just bought them because i lvoe the red
colour of them), but they're in the tank and everythign sems to be
fine, the tetras hang out and chase each other all around, my danios
zip all over the place and my 5 gouramis now all travel together


Zëbulon wrote:
> "carlrs" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >
> > dave349 wrote:
> >> i'm looking for fish i could add in a couple weeks to the 2 dwarf
> >> gouramis and 5 zebra danios i have in my 29 gallon tank. any
> >> suggestions welcome please
> >>
> >>
> >> David
> >
> > *Tiger Barbs (maybe)
> ===============
> I would forget these. More than likely they'll rip off those long fins on
> the gouramis. :-(
> --
> ZB....
> Frugal ponding since 1995.
> rec.ponder since late 1996.
> My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
> http://tinyurl.com/9do58
> ~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö> ~~~~ }<((((({*>

[Zebulon]

"dave349" > wrote in message
oups.com...
ive purchased 3 pygmy gouramis and 3 serpae tetras. i didn't learn till
after i got the tetras that they can be fin nippers and i did some
research on them (i mainly just bought them because i lvoe the red
colour of them), but they're in the tank and everythign sems to be
fine, the tetras hang out and chase each other all around, my danios
zip all over the place and my 5 gouramis now all travel together
===================
That's good to know. :-) The tiger barbs were my concern.
--
ZB....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö> ~~~~ }<((((({*>

[carlrs]

Zëbulon wrote:
> "dave349" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> ive purchased 3 pygmy gouramis and 3 serpae tetras. i didn't learn till
> after i got the tetras that they can be fin nippers and i did some
> research on them (i mainly just bought them because i lvoe the red
> colour of them), but they're in the tank and everythign sems to be
> fine, the tetras hang out and chase each other all around, my danios
> zip all over the place and my 5 gouramis now all travel together
> ===================
> That's good to know. :-) The tiger barbs were my concern.
> --
> ZB....
> Frugal ponding since 1995.
> rec.ponder since late 1996.
> My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
> http://tinyurl.com/9do58
> ~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö> ~~~~ }<((((({*>

Those all were great choices!

I will admit the tiger barbs were more questionable, but have kept them
in many of my client aquariums over the years with gouramis, in fact
in a personal aquarium, a gold gourami killed one of my green tiger
barbs.

Good luck!
Carl

[dave349]

thanks for all your help everyone!

carlrs wrote:
> Zëbulon wrote:
> > "dave349" > wrote in message
> > oups.com...
> > ive purchased 3 pygmy gouramis and 3 serpae tetras. i didn't learn till
> > after i got the tetras that they can be fin nippers and i did some
> > research on them (i mainly just bought them because i lvoe the red
> > colour of them), but they're in the tank and everythign sems to be
> > fine, the tetras hang out and chase each other all around, my danios
> > zip all over the place and my 5 gouramis now all travel together
> > ===================
> > That's good to know. :-) The tiger barbs were my concern.
> > --
> > ZB....
> > Frugal ponding since 1995.
> > rec.ponder since late 1996.
> > My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
> > http://tinyurl.com/9do58
> > ~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö> ~~~~ }<((((({*>
>
> Those all were great choices!
>
> I will admit the tiger barbs were more questionable, but have kept them
> in many of my client aquariums over the years with gouramis, in fact
> in a personal aquarium, a gold gourami killed one of my green tiger
> barbs.
>
> Good luck!
> Carl