Fish suggestions for 36g Hex tank.

Mister Gardener wrote:
On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 07:42:27 -0400, Mister Gardener
wrote:


On 14 Apr 2006 21:15:48 -0700, "Mariachi" wrote:


hey guys just trying to figure out what kind of fish I want to put in
my 36G Hex tank. I haven't set it up yet but am planning on doing it
soon. The water from my tap is hard with a PH around 7.5-8 so I am
just after fish suggestions for fish suitable for my water/tank.

Thanks!

Gee. We've just been talking about the beauty and grace of a very
large shoal of neons in a planted tank, and here you come with your
empty 36 gallons . . .

-- Mister Gardener

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Now that was stupid. Next time you suggest fish for a new tank, check
out the water conditions - neons in ph 7.5-8? Forget it.

-- Mister Gardener

How about some Rainbows? They come in varying sizes and colours and are
fascinating to watch...the one drawback is that most of the places round
here only stock young fish so you don't get an immediate payback - it
took around 6 months (IME) for the Boesmans and the reds m to come into
their full colours - these might grow a bit large eventually for a 36G
though

check out:-

http://www.members.optushome.com.au/...n/Contents.htm

BTW I am biased...starting to collect rainbows at the moment and love
them to bits. Even the smallest I have (Blue Eyed Getrudes) are full of
personality and character...

Collection so far:-

6 Boesman rainbows
2 Red Rainbows
15-20 Blue Eyed Getrudes
13 Celebes rainbows - these shoal together...

Another option with a high pH and hard water might be African Cichlids....

Gill

Gill Passman wrote:

BTW I am biased...starting to collect rainbows at the moment and love
them to bits. Even the smallest I have (Blue Eyed Getrudes) are full
of personality and character...

Which would make a really nice shoal in that 36 and not outgrow it.
With some decent plants they might even breed in there.

Anyone ever buy rainbows from this site:

http://www.thatfishshop.com/rainbowroom

I'm considering it and would like to hear any opinions from
previous/current customers.

--
It's turtles, all the way down

"Larry Blanchard" wrote in message
...
Gill Passman wrote:

BTW I am biased...starting to collect rainbows at the moment and love
them to bits. Even the smallest I have (Blue Eyed Getrudes) are full
of personality and character...

Which would make a really nice shoal in that 36 and not outgrow it.
With some decent plants they might even breed in there.

Anyone ever buy rainbows from this site:

http://www.thatfishshop.com/rainbowroom

I'm considering it and would like to hear any opinions from
previous/current customers.

--
It's turtles, all the way down

:-)
around here out creeks are full of them.
and blue eyes and damned gambusia!
Rainbows are good long lived fish and they loves their bloodworms

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 21:52:05 -0500, swarvegorilla wrote
(in article ) :


"Larry Blanchard" wrote in message
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[Rainbows]

around here out creeks are full of them.
and blue eyes and damned gambusia!
Rainbows are good long lived fish and they loves their bloodworms


Rainbows are cool, but most are expensive in the US. But their cost and
novelty puts many customers off, so the fish have time to recuperate at the
fish shop. I think that Celebes Rainbows with their little angel wing
pectoral fins are some of the most attractive fish around.

As for Gambusia, in these parts they're the backbone of the local ecosystem.
I am sorry they have caused so much damage elsewhere.

-E

"Eric" wrote in message
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On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 21:52:05 -0500, swarvegorilla wrote
(in article ) :


"Larry Blanchard" wrote in message
...

[Rainbows]

around here out creeks are full of them.
and blue eyes and damned gambusia!
Rainbows are good long lived fish and they loves their bloodworms


Rainbows are cool, but most are expensive in the US. But their cost and
novelty puts many customers off, so the fish have time to recuperate at
the
fish shop. I think that Celebes Rainbows with their little angel wing
pectoral fins are some of the most attractive fish around.


big fan of the praecox blues.
very pretty but I have had ****e luck at keeping them.


As for Gambusia, in these parts they're the backbone of the local
ecosystem.
I am sorry they have caused so much damage elsewhere.

-E

yep those things are a backbone here too.
The digenetic trematodes espec love them as hosts. So good for necropsy,
find weird stuff.
The way our waterways are going tho, gambusia is prob the least of the
rainbowfishes probs.
Our citys are thirsty and the rivers have been used to irrigate the
farmlands.
The rainbows are tough tho, it's the big fish that die first.
Frankly I rate guppys, gambusia are a bit ugly although the speckled one is
kinda pretty. Would much rather have the creeks over run with trillions of
neon tetras though.
:-)

"Gill Passman" wrote in message
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Collection so far:-

6 Boesman rainbows
2 Red Rainbows
15-20 Blue Eyed Getrudes
13 Celebes rainbows - these shoal together...
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Are all these in your new 120g tank now? :-)))
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Koi-Lo wrote:

"Gill Passman" wrote in message
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Collection so far:-

6 Boesman rainbows
2 Red Rainbows
15-20 Blue Eyed Getrudes
13 Celebes rainbows - these shoal together...

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Are all these in your new 120g tank now? :-)))

Not yet - the reds and 3 of the Boesmans are still in other tanks but
will go in there....it took me a while but I eventually decided to make
it a rainbow tank....I'm pretty sure my mystery fry is a rainbow as he
grows. There will be a few mismatches like the Dwarf DGs (no other tank
to put him in when I tear down the 15 gall to get workspace back in the
kitchen), the Neons, the Panda cories and the clean up crew...the jury
is still out on whether the Clowns get in there (same applies to the
Julli cories)...or in fact whether all of the Gertrudes will go as
well...but the Hex hasn't really worked as a species tank...I've had
them breed in a tank with Platys but not where they should be
doing....rethink is needed...

The big tank looks absolutely great at the moment...all of the rainbows
shoal together irrespective of the differences in species... :-)

One LFS is a bit of a rainbow nut and is trying to get in some decent
Parkinson rainbows...he isn't happy with the ones he has right now - not
because of health but because he does not believe that they are good
specimens...he is working on it and thinks I should get some once he is
sure of the quality breed wise....he probably wants the fry sold back to
him....



Gill

Just tested the water. My Ph is actually closer to 7.4-7.6 So not quite
as high as 8.

Thanks for all your suggestions so far. I was actually leaning more
towards a community tank. What would you guys sugguest for that?

Mariachi wrote:
Just tested the water. My Ph is actually closer to 7.4-7.6 So not quite
as high as 8.

Thanks for all your suggestions so far. I was actually leaning more
towards a community tank. What would you guys sugguest for that?


Pretty much anything that sorts your local water conditions...In
addition to the rainbows and Malawis I keep (not all in the same tank I
hasten to add):-

Gouramis - Opaline, Pearl and Dwarf
Loaches - Clown and Yoyo
Harlequin Rasboras
Tetras - Glowlight, Neon and Rummy Nose (the Neons don't do too well)
Cories - Panda and Julli
Flying Foxes (false SAEs)
Otos
Mollies
Platys
Betta
Fancy Guppies (male)


There are plenty more that could be kept - so many fish...so few tanks....

Gill

Around how many Corys would I have to get for them to be happy? They
school a little right? Would I be able to get both panda and julli to
school together or just one kind?