Which schooling fish best for 70gal? - Aquarium Advice

Tiffi · 10-26-2005, 06:42 PM

I have the 70gal down in my signature.

I want to add a school of 10-15 fishes (depending on which fish/size). Which of the following would you prefer and why?

Espe's Rasbora (Rasbora Espei),
Silver-Tipped Tetra (Hasemania nana),
Green Neon Tetra (Hyphessobrycon simulans),
Blue Tetra (Boehlkea freckochui),
Flame/Fire Tetra (Hyphessobrycon flammeus)

I wanted a small,hardy Tetra/Rasbora (nothing like Neons or Cardinals) and left the color decision to my husband.

greenmaji · 10-26-2005, 11:51 PM

nevermind..

aquakev · 10-27-2005, 12:04 AM

I personally dont care for the green neon tetras, simply because its very hard to notice the difference with regular neons.-only a slight greenish tint to the blue stripe.

I like the rasboras that I have, they are active, but don's school that tight.
The blue tetras are cool also, but they look like a cardinal with no red.

I think I would go with the Rasboras, and neons/cardinals or blue tetras.

have you thought about Rummy nose tetras?- They schooled pretty well for me when I had them.

iamurdad88 · 10-27-2005, 12:06 AM

i think the bloody nosed tetras rock =)

rich311k · 10-27-2005, 12:08 AM

I like the flames very nice looking fish.

Tiffi · 10-27-2005, 08:28 AM

Hey what's wrong with greenmagji

?

I've heard the rummynose are very sensitive fish like the Cardinals and Neons and I didn't want to throw my money down the drain, because the fishes die without that I can do anything.

It's not bad if the look like Neons or Cardinals, as long as they don't have their diseases, are hardier, and school together well.

So the tetras school better than the rasboras?

greenmaji · 10-27-2005, 08:55 AM

I missed that you wanted 10-15 fish when I was thinking of a shooling fish that would pretty much fill your tank with 5.. [acronym:7502a83a87="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:7502a83a87]

**Devilishturtles** · 10-27-2005, 08:56 AM

Harlequin Rasbora.

Love those fishes. Very colorful and very active. So, if you don't like the harlequins, go with a rasbora.

greenmaji · 10-27-2005, 08:58 AM

and [acronym:16db32cac3="By the way"]btw[/acronym:16db32cac3].. tetra's dont school any better then rasbora.. Ive had both.. both are good schooler's.
I like harliquin rasbora.. :P

Lonewolfblue · 10-27-2005, 09:35 AM

Glowlight (Hengeli) rasboras

10-26-2005, 06:42 PM	#1
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	Which schooling fish best for 70gal? I have the 70gal down in my signature. I want to add a school of 10-15 fishes (depending on which fish/size). Which of the following would you prefer and why? Espe's Rasbora (Rasbora Espei), Silver-Tipped Tetra (Hasemania nana), Green Neon Tetra (Hyphessobrycon simulans), Blue Tetra (Boehlkea freckochui), Flame/Fire Tetra (Hyphessobrycon flammeus) I wanted a small,hardy Tetra/Rasbora (nothing like Neons or Cardinals) and left the color decision to my husband. __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

10-27-2005, 08:28 AM	#6
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	Hey what's wrong with greenmagji ? I've heard the rummynose are very sensitive fish like the Cardinals and Neons and I didn't want to throw my money down the drain, because the fishes die without that I can do anything. It's not bad if the look like Neons or Cardinals, as long as they don't have their diseases, are hardier, and school together well. So the tetras school better than the rasboras? __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

10-27-2005, 09:35 AM	#10
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	Glowlight (Hengeli) rasboras __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

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10-26-2005, 11:51 PM	#2
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	nevermind..

10-27-2005, 12:04 AM	#3
aquakev Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: LA, Ca Posts: 212 Images: 2	I personally dont care for the green neon tetras, simply because its very hard to notice the difference with regular neons.-only a slight greenish tint to the blue stripe. I like the rasboras that I have, they are active, but don's school that tight. The blue tetras are cool also, but they look like a cardinal with no red. I think I would go with the Rasboras, and neons/cardinals or blue tetras. have you thought about Rummy nose tetras?- They schooled pretty well for me when I had them.

10-27-2005, 12:06 AM	#4
iamurdad88 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 21	i think the bloody nosed tetras rock =)

10-27-2005, 12:08 AM	#5
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	I like the flames very nice looking fish.

10-27-2005, 08:55 AM	#7
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	I missed that you wanted 10-15 fish when I was thinking of a shooling fish that would pretty much fill your tank with 5.. [acronym:7502a83a87="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:7502a83a87]

10-27-2005, 08:58 AM	#9
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	and [acronym:16db32cac3="By the way"]btw[/acronym:16db32cac3].. tetra's dont school any better then rasbora.. Ive had both.. both are good schooler's. I like harliquin rasbora.. :P