Rainbowfish Species?

[Chiroptera]

Alright, continuing on my search for a good medium/top swimmer for my upcoming 75-100 gallon, someone mentioned Rainbowfish. I had been looking at some Millenium Rainbows a few months previous, but I want to know more species worth looking at that are on the larger end up the scale (4-6 inches).

The only ones on these forums in the profiles are the Bosemani Rainbows, but I need something a little less vibrant? Going into a tank with all brown/black fish.

Any ideas?



Types I've found so far:
- Millenium Rainbows

- Axelrodi Rainbows

- Yellow Rainbows

 

[josh7]

You could try Australian rainbows are a dull blue.

 

[Chiroptera]

You could try Australian rainbows are a dull blue.

I kind of like that. Do you know if different species will school together?

 

[josh7]

I'm not sure in a 100 gallon you could get 2 different groups though and I would really try to get a 125 lime you mentioned you could get possibly.

 

[LyndaB]

I love my turquoise rainbows...... they're supposed to reach 4 inches or so, but mine aren't all that old so I haven't yet seen that potential.

 

[Chiroptera]

I could. and a 125 wouldn't be too much harder than a 100 to keep clean, I'm just hesitant for now, because until I know where I'm going to be settled (I have a few places I'm starting to talk to) I'm not sure how much weight the floors can handle, and where the supports are, etc. Hell, I'd get a 200 gallon if I knew I could keep it safely, but for now I'm just not sure. I know 100 gallons are pretty safe weight-wise, for a ground-level house floor, but that's why I'm planning thing out loosely now. Once I get an OK on a place, I can up the gallon size any time. I just need a minimum to have as a set number, and I can always go up from there. And if the floors aren't too sturdy, I can even have extra support put in. These plans are just a minimum, safe zone.

Which Is why I'm not buying the tank or supplies until after the house.

 

[calfishguy]

You could try red Iranians or boesmanies.

 

[josh7]

Okay I see a 125 really isn't much heavier than a 100 but a 200 would be amazing lol

 

[Chiroptera]

Okay I see a 125 really isn't much heavier than a 100 but a 200 would be amazing lol

Yeees. Plenty of room. I wouldn't add anything other than what I've planned though, so they'd have a ton of space.. Wouldn't the weekly water changes be horrible in a 200 gallon, though?

 

[josh7]

If you kept the stock level you want like let's say 14 rainbows, 1 brown knife, 2 eclipse catfish if you got sone great filters like large canisters you could do probably every 2 weeks or maybe monthly water change depending on nitrate level.

 

[Chiroptera]

Alright. I'm thinking 10 rainbows, and a canister filter that will create a decent current for the cats and knife. Not sure if rainbows like that, if not I can always get a lesser strength, or change how the hoses are positioned.

 

[calfishguy]

Most rainbows don't mind strong water flow.

 

[josh7]

Yah they come from rivers do they are kind of made for the current.

 

[Chiroptera]

That works perfectly with the other two.

Also, which would be better.. a 125 regular, long, tall, or wide? My catfish/knives would enjoy the wide, but maybe not so much for the rainbows?

I can get any size/make of any tank custom ordered, and I know a great company who can build the canopy/stands for me for a decent price, so it's all on the table.

 

[Coursair]

That works perfectly with the other two.

Also, which would be better.. a 125 regular, long, tall, or wide? My catfish/knives would enjoy the wide, but maybe not so much for the rainbows?

I can get any size/make of any tank custom ordered, and I know a great company who can build the canopy/stands for me for a decent price, so it's all on the table.

Don't do tall ( like a column) less surface and less capacity.

 

[Chiroptera]

Yeah. Doubt my cats would enjoy that.

I need the most surface area with still enough swimming room for the rainbow fish in the middle, so they're not crowded. I'm thinking either standard or wide.

 

[Greenphantom]

This is a killies he's one of my favs and he's top water

 

[Chiroptera]

This is a killies he's one of my favs and he's top water

That's pretty... how big do they get, though? And he's a killifish, right?

 

[Greenphantom]

6 inches max and yes he's a killies

 

[Greenphantom]

They have many different color variances also