bman
Aquarium Advice Freak
I have had my tank setup for six months now, and have gone through several fish. The remaining survivors look quite lonely and was thinking about adding more fish, but would like to see what suggestions everybody may have for my size tank, and something that will make me happy to look at the tank again.
Started out cycling the tank with 4 mollies, 4 mickey mouse platys, and an angel fish. Three of the mollies died, along with three of the platys. I liked the platys, so I got three more. Then the angel fish died, and one more platy. I got four otos to clean the tank, and two died after the first week. I got some bloodfin tetras, four of them, and a dwarf gourami. Three of the tetras died. I got more tetras since they are schooling, but they only had green bloodfins, four of them. Then my gourami got dropsy, and died. then, one by one the tetras died, all of them. Then one oto died.
So now, I am left with three Mickey mouse platys, one black lyretail molly, and one oto (I think, I can not locate him as of this post).
I was thinking about a cichlid or pair, maybe a ram of some kind. I would like to stay away from anymore tetras. If I can find more otos, I will buy a couple more, as they kept the tank nice and clean. I would also like to stay away from betas, and gouramis.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
TIA
Started out cycling the tank with 4 mollies, 4 mickey mouse platys, and an angel fish. Three of the mollies died, along with three of the platys. I liked the platys, so I got three more. Then the angel fish died, and one more platy. I got four otos to clean the tank, and two died after the first week. I got some bloodfin tetras, four of them, and a dwarf gourami. Three of the tetras died. I got more tetras since they are schooling, but they only had green bloodfins, four of them. Then my gourami got dropsy, and died. then, one by one the tetras died, all of them. Then one oto died.
So now, I am left with three Mickey mouse platys, one black lyretail molly, and one oto (I think, I can not locate him as of this post).
I was thinking about a cichlid or pair, maybe a ram of some kind. I would like to stay away from anymore tetras. If I can find more otos, I will buy a couple more, as they kept the tank nice and clean. I would also like to stay away from betas, and gouramis.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
TIA