Start of a long relationship (planted tank journal)

[tyspot1000]

It looks Great! Keep it up!

 

[ejaramillo01]

Mfdrookie your tank looks great!

I have a question, how has been your experience with the Kerri tetras? I heard that they can be aggressive towards other fish in a community tank. Is it true?

The Kerri tetras are the same as the emperor tetras?

 

[mfdrookie516]

I've never seen any aggression towards tankmates. They nip at each other a little, but nothing severe. They haven't touched my cories, guppies, or my angels (when I had angels).

They are not emporer tetras, at least not from what I've read. severum mama could probably tell you better. I think maybe some people call them something emporers?

 

[Dangerismymiddlename]

I've seen them referred to as blue emperor tetras. Whether this is correct idk.

 

[HN1]

Kerris are Inpaichthys kerri. Emperors are Nematobrycon palmeri. The confusion is interjected because they do look somewhat similar and kerris are often called Emperors or blue emperors mistakenly.I've never seen any aggression from kerris. We've kept them with angels, apistos, a dozen or so other tetra species, cories, plecos, otos, etc.

 

[Joyler]

Kerris are Inpaichthys kerri. Emperors are Nematobrycon palmeri. The confusion is interjected because they do look somewhat similar and kerris are often called Emperors or blue emperors mistakenly.I've never seen any aggression from kerris. We've kept them with angels, apistos, a dozen or so other tetra species, cories, plecos, otos, etc.

Gosh...you're so smart!

 

[HN1]

Nope. Just have them in side by side tanks so I googled a few months ago. lol

 

[mfdrookie516]

HN1 is a great wealth of knowledge. Who cares where ya learn it, that fact that you know is pretty cool

 

[HN1]

Ok. So how many fish do I owe ya? lol

Dude, your tank easily rivals any that I've put together. I'm just a fish geek. You obviously have skills.

 

[mfdrookie516]

Some new additions to the tank. Though I'm pretty certain they're just visitors unless somebody says its ok to keep them here. I couldn't pass up the deal I got on these and this was the direction I was taking for my 125 anyways. I'm just not totally comfortable putting fish in my 125 yet.

3x- Goyder River rainbows
1x- Praecox Rainbow
1x Turquoise Rainbow

and a fts

The pics aren't the best quality (iPhone pics), and the fish haven't really colored up much yet. They were gorgeous in the lfs tank, so I know they're going to look even better in a nice planted tank.

Anyhoo, what do you guys think? Rainbows in a 40? The plan is to move them to the 125 and up the quanitity... Do a big bunch of rainbows and a group of tetras of some sort. But... If they'll work in this tank... I'll just keep em here.

 

[mfdrookie516]

Oh.. and amazingly I counted at least a donzen RCS tonight. I was convinced that almost all of them had been eaten. They were still ghost shimp colored when I got them, but they're bright red and have grown tremendously in the week or so that I've had them!

 

[Sonomakid]

Your Tank looks amazing, you got the magic touch my friend. Always been a fan of rainbow fish

 

[Jason7894561230]

I think that rainbows in a 40 will be fine. And a group of rainbows (Australian) will be even better in the 125

 

[mfdrookie516]

Thanks... and thank you too HN1. I am honestly surprised that my tank looks as good as it does. I have a very limited background with plants. My failed lowlight planted attempts disheartened me, but something drew me back. Other than the algae, I am very pleased. I still don't think my tank looks real good, but it definitely looks better than I ever thought it would! I honestly have to give fort a lot of credit. We've exchanged hundreds of PM's, spent hours in chat, and went back and forth on this thread a lot. I've had help from others too, so anybody who has put their $.02 in on this thread and my other one, I really appreciate it. HN1 and severum mama sent me some awesome fish. You guys are great people. I've said it before, but if it weren't for you guys helping me out when I first started, I probably wouldn't have aquariums at this point.

 

[severum mama]

You'll have more room for more rainbows in the 125. You can have a really sweet bow tank in a 6 footer. They'll be colored up like crazy and spawning all the time.

*edit* Fort definitely deserves a lot of credit. He's been all over the planted tank forums helping out a ton of people lately as you obviously know.

 

[Fdsh5]

Tank looks great!!!! I just put some blue shrimp in my plant tank and just have to wait for the stem bunches to root so I can plant everything.

Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium

 

[mfdrookie516]

You'll have more room for more rainbows in the 125. You can have a really sweet bow tank in a 6 footer. They'll be colored up like crazy and spawning all the time.

Would the three goyder rivers be ok in this tank? As you know, I'm definitely not the kind of person to mistreat fish. If you say maybe, I won't keep them there. I've just kind of given up on angels and for some reason am drawn to the rainbows.

On a side note, they have some smaller rainbows (madagascar?) and some peacock gudgeons as well. I can get either to replace these if you think that would be better. I'm of course keeping these, but would they appreciate the extra 3' of swimming space a lot more?

 

[severum mama]

LOL... if you like rainbows, you need these:

Melanotaenia kamaka. These are juvies and have not reached their full blue potential.

 

[mfdrookie516]

You have got to quit tempting me! First it was the kerri's... now its the rainbows. You guys need to move closer to me!

 

[bsdryder7]

as of the angels you were talking about

i have a pair and they work perfect together ...not aggressive what so ever ....