too many fish?

[Chronos313]

You could look into endlers as well maybe even killifish like this one.

 

[butterfly_koi]

The electric blue rams are cool

 

[butterfly_koi]

You could look into endlers as well maybe even killifish like this one.

Will all of these fish be ok with the fish that are already in the tank?

 

[Chronos313]

The endlers for sure. Killifish are very dominant within their own species so only 1 male in the tank lol. Seems they like a harem. But for a bottom feeder I'll see what pleco's are suited

 

[Chronos313]

Here's pleco's. A blue phantom and a baryancistrus pleco.

 

[smallfry53]

There have been many veterans on here that say salt is not necessary and potentially harmful if you have no way of checking the amount of salt in the water.

Plecos are definitely fine with pretty much any species as they are peaceful. The worst they will do is scare off other fish when breeding. You would probably be fine with the electric blues as well. I'm pretty sure you would want to make sure you don't get two males though.

 

[butterfly_koi]

I was surfing around on Google, looking for tank mates for guppies and a pic of a dwarf butterfly cichlid popped up. Information on it says that they are a peaceful fish, are they? Will they nip at the other fish?

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[butterfly_koi]

There have been many veterans on here that say salt is not necessary and potentially harmful if you have no way of checking the amount of salt in the water.

I had started the salt when I had gotten my first guppy from my moms tank, she had ich and wasn't very active. The salt did wonders and she is very active now. since then I've always had a little aquarium salt in my tank my fish don't seem to mind it at all kinda worried of what my fish would do if I stopped adding it

 

[butterfly_koi]

Here's pleco's. A blue phantom and a baryancistrus pleco.

I love the blue phantom!! But I've read that it can get up to 7" won't that be too big?

 

[Chronos313]

I think if the only bottom dweller you should be fine. They say minimum 20 gallon. But a 29 you'd be fine. The butterfly cichlid is another ram variant I believe so it's friendly but will chase from it's set territory but won't harm tank mates. But hopefully someone else can clarify

 

[smallfry53]

I understand what you're saying with the salt. Maybe you could ask someone else, since I have no experience with using salt.

A pair of blue rams would probably be fine. They do get territorial when breeding, but from what I have read and others have said they are pretty much harmless.

I think if that pleco does get up to 7" it probably would be too big. A lot of the fancier plecos can get pretty pricey as well. It wouldn't surprise me if one of those wasn't at least $50.

 

[butterfly_koi]

I understand what you're saying with the salt. Maybe you could ask someone else, since I have no experience with using salt.

A pair of blue rams would probably be fine. They do get territorial when breeding, but from what I have read and others have said they are pretty much harmless.

I think if that pleco does get up to 7" it probably would be too big. A lot of the fancier plecos can get pretty pricey as well. It wouldn't surprise me if one of those wasn't at least $50.

I'm in love with this pleco!


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Zebra pleco

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Columbian zebra pleco

This difference between the two is that the first one starts at $200 and the second one starts at $30, they only grow between 3 and 4 inches

 

[smallfry53]

lol when I saw the first pic I remembered seeing them for sale for like $500 before. I just thought of another option though. You could get some Khuli loaches. They are pretty neat. They are nocturnal so you mostly just see them at night, but I love when I turn my lights off they swim all over the place. They are very quick.

 

[butterfly_koi]

I guess the Columbian is not a true zebra pleco that's why its cheaper I really can't see myself paying $30 for a fish, maybe when I get a larger tank I might.

 

[butterfly_koi]

Do rams have to be paired or will they be ok by themselves?

 

[smallfry53]

From what others on here have said you can keep them individually, but I think they might display better coloration and are more entertaining if they are paired.

 

[butterfly_koi]

What about a freshwater goby? I read that they do well with community fish and I know that the dragon is brackish are they all brackish?

 

[butterfly_koi]

The peacock goby is a supposedly a freshwater fish

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[MissSmish]

I love my kuhli loaches! I have two at the moment and have another two coming to bolster the school, they're amazing to watch, mine come out in full light as well as at night though - but I always seem to get the weird ones!!! I can highly recommend them as bottom dwellers.

 

[MissSmish]

I thought Gobys were saltwater fish that can live in freshwater but have shortened lifespans if kept in freshwater?