Your most beautiful community tank fish?

[Blazeherd2306]

Bolivian rams

 

[Guest]

ANGEL FISH
heres a pic of mine eating out of my hands

 

[greenmaji]

peacock cichlid..

 

[mrcrazypants05]

lol peacock cichlid??? peacock bass? Aren't they usually more carnivorious? Maybe a community of peacock bass in like a 500 gallon would be real nice lol

 

[greenmaji]

my bad.. Cockatoo Cichlid

not that there isnt a peacock cichlid, it just wasn't what I was thinking of at the time (that and lake maliwi cichlids dont really count as community fish either.. LOL)

 

[severum mama]

Bolivian rams! They might just be my favorite fish.

 

[puffergirl]

I have to say Rainbow fish. They are extremley colorful and very active and fun to watch. As they get older they color up very nicley.

 

[krap101]

ahh yes dwarf cories

id have to say keyhole cichlids. and emerald eye rasboras

 

[TomK2]

Another Angel lover here.

 

[Menagerie]

I know that there are hundreds of fish that can be kept in a community setup, but, unfortunately, not all of them will fit in one tank

Luckily, fish keeping is a life long hobby and you may get to all the fish eventually. I love dwarf cichlids, pygmy cories, dwarf plecos and khuli loaches.

 

[rich311k]

I have to vote for angelfish as well.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Bolivian Rams....

 

[mr funktastic]

add a vote for german blue rams. they are more colourful than the bolivians and are absolutly stunning in the right light. herte is a pic of mine. i am also a fan of angels

 

[Veneer]

lol peacock cichlid??? peacock bass? Aren't they usually more carnivorious? Maybe a community of peacock bass in like a 500 gallon would be real nice lol

Actually, I have seen many successful community setups involving Cichla spp.:

http://aquaticpredators.com/forums/index.php?s=a1e926a5b0470423c6cf41a310cd8e99&showtopic=16998

http://aquaticpredators.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13771

 

[severum mama]

add a vote for german blue rams. they are more colourful than the bolivians and are absolutly stunning in the right light. herte is a pic of mine. i am also a fan of angels

Well, as long as we're talking pros and cons, remember that while blue rams are more colorful, Bolivians are larger and much more hardy, and I think they also live longer. And IMO they have cuter faces! They color up very nicely given the right conditions.

Sorry, I had to defend them I just love those guys!!!

 

[Fishyfanatic]

I vote for the German Blue Rams. I absolutely love mine.

 

[FawnN]

I vote discus. I've got this mean addiction to these beautiful guys.

 

[mr funktastic]

if u take the time and care rams will live plently long and whats wrong with their faces? lol the more colour you have in a tank the harder that tank is to maintain. discus are a good example of this. they are absolutly stunning but a real pain to take care of. same with cichlids. and then you get into salt water that is 10 times harder to do because you gotta keep like 10 different things in check. this is just my opinion

 

[Itwasthisbig]

Stocking community tank

You have got to have Clown Loaches and Angels. Clowns are so much fun and they stand out. Everyone that comes to my house asks what they are.

My tank 55g and over stocked I know lol (but I do a lot of water changes).

3 adult angels, 10 Clowns (4xbabies,4x4inch,2x5inch), 1 Pleco, 5 Bala x 2.5in and 18 white tipped tetras.

Loaches grow very slowly it would take several years for a baby 1.5inch to get to 6ins and baby loaches are very susceptible to ich.Regular water changes a must. I recommend never to buy a loach under 2.5inch. if you get some shoaling fish with the loaches its amazing to watch the antics they get up to.

Potential probs with Angels. Very teritorial!!!!! My Loaches kick there asses when the food is out but Angels in general have quite a mean streak. They harrass the tetras,pleco and the Ballas.

Hope I helped a little.

 

[Stuart]

No competition

Apistogramma cacuatoides (Cockatoo cichlid)