Fish_Frenzy

When checking for compatability, be sure to also see which fish are going to be happy and healthy together. I know for a fact that bronze cories like lower temperature. Mine were happy and bred constantly at 72-74F. Most others you suggested, with the exception of zebra danios, like it at least a few degrees warmer. I would also suggest guppies. some of the fancier ones are very nice to look at and they are fairly easy fish to please. Alot of Apistos, rams, etc, like a well established tank and around 80F and rams are quite content with 82-84F. The same can be said for cardinals. I would go with the following in a 29G 6 Bronze Cories (go with 4 females and 2 males) 5 Zebra Danios (Purple Passion Danios are very nice too) OR 5 Tiger Barbs 10 or so cherry shrimp Hopes this helps Tammy

Thankyou all for your sympathy. I still can't believe My fave fish "Crush" is gone. A very big Discus with loads of personality, she was my baby and she knew it. The only fish I ever had that loved to be petted and would tip herself backwards to let me drop food right in her mouth. The minute I walked into the livingroom, she would swim to the corner closest to me and slap her tail against the thermometer for food and attention. Probably will remain in the hobby... going to baby the remaining fish. They deserve to be spoiled after what they went through. I think the guppies and the few hillies like the 75G tank, and the goldies and the few remaining weather loaches get the other 75G and the 2 clowns, 3 striatas, a few Khulis, and a handful of bronze cories get the 6ft tank so I think I will settle for that for a few months. I still can't look at a tank without feeling the loss so it's going to take some time. Went from close to 300 fish to about 40, from 11 tanks to 3... just goes to show, no matter how much planning goes into something, it can all change in a heartbeat. Upwards and onwards! Thankyou all for your generous offers and I may take you up on it in a few months! Merry Christmas to you all, stay safe! Tammy

As many of you know, we were moving recently. Well, the move is finished, and sadly, we lost most of our fish due to a portable generator failing. I am sad to say we lost all of our Discus, all but 2 clown loaches, and most of our other fish. Sorry I have not replied to my sale ad or been online here much, I am just devasted with the loss. Tammy

I don't know about bettas, but Hoplias malabaricus, a large predatory fish from S.A., certainly gets very agitated during the full moon. This condition arises only during the full moon, when the species becomes very agitated the night of the full moon, to the point that they are very aggressive and prowl the depths looking for other aquatic creatures to bite. They have also been recorded underwater making what can best be described as a "howling" noise. Certainly unique behaviour, but expected, especially since the common name for the Holpias is ..... ? Common name - Wolf?

The house we are consideriing is on well water, not city water. And there is a pasture behind it with horses.

Hi all, We are looking at moving shortly and the place we are most interested in is on well water (Langdon). Does anyone have the knowledge to tell me what the effects would be to freshwater fish eg. Discus, Clown Loaches, Shrimp, Cardinals etc? I know the water is high in iron, is there any type of filterer we can use or?? Have never had to deal with anything but Calgary city water so I need all the help I can get please. Thanks, Tammy

Adding Loaches may sound like a good idea but Loaches have special requirements that need to be met in order to thrive. Clown Loaches and Striatas need warmer water than most fish enjoy. Border Loaches stay small, but can be pushy. Yo-yos can get to 7-8 inches and are much happier in groups, as are ALL Loaches! All Loaches require high water flow/ lots of oxygen. Most Loaches get too big for any tank under 40G. The exception being Kuhli Loaches... and the don't eat snails. Some other suggestions would be cut way back on feeding, try some assasin snails, or even just squishing/plucking the snails. Loaches require alot of water changes, and are quite delicate if not properly maintained. They do not exclusively eat snails, and must also be fed wafers, shrimp pellets and frozen bloodworms. Hope this helps Tammy

I personally think the Red Rainbows will be too big for that size tank. If you are interested in a schooling fish, I would trade in the Rainbows and the kribs for a larger school of Rummy nose or Cardinals. The key with Rummy-nose tetras and Cardinals is a well aged tank (set up for at least a year) and warmer water (82F). Both of these guys love a well planted tank. Tammy

I haven't paid as much attention to my tanks as usual this last month or so and it seems to have triggered breeding in a few of the tanks. My Bronze Cories breed every few weeks but there was a larger than usual amount of eggs this time (and they were extra big too) so I took about 40 or so out and they hatched within an hour of putting them into a container with an airstone. Big fry, and great timing on my part too I guess. Anyways, so far no die offs and they are 5 days old. Did a big water change on my Golden Dojo Loaches yesterday and within 4-5 hours after the wc, my 2 females were scattering eggs! I managed to catch a few and put them in a container but they fungused overnight. Tammy

If you have more than one tank, be sure to treat any and all tanks that may share gravel vacs, buckets, nets with the levimisole as well as all accessories. All it takes to spread these nasty worms is a few drops of contaminated water or a shared net, vac... Tammy

Very cool! I love being able to see those babies in their eggs. Great shot! Looking forward to following this thread. Tammy :thumbs:

I would advise keeping him in the vase. So many things can happen to them in a community tank. The Congo tetras will most likely shred his fins... mine did. Also, depending on what you feed your community tank, the betta may bloat. Certain foods meant for other fish can cause this (ex. tetra color bits). On the other hand, he may take after the Congos... If you do decide to try it, please take Black Mumbas advice as she is one of the local experts when it comes to Bettas... Now if you are looking for unintentional ways to kill a betta... I am a pro at that! :boxed: Tammy

My favorite small fish is definitely the Green Eye Rasbora (Rasbora dorsiocellata). A school of 10 - 15 can easily go in a 10G, but they prefer something a bit longer. They stay small and with the right lighting, there bodies shine almost jade green. They have a glowing , bright green eye...(lol, hence the name), and school nicely. They are very peaceful and are best in a planted species tank with some Dwarf Cories. These Rasboras are harder to find than any other Rasbora (in Calgary at least). I sold mine off after not being able to buy more after 2 yrs of local hunting. Sure miss them though. I raised my WC Angel with them and he never ate one of them. I wouldn't put them with large Angels though. Tammy

Pretty good pics considering when I took pics of my shrimp (Amano & Cherry), the cherries looked like red blobs and the Amanos looked like freakin aliens! Tammy

I have quite a variety of Loaches and I find the Striata (zebra) and the Kubotai (burmese border loach or polka dot loach) would be great options for your smaller tank. I have 9 Striata and 5 Kubotai and they are not as shy as some species. They also cleaned out a tankful of small snails in less than three weeks. Francos usually has both of those in... that's where I got mine from. Hope this helps. Tammy