loquacity Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I want 1 or 2 fish that will be be a bit bigger/and or stand out from the rest What do you suggest consdieirng what i got! I have a few platies (all females) A few endlers (all males) 8 neons a few dwarf cory cats a small collection of cherry shrimp I'v done the math and i have a few inches of fish to spare (if you go by that rule) I'm pretty good about water changes &I also have a number of live plants! I don't want anything that'll eat my other fish or shrimp. I though of maybe a dwarf gourami...but i read it MAY eat my shrimp! What do you suggest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Anything bigger falls into the MAY eat shrimp category. A dwarf gourami is a good choice,tho - IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gBOYsc2 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I'm a big fan of Apistos and Rams. I think a pair would be an excellent addition to your stocklist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 a pair of german blue rams would work nicely in there IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren88 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 german blue rams or if you got the money electric blue rams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoD Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 electric blue jack dempsey. theres about a 60-40 chance he wont eat your other fish and he'll stand out like crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbrent Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Dwarf Gouramis are quite nice, and definitly stick out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 electric blue jack dempsey. theres about a 60-40 chance he wont eat your other fish and he'll stand out like crazy but an ebjd would definitely eat the shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo3l Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 CONGO TETRA'S although i am not a hundred percent sure how they will treat the shrimp once the get bigger but look at the colors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 wait a second...... we don't know what size the tank is or what the filtration is. best to have that info before we start giving too many suggestions, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 wait a second...... we don't know what size the tank is or what the filtration is. best to have that info before we start giving too many suggestions, eh? You took the post right out of my fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loquacity Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 (edited) In the titel I rounded up to 30 but technically its 28 gallons if i remember right! I also have a hob aquaclear 50 gallon! Oh and thanks Jason for the endlers, shrimp and plants i bought off you a while back Tanks looks great now, i did some diy C02 and they've grown in a bit! any more suggestions? hers a pic...although i just took it with my webcam so its not very high quality! you just see neons though! I have root driftwood one hanging from the top, one from the bottom and some ohko stone with lots of little caves and i forced java moss to grow on it! Edited January 29, 2011 by loquacity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishface29 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Yeah with a 28-30 gallon tank, the congos would be way too big. They get quite enormous. I like the suggestions from the other posters as well...either dwarf gouramis or rams. I personally love rainbows, but the larger species will eat shrimp and bully smaller fish. Killifish are very cool as well, but having only kept them in a species tank before, I'm not sure if they are aggressive towards other fish. In the titel I rounded up to 30 but technically its 28 gallons if i remember right! I also have a hob aquaclear 50 gallon! Oh and thanks Jason for the endlers, shrimp and plants i bought off you a while back Tanks looks great now, i did some diy C02 and they've grown in a bit! any more suggestions? hers a pic...although i just took it with my webcam so its not very high quality! you just see neons though! I have root driftwood one hanging from the top, one from the bottom and some ohko stone with lots of little caves and i forced java moss to grow on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Although Congo Tetras are nice (I have some) they grow fast! They have teeth! and yes, they do grow big! I would definately go dwarf Gourami, or maybe a Betta...I would also move your shimp to another small tank so you can enjoy the shrimpletes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okotoks Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Maybe a northern pike. Just kidding, but I am having success with cherry shrimp thriving in a 30 gallon tank stocked with 2 dwarf gouramis and 3 ottos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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