jus_sum_guy Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 anyone here know if there is a site out there that can give me a huge list of almost if not all freshwater community fish?? Something that has compatibility,and info would help. Thank you. P.S. Yes i have searched. Most sites on net suck!!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 Liveaquaria.com peteducation.com or go into google and search the fish that you are looking for i find that this works the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 Most general aquaria sites are pretty vague in the info they give out. What type of fish are you looking into? Try to find a site just for that group, it will help you get more detailed info. So if you are looking into catfish, check a catfish site. If you are looking into africans, check african sites. There isn't too many compatability charts out there as its really hard to say which fish will do well with another. What will work in one person's tank might not work in yours. Its best to research all the fish you would like to get and then figure which work best for you and your tank. With community fish its fairly easy to reach a balance(atleast in my experiences) where there isnt' too many problems(aggression etc.) But with other fish like cichlids it may take a bit more planning. So if you post which fish you like or are thinking about we coudl help you out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 the NUMBER 1 site id recomend is fishprofiles.com its will give you info on almost any fish and will give you a list of possible compatible tank mates, along with warning as to what could happen and reasons why the fish cant be put together. For the profiles you go to the pic above "346 speices profiles", for a compatibily go to the pic above "fish compatibility". Ive always just found it easiest to go straight to the compatibilty list because it shows common names, symnos, and thescientifics ones. And once chosen it gives you profiles anyway, plus the list of tank mates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinalcore Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 Here are a couple of the sites I use regularly http://fish.mongabay.com/ http://badmanstropicalfish.com/ I normally tend to find what I am looking for on one of these 2 sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jus_sum_guy Posted September 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 just saw a catfish kinda thing at fish store. It was called ______ Petricola. Has anyone had any experiance with these?? thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Synodontis petricola Yes, I have 3 in my african tank. I love them, they are very cute and make a perfect addtion to a african cichlid tank. There is a very good article about them on www.planetcatfish.com under catfish of the month(archive i believe). They come from lake tang. so they prefer high ph with a higher hardness. They can be shy so its best to keep them in groups of atleast 3. Very cool catfish, definately recommend them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 hmmm... any catfishes from maliwi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jus_sum_guy Posted September 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 cichild tank huh?? so i take it, it won't go good in a community?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 I"m not sure if they do well in community tanks. I have only kept mine in my african tank. If you have a community tank with a high pH and high hardness then i think it would work. I have never seen my synos being aggresive so i don't think them being with community type fish would be a problem. But I have only really heard of them being kept with aficans so hopefully someone else can tell you for sure. synodontis njassae is from lake Malawi. But it isn't very common to see it for sale. I have only seen it for sale on specialty african cichlid online stores. I personally think it isnt' as attractive as the syno petricola or syno multipunctatus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 i have kept a upside down cat in a comm tank before, then the fuzz came and claimed his life along with others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 i have kept a upside down cat in a comm tank before The syno usually called "upside down catfish" is Synodontis nigriventris. They are well suited for community tanks. http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/mocho...odont/334_f.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsFard Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 the NUMBER 1 site id recomend is fishprofiles.com its will give you info on almost any fish and will give you a list of possible compatible tank mates, along with warning as to what could happen and reasons why the fish cant be put together. For the profiles you go to the pic above "346 speices profiles", for a compatibily go to the pic above "fish compatibility". Ive always just found it easiest to go straight to the compatibilty list because it shows common names, symnos, and thescientifics ones. And once chosen it gives you profiles anyway, plus the list of tank mates. i just checked this out...its cool..and informative.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Chicklets Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 I have 5 of the petricola in a community tank without issue. They are fun to watch scurrying around at feeding time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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