New fishes.

[GeckoStud]

Ok so I got some updates on my 29 gal tank. My girlfriend recently got into fish so I gave her some of my fish, she is now the proud owner of 4 platies, 1 gourami, and 3 cory cats that used to be mine. And with all the newfound room in my tank I decided to see what cool fish I could find. Well a day out and a few petstores later I came home with a tiny 2 inch black ghost knife, and two fresh water flounders. I know I know, a 29 gal is too small for a bgk but my family has decided to buy a 125 gal tank some time in the next few months as they have fallen in love with my aquarium and want to show off a big one in the living room. And until the little bugger comes to size he shall stay in the 29 gal. And the little flounders are soooooo cooooooool! I added a little more aquarium salt for them, enough to keep them happy but not enough to choke out my other fish. So as it stands my tank is as such:

3x Gouramis (2 gold, 1 opaline)
2x Golden Wonder Killies
2x Freshwater flounders
1x Zig Zag Eel
1x Banjo Catfish
1x Black Ghost Knife

All I want to add to the tank now is a gold nugget or a leopard frog pleco and some kuhli loaches and it will be done! Oh I'll try to get some pictures of the new setup and fishes in the next couple days to show you guys!

 

[GeckoStud]

All Gouramis

Golden Wonder Killie

Opaline Gouramis fired up

Flounders:

Tank

Sorry for the fuzzy pics, but well... fish sit still even better than geckos if you know what I mean lol. The ghost knife was impossible, you might be able to pick him out in the main tank pics but by himself its just impossible to get even a semi clear pic...

 

[malt_geckos]

very cool!

 

[GeckoStud]

I kind of want to get a ropefish aka reed fish but I'm not sure if he'll get along with the ghost knife or not. Any one keep ropefish before? Any pointers?

 

[Euphoric]

Your killies look great!

 

[LadyGecko]

WOW-you have a lot of fish with different needs mixed together

I hope that everything works out with that tank for you

The most important thing to research when mixing fish is the PH level that each species needs to to kept at to flourish
These fish are all in the same tank-right?

Also-as you probably already know-some fish can border on brackish and some will not do well with any salt in the water
It is actually almost a science to put together a mixed species tank and have all of the inhabitants flourish

And one more thing -
Please Go Slow-with adding new fish
That is the biggest mistake that everyone makes (including myself) that results in disastrous consequences

And believe it or not-
quarantine tanks as important with keeping fish as they are with keeping reptiles

I really don't mean to be a nag-i am just trying to help
The fish are all beautiful!

Sandy

 

[GeckoStud]

I don't mind nagging as long as its polite . I did read up on the flounders some more and they were rehomed to a brackish tank that my friend likes to keep. So far he says that they are flourishing so I am glad I made the switch.

 

[Sammag]

The reedfish should get along with the knifefish but I must warn you . Your knifefish can attain a size of 12 inches so your tank will not cut it also the reedfish that you want will top out at about 36 inches or 3 feet which is obviously to big. The two plecos mentioned will both top out at a foot or 12 inches. Your banjo cat will reach about 6 inches which should be fine but still may be a bit cramped. Your zig-zag eel can reach a size a 35 inches but in an aquarium setting will grow to about 20 which is still quite large.The gouramies will be fine in that size tank and so will the killies as will the loaches should you decide to get them

By the way for the gouramis males can be quite territorial towards conspecifics so you might encounter some fighting down the road just to warn you.


I am not criticizing you but you really should reasearch the requirements of fish before you purchase them. It is a very common begginer mistake that I myself have made in the past.

Many people think that fish live a year then die and you get a new one but the truth is fish can outlive a good amount of animals on this planet by a good ten years if cared for properly. They are complex creatures that need as much reasearch as reptiles.

My african cichlid mbuna from the great lake of Malawi in africa has lived just over 7 years and her life is not even close to over due to proper care.

Once again I am not singling you out asit happens alot so next time just be cautious.

One more thing if you keep some of those fish down the line they will need a much larger tank. Are you willing to foot that bill? That is a question you must ask yourself if you want your fish to live prosperous lives.

Thanks for reading

 

[shawn119]

The reedfish should get along with the knifefish but I must warn you . Your knifefish can attain a size of 12 inches so your tank will not cut it also the reedfish that you want will top out at about 36 inches or 3 feet which is obviously to big. The two plecos mentioned will both top out at a foot or 12 inches. Your banjo cat will reach about 6 inches which should be fine but still may be a bit cramped. Your zig-zag eel can reach a size a 35 inches but in an aquarium setting will grow to about 20 which is still quite large.The gouramies will be fine in that size tank and so will the killies as will the loaches should you decide to get them

By the way for the gouramis males can be quite territorial towards conspecifics so you might encounter some fighting down the road just to warn you.


I am not criticizing you but you really should reasearch the requirements of fish before you purchase them. It is a very common begginer mistake that I myself have made in the past.

Many people think that fish live a year then die and you get a new one but the truth is fish can outlive a good amount of animals on this planet by a good ten years if cared for properly. They are complex creatures that need as much reasearch as reptiles.

My african cichlid mbuna from the great lake of Malawi in africa has lived just over 7 years and her life is not even close to over due to proper care.

Once again I am not singling you out asit happens alot so next time just be cautious.

One more thing if you keep some of those fish down the line they will need a much larger tank. Are you willing to foot that bill? That is a question you must ask yourself if you want your fish to live prosperous lives.

Thanks for reading

Yeah I agree. Also keeping 2 plecos in the same tank is risky. I have a 29 gallon myself and none of my fish are over 2 1/2 inches.

 

[latshki]

ok so for the ropefish you should wait until you get the 125 and get 5 as that will bring out more character, also keep all the holes for filters blocked by screening or something unless its a half a centimeter, sadly most find their way onto the ground and die a painful death. but if you do find one on the ground don't be too too worried as there is still hope for these guys, get them into well oxiginated water with a bit of flow and make sure there are no cuts as sadly when they dry up the get cuts very easily as mine except a few died this way

most importantly RESEARCH a lot and do some more reading up on those flounders as they need brackish water and just some salt in the water will only prolong their death

I noticed that some one stated that zig zag eels reach 3 feet, this is not true they are mistaken for tire track and fire eels, ropefish rarely reach 3 feet and 24" is still big for one so don't fret much as they are very flexable, also with the ghost knife, they can and do get bigger than 12" some up to 24" but more common around 14 - 18" but this will be a while

 

[GeckoStud]

Alright, just to put a dead thread to rest, I was forced to get rid of my fish a few months ago, so no worries about that. They were all rehomed too, to proper fish enthusiasts and none of them were "tossed out."