sorry, I want to keep my current fish. i'm sure they're awesome, but I love my little Dolly Partons too much (my rasboras, like Dolly, are all female, overly flashy, and as smart as a pogo stick).
creative ideas for a bottom dweller
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how bout some catfish from the genus dianema? though their not completely bottom dwellers(theyll swim all over the tank from my experience with them, but thats what i like about them theyr very active) one would still make a good addition to your tank. theyr in the family calicathydae and they dont need groups, are commonly available and many stay small(under 5"). some cool species that would work would be the porthole catfish(dianema longibarbus), and the apollo catfish(sorry dont know the scientific name).
I had a pair of these in a 15 but F*ed it up when my heater died. Got cold and killed them both. Very cool tho. Can see their heart beating as they stick to the glass. Not sure how well they'll clean for you tho.
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_hillstream.php
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_hillstream.php
I don't understand this, Headrush. You said the temp became cold because the heater died?Headrush;702450; said:
What is the temperature? Hillstream loaches should be able to cope the cold temperature although not below 20 degrees Celsius.I don't know where you would find them in the US but how about just about any of the Stiphodon gobies, very small and peaceful, many eat algae, here are the S. percnopterygionus and the S. atropurpureus, both of which are sold in Taiwan. They are often sold under the name of freshwater neon gobies and the different species come in a range of colors.
Bluebell;702456; said:I don't understand this, Headrush. You said the temp became cold because the heater died?
Yeah, VERY GOOD question...I don't know the answer to that. All I know is that they were both dead when I came home and the heater was toast. They were in my bedroom upstairs and it can get kinda cool in there with the AC on in the summer. Maybe that did it...but its my only explanation...tho it might be a poor one. All the other fish were fine
holy cow! those look fantastic! I don't think my LFS could even special order them for me, though.guppy;702625; said:
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hmmm... i'll look into those.neonmadness said:
Hmmm, okay,
how about a hummingbird tetra (also called darter characins) Characidium fasciatum, and 4-5 each of the tiny salt and pepper cories (Corydoras habrosus), and black diamond pygmy cories (Corydoras hastatus).
All these together will run you a little under $27 (not counting shipping) from here, http://www.azgardens.com/shippinginfo.php
They have a minimum live goods order requirement of $35 so you might want to check out their plants as well or add a pair of these, Galaxy rasboras (Microrasbora sp. galaxy) which would bring you to just under $37.
how about a hummingbird tetra (also called darter characins) Characidium fasciatum, and 4-5 each of the tiny salt and pepper cories (Corydoras habrosus), and black diamond pygmy cories (Corydoras hastatus).
All these together will run you a little under $27 (not counting shipping) from here, http://www.azgardens.com/shippinginfo.php
They have a minimum live goods order requirement of $35 so you might want to check out their plants as well or add a pair of these, Galaxy rasboras (Microrasbora sp. galaxy) which would bring you to just under $37.
don't really got that kind of dough on me... I probably won't want to spend more than $20 on fish.guppy;704099; said:
