Help needed: Top-level swimming fish

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ClaustrophobicTurtle

ClaustrophobicTurtle

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Hi guys,
Im looking at filling my 4x18x18 tank with an active top swimming fish.

Ideally a fish that thrives alone, and doesnt care about bare bottom tanks. Something of medium size please.

Ideas?
Thank you!
 
African butterfly fish. Gets a tad larger, hugs the surface and is occasionally busy, I loved mine when I had it
 
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ClaustrophobicTurtle said:
Looks really cool, im hoping for a fish that continually swims, arowana like, without the massive 3 foot size. Maybe a foot long
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That's generally too big, my top dwelling chalceus is 5" and already feeling cramped since it's not got so much space to dart. Active + big + small tanks don't go hand in hand.

Hatchetfish are busy small schoolers that like the top
 
Butterfly fish are related to aros. Similar face as well.
 
Hendre said:
That's generally too big, my top dwelling chalceus is 5" and already feeling cramped since it's not got so much space to dart. Active + big + small tanks don't go hand in hand.

Hatchetfish are busy small schoolers that like the top
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Maybe i exaggerated with the '1 foot'. Hatchetfish seem cool, are they okay on their own? Im after only one fish
 
ClaustrophobicTurtle said:
I have a male dovii rightnow and really enjoy the single fish, predator look of it all :) ive had community tanks before, it just didnt really do it for me as much as a single predator tank did
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Well... Cichlids are probably the only things that work that bill right now. Wrestling halfbeaks are also a mix of predator, surface and smaller. Interesting little fish.

I don't think anything matches an aro in a smaller tank
 
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