You could also look into Blue Spotted Hill Trout. I don’t know a ton about them but have come across specimens for sale online every so often.
Salmon/Trout lookalikes
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Any of the various hill trout species.
I mentioned that I think barrillius would probably not work! Most sources put their space requirement above what I have!Trust me when I say, I have looked at Barrillus for a while now.
Giant danios are a good option. Fast enough to possibly stay off the bichir menu and if they are eaten there cheap to replace. $1.99-2.99 at most any lfs. I keep a school of 16 with a 36” lung fish. There going on 6-7 yrs old. Highly underrated dither IMO lol..
I do like GD, but I want something with different patterning, the patterning on a giant danio doesn't resemble any salmon or trout.
I need vertical sploches.
I really enjoy the look of, and the behavior of, Zacco platypus aka pale chub. When males mature and get into breeding dress, they are stunning. Although 40gal breeder is probably too small for them.
Many of the larger "small" cyprinids, as in those that are about 2-4"SL, and larger ones, from hillstream habitats or environments with fast current, tend to have a salmon/trout-like appearance. Large danios like giant danios or pearl danios are a good choice.
However, what I have found with fish shaped like this, is that they do better, and appear far more at ease, in larger/longer tanks that allow them to do what they will inevitably do often.......dart around.
Another fish to consider for a 40 breeder which will have this shape but allow you to keep a better school of them is Danio kyathit, aka Orange-finned danio.
Many of the larger "small" cyprinids, as in those that are about 2-4"SL, and larger ones, from hillstream habitats or environments with fast current, tend to have a salmon/trout-like appearance. Large danios like giant danios or pearl danios are a good choice.
However, what I have found with fish shaped like this, is that they do better, and appear far more at ease, in larger/longer tanks that allow them to do what they will inevitably do often.......dart around.
Another fish to consider for a 40 breeder which will have this shape but allow you to keep a better school of them is Danio kyathit, aka Orange-finned danio.
