Time for a change

[lalafreedi]

Good move on keep it up

 

[the big kahuna]

Very nice, I love the look of the new tank!

Clown loaches are nice but if it was me, it would try to find some kind of schooling fish that is much smaller than the Jardini and the GTs.

This would be tricky as most things would become a snack but sometimes if you get something that is very fast and much smaller than the big guys they do just fine. They dont pose a threat, and in such a big open environment it becomes not worth the effort for the bigger fish.

I think a big school of a much smaller fish would add another layer or realism to the tank and also help with the visual scale of everything

Any recommendations that won't become a snack??

 

[the big kahuna]

Very nice, I love the look of the new tank!

Clown loaches are nice but if it was me, it would try to find some kind of schooling fish that is much smaller than the Jardini and the GTs.

This would be tricky as most things would become a snack but sometimes if you get something that is very fast and much smaller than the big guys they do just fine. They dont pose a threat, and in such a big open environment it becomes not worth the effort for the bigger fish.

I think a big school of a much smaller fish would add another layer or realism to the tank and also help with the visual scale of everything

Any recommendations that won't become a snack? My wife loves neon tetras but not sure if that would work even though they're fast.

 

[fishguy1978]

Beautiful. I don't understand the sterile water boxes some decide to setup. Fish need bling in their lives.

 

[Backfromthedead]

Any recommendations that won't become a snack? My wife loves neon tetras but not sure if that would work even though they're fast.

That jar is gonna be the obstacle here. You need something that will be fast and active, large enough to not look like jar's lunch, yet not grow too large so a large school doesn't challenge your bioload.

If I were you, I'd try to find some full grown or nearly full grown spanner barbs, filament barbs, or triport hatchets.

Any of the metynnis species of silver dollar could work well too, given they are of a large enough size when you buy them.

Its all gonna depend on that jar...if its a real psycho than it might be curtains for any type of smaller fish.

 

[the big kahuna]

That jar is gonna be the obstacle here. You need something that will be fast and active, large enough to not look like jar's lunch, yet not grow too large so a large school doesn't challenge your bioload.

If I were you, I'd try to find some full grown or nearly full grown spanner barbs, filament barbs, or triport hatchets.

Any of the metynnis species of silver dollar could work well too, given they are of a large enough size when you buy them.

Its all gonna depend on that jar...if its a real psycho than it might be curtains for any type of smaller fish.

I've had a few jardini over the years and this one is by far the most docile one I've ever seen.

 

[Backfromthedead]

I've had a few jardini over the years and this one is by far the most docile one I've ever seen.

Well thats promising. Just to be safe i'd still make sure whatever you put in is 5"+ and has a somewhat bulky profile.

 

[Galactik]

Any recommendations that won't become a snack? My wife loves neon tetras but not sure if that would work even though they're fast.

You can try with the neons but they are not very fast in my opinion, it think they are likely to perish.

I would probably start with a good batch of rosy reds to see how it goes. They are really cheap and will give you a baseline on how the other tank mates react.

Silver dollars would probably work but they get bigger and will decimate any plants in the tank.

Another option would be giant danios. They are very fast and active.