What to Choose???

[CooyaFNQ]

I have a 6ft tank approx 320Litres.

Our local council has just started treating our town water. (Membrane & Ultra violet- no chemicals thank goodness) so the water is totally soft. Zero-10 PH 7. I've been keeping African Cichlids but the amount of salts I have to add with water changes to keep up the hardness & PH is time consuming.

I'd like to turn it over to something else. I alreadyhave two tiger Oscars, so am wondering what fish to put in it.

I'd like two, fairly colourful fish that would eventually get a bit of size to them. I like to get fish small and watch them grow. I live in Northern Tropical Australia so true coldwater fish wouldn't like it. minimum water temp in winter is 23 degrees Celsius. I have heaters for tropical fish to keep it up those few degrees if need be.

What should I look for???

 

[downset21]

Perhaps a flowerhorn. But the oscars would get beat up. From what I've read, meaning that I have no experience with these fish whatsoever, they are very hardy. I could be dead wrong about this though.

 

[rallysman]

You may get lucky and get a nice FH like mine...he is pretty docile...most are freakin evil though

 

[ChickenTeeth]

I'd kill for soft water...Discus are nice

 

[NoRtHbAyKeEpEr]

Flowerhorns wouldn't be a bad chose, but the chances of getting two to live together peacefully (even if a pair) is kind of slim. But one lone male flowerhorn nicely coloured would be all you'd need.

 

[downset21]

an amazon tank would be wicked pissa, discus, angels, (altums if you can get them) and schools of tetra in a heavily planted tank... those little rams too. no monsters, but a nice little chunk of nature right in your home.

 

[TheUnhappiest]

an amazon tank would be wicked pissa, discus, angels, (altums if you can get them) and schools of tetra in a heavily planted tank... those little rams too. no monsters, but a nice little chunk of nature right in your home.

 

[twk1]

How big is your tank? If you have a very large tank then you might be able to put a pair of nice Flowerhorns together, but when comes breeding time.. you better seperate them fast, before no more nice flowerhorn! So i really don't recommend 2 Flowerhorn together. I would suggest just one really nice colorful Flowerhorn with nice markings and Jack Dempsey or a Wide barred dat!

 

[Caveman]

Not sure what kind of catfish are avaliable to you in Australia but a nice catfish like Pimelodus ornatus or possibly some Bichirs would fit in rather nice with some Oscars. Another fish to look at is the Siamese Tigerfish.

 

[CooyaFNQ]

The Oscars are in their own 300 litre tank. The 6ft would be a whole new setup if I change it from the Africans, just for the new fish. Sorry i didn't make myself clear, but I'll look up the Flowerhorns. I think I seen one in a local shop a few months back. $45 for a fish about 4-5 cm in length. Thanks