BarryToucher Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Hey guys, I've just had a mass extinction of my neon tetras in my planted tank(too much co2) I've already got a Central American cichlid display tank as well as an African cichlid display tank.. what too next? i don't want to go tetras again, i want something with personality. ph is low at 5.5-6 but hardness is still an issue as the tap water here is very hard and alkaline. was thinking dwarf cichlids, but have heard they are quite difficult to look after? was also thinking Rainbows and other natives. throw me some ideas guys, feeling a little down after my mistake, lost 60 neon tetras overnight. Nate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgw Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 What size tank bud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosquito Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 60 neons.. That would have looked sweet.. Sorry to hear about your tank disaster. So do you mean fish with personality? or a tank that's a bit different?.. I've always quite liked mountain minnows, but for something different I'd love some mosquito rasbora, or galaxy rasbora/celestial danio. As far as personality in fish it's always hard to go past cichlids though. Keyhole or kribensis perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryToucher Posted May 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 4x1.5x1.5 They were awesome, I love keyholes, I have a couple in my Central tank =] I'm still thinking about rainbows and gudgeons =] empire gudgeons are gorgeous fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPete86 Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Apistogramma, I personally love the Fire Red Agassizii (actually yellow, hint of white, purple back, orange tail, awesome lookin fish) Had to steal a couple google shots for ya as I have no pics of my old pair & their fry (lost with a smashed phone & no computer backup). Searching for pics online just made me realise the poor quality of specimens out there. I'm gonna see if I can get a few from the same place I got my first lot as my breeding male was more yellow than white, deep purple back, "so orange they're almost red" fins & a white edging to the dorsal (shone like a light). The blue markings on his face were so predominant I called him "Maori" (face tats...) & his chick "Kiwi" was a beautiful golden yellow with orange fins. The pics I'm seein online aren't too good. Damn, new breeding project, dammit more power, more water changes, need for soft water... Things we fish nuts must do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slr5000 Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 SHRIMP !!!!! lot and lots of them crs, cbs ,yellow cherrys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooder Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 In a tank that size 2 male Apistogramma trifasciata and 6 females! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryToucher Posted May 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 i really love cichlids, and thought about the apisto and dwarfs... as i said before, I've heard they are hard to look after? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Can you get the hardness down if so L Numbers display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nafe420 Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Yea keyholes, rams or kribs would go well in that size but maybe just a pair of 1 species. If you get rainbows I've found Boesmani have personalities compared to most other species, love my little neon blue dwarfs tho. You could even continue your love for tetras if you wanted. Definitely get some small plecos tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryToucher Posted May 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Well I went for a trio of cockatoo cichlids and a pair of borellii cichlids, plus a royal whiptail catfish and a panda Cory. There are two neon survivors, so might just top up my tetra a bit, I run an internal 700lph and an external cheap **** canister that's 1200lph( for cheap ****, it's be runnigdteog for 3-4 years on my oldmans tank before I got it) so can handle a bigger bioload if needed. Might just got a school of another 28-35 neons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
