Cichlids and other Tropical Fish

[Brian S]

Live plants look real good in a tank but I never had much luck keeping them alive.

 

[Deliverme314]

God I am such a nerd. My first pet love is aquatic plants in a fish tank... if any of you are looking to start a planted tank I can give you some real good tips.

But the best place in the world to get info is http://aquabotanicwetthumb.infopop.cc/eve/ubb.x

Great forum with tons of info for you to go lurk about in.

But like i said if you want some tips on how to make a succesful planted tank. Im your man!

 

[WhyTeDraGon]

ive never had much luck keeping ANY plant alive, lol

 

[Socrates]

Few fish i have and which i hope to die soon (very soon)...
... or then some day when im pissed enough i just kill them.

PLEASE say that you were just kidding?

You've got some gorgeous fish there, Freddie (incl. your Rummy-Nose Tetras, Krib, various catfish, etc.)

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Wendy
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[Schlyne]

Freddy, if you want to get rid of them that badly, have you considered seeing if you can sell them to a pet shop? I don't know if you'll get any takers, but it might be worth a try.

Clownfish are one of the good starter fish to do for a saltwater setup, but a saltwater setup is quite a step from freshwater.

 

[dtknow]

Who here recognizes this fish? Sorry bad photo...colors are pretty washed out.

 

[spyder]

identify this fish!!!!!!!!!

it is a killifish, but its been so long since ive had any that i dont remember the scientific name, but if you look it up on the net you should find info!!!! :8o later spider!!!!!!

 

[moricollins]

definately a killie, very gorgeous, i'm jealous of that fish... i better not tell "Killer" my Golden wonder killie that there's another killifish who's prettier than he.

Mori

 

[Freddie]

Who here recognizes this fish? Sorry bad photo...colors are pretty washed out.

Some kind of killi, propably Aphyosemion sp. (something, there's over 60 sp. in genus Aphyosemion)

 

[dtknow]

You guys got pretty close! Freddie is the closest if you ignore what the splitters have been doing lately. The fish is a young Fundulopanchax sjoestedti(AKA the blue gularis). He's a good driver(stud...hehe) but seems to be firing only blank shots at this age. I used to have a pair of golden wonders...they were a lot of fun...esp. when I fed them things like fiery skipper butterflies which they would jump and smash as they buzzed against the lid. If you want to go up on level into killie keeping I would reccomend checking out Fp. gardneri, Fp. striatum, and several others.

Have yours bred yet? I found that golden wonders made nice fish to trade in for store credit...esp. if you get a large female. They produce eggs like machinery when fed right.

Btw Freddie it should be a cinch to get rid of many of those fish...esp. the Banjo catfish. Can't tell what the one in the fourth pic is. Bristlenose plecs are also easy to get rid of as many people want a small, hardworking pleco for planted tanks.

 

[Freddie]

Btw Freddie it should be a cinch to get rid of many of those fish...esp. the Banjo catfish. Can't tell what the one in the fourth pic is. Bristlenose plecs are also easy to get rid of as many people want a small, hardworking pleco for planted tanks.

It's Pangus kuhlii spp. in the fourth pic. Weird color but it is that. I've two of those.
I know that i would be easy the get rid of those. I just dont like it anymore cos i've got all friends fish who have gotten rid of their aquriums. And the Banjo catfish is the only one which id want to keep. Maybe i some day try to find someone who could take some of those.

 

[moricollins]

my female Golden wonder got killed by the male, he just kept harrassing her, and something happened to her gills (i never did quite figure out what).

 

[Deliverme314]

I would say Aphyosemion gardneri

 

[dtknow]

my female Golden wonder got killed by the male, he just kept harrassing her, and something happened to her gills (i never did quite figure out what).

If you ever try again I would try to get a large female and if your male is particularly nasty seperate...fatten female, and put together for breeding. When I kept lineatus my male was quite gentle and the worst thing he did was block her escape with a display.

 

[snakey_dave]

As those of you who know me will have heard, I recently had a fire at my house so my digi camera is toast, but I'll post pics as soon as I get round to buying a new one.
I currently keep a shoal of 8 Pygocentrus nattereri, 2 Potomotrygon leopoldi, 3 Potomotrygon motoro (Colombian), 1 Osteoglossum bicirrohsum, 1 Hemibagrus wyckii, and 1 Scleropages formosus (red and gold cross back).
I work here...

http://www.wharfaquatics.co.uk/

p.s. Our "reptile section" stock list is horribly outdated!!! It has expanded massively! No one has got round to updating yet though. sorry.

Dave

 

[Daywalker]

in reply to dtknow

is the killi a ;
blue gularis
Aphyosemion sjoestedti

 

[Freddie]

PLEASE say that you were just kidding?

You've got some gorgeous fish there, Freddie (incl. your Rummy-Nose Tetras, Krib, various catfish, etc.)

I still have them

 

[demolitionlover]

Ok yeah I have a tiny fresh water tank... my blue ram and a red eye tetra. I love them so much <3<3