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1MileCrash
07-21-2007, 10:48 PM
i ordered fish online and of a group of 6 rummynose tetra's i came out with only one that lived. he had no coloration and didn't want to move out of a toy that he was holed up in. i kinda figured he was gonna die.

so last nite i went to petco and picked up 8 neon tetra's. the one fish i hate most. i personally don't care for them

anyway.

i get them in and they hang out in one area.

this afternoon i checked on them when i got up and the 8 neons have decided to start moving around the tank and playing which is great. what's even better though is that the single rummynose is schooling with them, playing, and has gotten a ton of color. his red nose/head is pronounced as is his silver/black tail.

based on that i think that i'm going to look for some more rummynose tetra's to put in there with him so that he can have his own friends that look like himself.
RobbieG
07-22-2007, 01:09 AM
That should look pretty good. Are there any other fish in your tank yet?
1MileCrash
07-22-2007, 12:18 PM
not yet no.

every time i make a plan it changes.

i know i'm going to get more rummynose but then i'm not sure what after that.

i would like to get a school of tiger barbs but i may find myself running out of room before that happens so i may have to try to find something else.

with the neons and the lobster being blue and the neons and the rummynose having red on them i'd like to find something that's yellow or orange...maybe even green. but there aren't a lot of fish that i like. i really don't like guppies, mollies, platies...all the typical fish.

i dunno...rummynoses first for a 2nd school sometime next week and then we'll go from there i guess.
RobbieG
07-22-2007, 01:39 PM
You could get some sunset or honey gouramis - they look pretty nice
gm72
07-22-2007, 04:55 PM
Okay, I just have to ask. If you absolutely hate neon tetras why did you get them?

I agree that you should get some more rummynose. They are schooling fish.

I don't remember what tank size this is, but barbs need at least a 20 gallon, preferably more.
1MileCrash
07-22-2007, 10:44 PM
Okay, I just have to ask. If you absolutely hate neon tetras why did you get them?

I agree that you should get some more rummynose. They are schooling fish.

I don't remember what tank size this is, but barbs need at least a 20 gallon, preferably more.

honestly i don't know why i got them. i think i got them just to have something colorful and playful in the tank. either way...

it's a 55 gallon tank and i figure with 8 neons and 6 rummynose that they should take up somewhere around 14 gallons of the tank...the lobster should bring the total up to around 20 gallons so in reality i do suppose that i have the room for 5 tiger barbs taking up at full grown somewhere near 15 gallons taking my total to 35 gallons.

the sunset gourami's look similar to the yellow/blue rainbows that i was trying to put in the tank. they arrived to my door dead so that's why they aren't in there. but i must say that LiveAquarium.com did do well to refund me my money on the dead fish with just a phone call to an 800 number. props to them for good customer service.
Wallyfish
07-23-2007, 09:26 AM
Good luck with the blue crayfish. I read that they are not so good with fish.
1MileCrash
07-23-2007, 12:05 PM
Good luck with the blue crayfish. I read that they are not so good with fish.

everything is going well so far. a few of the fish have bumped into him and startled him but he hasn't gone after any of the fish so far. my thinking is that if i feed him often enough, i'm thinking 3 pellets twice a day, that he shouldn't get hungry enough to go after the fish.
salman
07-23-2007, 12:37 PM
90% of websites that sell fish have a 100% guarantee that the with will get to you alive. Call them and ask for a refund.
gm72
07-23-2007, 03:34 PM
Mile said: "but i must say that LiveAquarium.com did do well to refund me my money on the dead fish with just a phone call to an 800 number. props to them for good customer service."
Scalare
07-23-2007, 08:15 PM
Isn't it that the rummynose (very funny name;)) (Hemigrammus rhodostomus) was hiding beause he was alone? You see that most of the time by fishes who swim in a school (in nature).

And, isn't it that a blue crayfish only eat fishes wich are weak, ill or death?

(sorry again for my English)
zackish
07-25-2007, 02:50 AM
honestly i don't know why i got them. i think i got them just to have something colorful and playful in the tank. either way...

it's a 55 gallon tank and i figure with 8 neons and 6 rummynose that they should take up somewhere around 14 gallons of the tank...the lobster should bring the total up to around 20 gallons so in reality i do suppose that i have the room for 5 tiger barbs taking up at full grown somewhere near 15 gallons taking my total to 35 gallons.

the sunset gourami's look similar to the yellow/blue rainbows that i was trying to put in the tank. they arrived to my door dead so that's why they aren't in there. but i must say that LiveAquarium.com did do well to refund me my money on the dead fish with just a phone call to an 800 number. props to them for good customer service.

Try to stay away from that gallon/inch general fish rule.
And barbs are a little more aggressive fish but in a tank so big you might not have as many problems.

Also, a good thing to know is your fishes color has to do with its health. Really bright and vibrant= really healthy.

And like GM said, don't just force yourself to get certain fish because they are all you can get. It is worth waiting and being personally satisfied with your tank.
1MileCrash
07-25-2007, 04:13 AM
Isn't it that the rummynose (very funny name;)) (Hemigrammus rhodostomus) was hiding beause he was alone? You see that most of the time by fishes who swim in a school (in nature).

And, isn't it that a blue crayfish only eat fishes wich are weak, ill or death?

(sorry again for my English)

yeah i'm assuming that he was hiding because he was alone in the tank. not sure about the weak/ill fish. i think they will eat whatever they can catch if they are hungry.

just out of curiosity...why is the gallon per fish rule not a good one to go by?
RobbieG
07-25-2007, 10:54 AM
Some fish are an inch long by an inch tall by an inch wide some are and inch lonch X 1/4 X 1/8 the first is going to produce more waste

Some fish (like goldies) are dirtier than others

Some fish like tiger barbs / bala sharks are very active and need more space because of that
Scalare
07-25-2007, 04:02 PM
A rule which we use: A fish must can swim 6 to 8 times his own (adult!) length. That is not then with litres/gallons but with the dimension of the tank.

Witch goldfish you can buy a stronger pump instead of a larger tank?
gm72
07-25-2007, 09:54 PM
Larger filter AND larger tank is really necessary for the goldfish. You need the water volume and the filtration as most goldfish can grow quite large.
1MileCrash
07-25-2007, 11:06 PM
let me clarify...i was groggy when i wrote the last one.

i'm not doin a "1 gallon per fish" thing. i gravitate more towards "1 inch per gallon." larger fish obviously need more room and since i'm working with smaller fish this time, instead of my bala shark and tinfoil barb like last time, i haven't been AS worried about room.
gm72
07-26-2007, 12:39 AM
For clean, smaller fish, the 1 inch formula is at least grossly accurate, but ONLY to a very small list of fish.
1MileCrash
07-26-2007, 08:57 PM
i happened to go by a LFS today the next town over and they had rummynose tetras in stock so having been about a week and my ammonia levels in check i picked up 5. they are smaller than the one in the tank already but it's okay because after only 15 minutes free swimming they had their color returning after transporting and were schooling nicely together.