5ft Community Tank mates

Hi all

I currently have 1Parrot and 3 Silverdollars, So I decided I want a big community tank I was thinking of the following:

Congo/Cardinal Tetra's
Two dif types of Corydorra's
Harlequins
Neons
Clown Loaches
Lemon Tetra's
Glowlights
Rummy Noses
Black Neons
Zebra Danios
and a Red Tailed Blk Shark

Please comment on the above...Need advise on this??

 

http://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/showthread.php?6588-Community-fish

Hi Hein.

Check out my tankmates. Very similar to what you want, might help.

 

Watch out for that red tail shark mine was quite agro

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thanks @Go-Big, did you have any probs with your red tail shark??

 

Mine still very small but i anticipate problems in the future.

 

I am looking for a shark but one that won't be problematic later on.

 

Well this is the sharks out there. Google them and read more. Some might be on the BL, i didn't check.

Red tail black shark
Rainbow shark
Pink Rainbow shark
Sailfin shark
Chinese banded hi fin shark
Bala shark
White tip shark cat
Pangasium catfish
partoon catfish

 

thanks Go-Big very helpful indeed lol no work being done here today lol.... google here i come.

 

I think I will just go with the BALA SHARKS maybe two..

 

@Go-Big

I have a pair of convicts in my tank, do you think they will be a problem?? Maybe anyone else has some advise for me??

 

I understand they like to school.

 

The thing is they get so big, thats why I only wanna get like two.

 

Most of those sharks get too big or too aggresive. Hein, i cant help you with those Convict question. never had them so the info i can give would not be personal experience.

 

hi dude, sounds like a nice setup, however, silver dollars are true schooling fish and you will need at least 5 of them, i would recommend 7, if you have the space.

you will find that your clown loaches (i hope you have more than 3) should school with them to some extent.

bala sharks, 2 will not be enough, these are shoaling fish (they forage on their own but school together when they feel nervous or scared) however, if you have a school of silver dollars or tinfoil barbs, they will feel more relaxed and at ease.

always aim for 5 or more bala sharks.

read my thread on bala sharks here: http://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/showthread.php?4022-My-bala-shark-tips

rainbow sharks/red tail sharks/flying foxes, these are fish that are termed semi aggressive, but i would say this is a VERY aggressive and territorial fish and should only be kept with suitable tank mates. i would say with tiger barbs or neons, white cloud mountain minnows also would work, i would advise against keeping tiger barbs with neons and white clouds. you end up with dead neons/clouds.

rainbow sharks tend to ignore neons and white clouds but you get that cool schooling effect on the neons cause they are cautious around the rainbow shark


a) never keep a rainbow shark with a bala shark.

b) never keep a red tail black shark with a bala shark.

c) never keep a red tail black shark with a rainbow shark.

any of these combinations will cause havoc in a tank

 

Hi Okay so now I have decided to go with 5 tinfoils and 5 dollars, the parrot, the plec and that's it...

I wanted to plant but I don't think the plants will last long with the above mentioned

 

once you've seen the above guys streaming across your tank... you will never look back

 

okay so I would like to show you this tank... Took the pics with my BB so please note I will have a asian blur lol....



The one filter, must admit cleans a tank up nicely....



The other filter on the other side.....

 

i like it!

tinfoils and silver dollars might prefer finer substrate like pool filter sand tho..

 

I want to get that black volcanic substrate but this costed me a small fortune so it will all come in good time..Still a work in progress

 

and some of the little guys I got with the tank.....