Advice on setting up a new community tank

Ok so some of you guys know that i might be getting a new tank soon & it comes complete with some swordtails. The plan was to give them all away & setup the tank for my Malawis but after some research & consideration i dont think it would be a good idea as the Malawis would grow quiet a large size & im not going to be in a position financially to buy a bigger tank again. So i will be trading my Malawis & after some thought most of my swordtails with Slayer & he is willing to find me some other tropical fish. Now i have fallen in love with extremely deep red of the swordtails i've seen so im going to keep a few but i really want some other fish too.

So the million dollar question is: What other small breed tropical fish can i keep with the swordtails that are very colourful?

 

From what I know, sword tails are quite peaceful. They are only aggressive with other male sword tails. You can add other live bearing community fish like guppies, platys, mollies, danios....

 

Not just live bearers. Danios are egg scatterers. Tetras! There are lots and lots you can choose from.

 

Ag sorry. I forgot danios are egg scatters. Ya there are lots you can choose from. I dont think you need to worry too much

 

ok thanx for the heads up guys.....any suggestions on which tetras?? i want very colourful & small fish

 

Red Phantom, Black Phantom and there is others also in the tetra family. Problem is that the red and think Blue Phantoms DO NOT like a planted tank, more a minimalistic tank with a few leaves and roots, and black water (water that looks like tea). Black Phantoms like a planted tank. I wanted to keep them all but after reading up on them I decided against it, as I want to have a planted tank. I'm going with Black Phantoms, Diamonds Tetras and then guppies. Dont think there is more colourfull than that LOL

 

LOL thanx for the reply spawn....ive done some research & i've put together a list of fish that can be put in a community tank together based on their preferred water temp, ph levels & whether they prefer plannted tanks or not....alotta work but in the end i think its gonna all pay off when my tank is done.

 

It is awesome I agree. I had the misfortune to loose 11 fish in two days due to Columnaris. It's something I must have picked up from the LPS. But it's being treated now and lets hope these loses are few and far between. Because of them being new fish and also the first fish in the tank I didn't Quaranteen them. Well now I'm on the lookout for another tank. MTS is kicking in!!!!

 

i think the best part about being an aquarist is doing all the research & finally setting up ones masterpiece.....flip i cant wait to get started on mine!!!

 

So, what's on your list, masala-fish?

 

lol tracy, i was hoping someone asked me that well this is what i have so far:

Pristella Tetra
Corydoras Catfish
Croaking Gourami
Cherry Barb
Bleeding Heart Tetra
Emperor Tetra
Head & tail light Tetra
Kribensis Dwarf Cichlid
Silver Tip Tetra
Dwarf Gourami
Gardneri Killifish

Im open to any suggestions. im not going to get every fish but ill be making a selection from these.