zebra

Just let me know when you are ready. A week before if possible so I can get everything ready. And if there is anything special that needs to be done or purchased.
In a month or two should be pretty warm, especially the later.
Also what name brand food you have luck with, since I had such bad luck with the others.
Also the breeding box sounds like something that is very short term just to give them a little "safe" head start.
The other thing i like, someone had mentioned getting credit from the LFS. Which I can use all the extra credit that I can get.
Thanks so much, keep in touch and let me know how things are going, Sharon
When we get close to sending date we will exchange personal info so all will go well.

atmmachine816

Well I hopefully will be getting a 1.5" bristlenose pleco from a friend in the mail and I can reuse some of the packaging matierials hopefully and maybe I don't have to use heat packs if it's warm enough i'm not sure but I have all the info I should need on sending fish just haven't read through all of it. Some lfs's will give you cash and others will give you in-store credit, most however I have found only except them as donations. The breeder boxes I have found stunts there growth and they act sooo much happier in a 10 gallon tank and even a 5 gallon would work if you wanted to breed them and all you would need is a heater and filter really and a hood would help(through my failures i'm becomeing quite an expert at breeding guppies). I use omega one and tetra for food.

Gunnie

I've never kept guppies with angels, but from what I've read, they might not be a good match for your angels. The angels might see them as a threat because of their long beautiful tails. I could be wrong. For more possibilities, check out some of the more peaceful tetras like bloodfin tetras. They will add color to your tank, and won't bother your angel(s). Also, check your area for a local fish club or aquarium society. There's nothing better than gettiing healthy and less common fish from someone who has taken good care of them, and probably won't charge you as much as a store would.

atmmachine816

Yup that's good advice. As for guppies with my angels the angels don't mind them as long as they stay away from the heater and filter tube since that's there breeding ground and they chase any fish that get's near it. Besides that the guppies do fine.

Austin

zebra

Thanks Gunnie, sorry that I wasn't able to reply earlier computer went down.
Love the guppies but don't want to see them turn into mints-meat.
I was afraid this might be the case, especially with this angel. Since he seems to have killed the first little one.
So thanks for the offer, on the guppies, I am just afraid that the angel will go after them.
I've heard they have "tail envy" maybe I will try a couple from the store to see how they do, I don't waant you to go through all of the trouble and then find out that they were dinner for the angel or that he has "tail envy" and taken a chunk of those beautiful tails.
Are you sure that he won't do that with blood fin tetras either? Because of their long fins.
Dont know that much about non aggressive and aggressve that is why I am asking so.....
What about black skirt and white skirt tetras? I have heard that tetras can be fin nippers as well
If I do go with the tetras instead of guppies, will I still be able to put in platies and swords.
And will corys do ok with the above as well (tetras, swords, platies, and angels)
Thanks so much, serenity now, insanity later

zebra

Boy did I make a mistake....
Looked up bloodfin tetra online. They are alot different than what was labled as a bloodfin tetra at chain fish store (P>S>+)
The ones that were labled at store had really beautiful long reddish fins. They were labled to be bloodfin.
But in fact it looks like they are pretty small.(from sites on line)
Are any of the long finned tetras peaceful/not fin nippers?
Could they go with an angel, because of the long fins?

atmmachine816

Yes cories will do fine but they need a group of mimum 3 perferably 5 and like sand and hate gravel and I don't think you will have room so sorry no cories.

Marc

Tetras are known to be fin nippers. If you like schooling fish that won't nip, you're going to have to look pretty hard.

Those may be a long-finned variety.

zebra

Thank you to all. You may see my other posts. Iadded platies, I believe both female ( early in the week).
And bit the bullet and am trying guppies to see how it goes. As of today (Friday) (1st day), everything is ok. No problems and everyone seems happy.
If All goes well, I may stick with a couple more guppies and platies. But only time will tell, take it slow a little each week.
I also added more plants for the guppies to hide in.
Thanks again for all of your help, Sharon