KonaBoy

Well, I have been throwing the idea around on what to stock this with. I have a quarantine tank, already have a 10 with a Betta, and was curious to what you suggest? I know I don't have many options, but I was thinking a pair Apistogramma borellii, however, I was told by some that they would do great, but then some said that a male needs more than 1 female? The other thing I'm hesitant about is I don't want a lot of fry/any at all. Any suggestions? Something different would be cool (I have been told by a few that a single GBR might work) Thanks,

Cory

Barbrella

I have a heavily planted 10 gal, set up a couple months ago for dwarf blue-eyed rainbow fish.

They are beautiful, lively, entertaining and fun! I have 7 of them, plus a 1 1/2" albino BN and this is now one of my favorite tanks.

I see you're in ON. I got my rainbows at Big Al's.

Here's two wonderful types to check out:

http://members.optusnet.com.au/chelmon/Gertrud.htm

http://members.optushome.com.au/chelmon/Furcatus.htm

kld2113

Barbrella, I have been having trouble with my 10g - overstocking it a few times and leading to fish not making it. I am curious about this dwarf blue-eyed rainbow fish. Can you give me any more information on it?

Betta_dude

Do you know the rule of thumb for stocking small fish? 1 inch of fish per g. In a 10g you should have room for at least 5.

Barbrella

Not sure what you want to know, but Pseudomugil Gertrudae need a very heavily planted tank, and VERY small food such as baby brine shrimp, daphnia, very finely crushed flakes and the smallest mini pellets. I plan to also start feeding Cyclop-eze. They should be fed about 3 - 4 times a day.

At my lfs, they are labelled "Gertrude's Blue Eyes", and there are many kinds depending on which river in Australia they come from.

They're less than one inch and you can easily keep 10 in a 10 gallon tank since their bioload is very light. They're not fussy about pH or temperature, but water must be kept very clean. You should have at least as many or more males as females.

IF you have fish-only petstore nearby, you could probably ask them to order some for you if they're not in stock.

Here is one variety of gertrudae:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/chelmon/Gertrud.htm

Lucy

Wow, those are pretty little fish. I've never seen or heard of them before.