ATKINSON

My fire eel wasnt eating food and he eventually died. I miss his personality and want another fish with alot of character, perhaps another species of eel, or what other fish do you suggest? I have a 55gal tank with 5 gouramis and 2 small bala sharks.

midnightwolf

well betas and goldfish both have a great personality and are very smart but they wouldnt be able to share a tank with the fish you have now... ill get back to you with more fish ideas

ATKINSON

Thanks will be listening in

midnightwolf

i cant seem to find any for your tank with as much personality as your eel but ill let you know if i find anything.

ATKINSON

Have you found anything?

midnightwolf

ok i was able to find that the dojo loach has a lot of personality and i have one now, hes great and eats out of my hand even though its only been a few weeks! also some more fish would be a chiclid, angelfish and some people have found the archer fish to have a great personality. hope i could help.

ATKINSON

Thanks, I was actually thinking of getting a koi angel soon but would they do well with gouramis. I have never seen dojo loaches in my LFS.

carlos413

Kuhli loaches is what your looking for.

ATKINSON

I have 4 kuhlis and they are fun but they are abit shy...

MissMTS

If you increased your number of Kuhlis they would probably become much more bold. I would get a school of at least 10 and watch them play all day I would not put a koi angel in with your gouramis. I have heard of people having major aggression problems when mixing the two.

ATKINSON

Ok thanks...Will think about the kuhlis.

Fish_wise_man

betta's might be very smart, but goldfishes only have a mere 3 second memory.

midnightwolf

well my goldfish had a good memory and always came up to greet me when i walked in the room. it was very cute, he swam up and down following my face so i would have to dissagree with you.

ABCDemily

No, no they don't.

coffeebean

of all my fish i think the one with the most personality is my paradise gourami.

ThatGuy85

He may be small for your tank, but my male platy has lots of personality!