Fish mates for Dermogenys pusilla

[member141340]

What could I keep with a wrestling halfbeak and kuhli loaches?

 

[Redshark1]

Something that is a small peaceful mid-shoal schooler? There's a choice of hundreds including Tetras and Rasboras.

 

[member141340]

Thank you for the ideal, i will check what my local fish store has! Do u also happened to know any oddball fish that goes well with them? I kind of like weird fish lol

Something that is a small peaceful mid-shoal schooler? There's a choice of hundreds including Tetras and Rasboras.

 

[GlennO]

Thank you for the ideal, i will check what my local fish store has! Do u also happened to know any oddball fish that goes well with them? I kind of like weird fish lol

Don't know your definition of oddball, but a school of blind cave tetras might be suitable. It would help if you gave your tank size and water parameters. Your halfbeaks will need floating plants to shelter in.

 

[Redshark1]

Maybe Glass Catfish?

 

[member141340]

Maybe Glass Catfish?

I will look into it thanks!

Maybe Glass Catfish?

Don't know your definition of oddball, but a school of blind cave tetras might be suitable. It would help if you gave your tank size and water parameters. Your halfbeaks will need floating plants to shelter in.

It's a 20 g with some duckweed. Would they be suitable?
Ph around 7 from what i remember but I'll test it later
I would say different body form? Like kuhli, hillstream loach, angelfish

 

[Redshark1]

If you have a group of Khuli Loaches with your Wrestling Halfbeak you may be best to stick there with a 20 gallon in my opinion.

 

[member141340]

If you have a group of Khuli Loaches with your Wrestling Halfbeak you may be best to stick there with a 20 gallon in my opinion.

Sorry I did not really understand... is 20g not 20 gallon? I won't be putting those fish they were only examples of what I consider oddball. Sorry if I make any confusions English is not my first language

 

[Redshark1]

You have a 20 gallon tank.

You are keeping a Wrestling Halfbeak.

You also have a group of Kuhli Loaches.

I think your tank is full.

I think 20 gallons is small for Kuhli Loaches.

 

[member141340]

Ahh ok! What would be a good size for 2 of them? Would be better if I moved one of them to another tank? I think i have one a bit bigger with a betta. I will measure it latter. Not sure if I can aquire a bigger one in the moment.

 

[MonsterGar]

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I would say different body form? Like kuhli, hillstream loach, angelfish

I'v kept Hujeta gars (very similar to half beaks) with hill-stream loaches and no problems. 20 gallon is too small for adult angelfish though and mixing them with halfbeaks might be problematic, so definitely no angelfish.

How many coolie loaches do you plan on having? Personally I think 20g for coolie loaches is fine as long as it isn't a 20g tall and you don't have too many of them. Also they generally don't get as long as people claim and spend much of there time hiding away once they have eaten. I think 4-5 coolie loaches is probably best for a typical 20g.

As for another tankmate option you could do the indian glass fish. Very oddball and are native to the same part of the world as both half-beaks and coolie loaches. As for most oddball fish however, it might be hard to acquire some and they are probably going to cost more than your average tetra or guppy.

 

[member141340]

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I'v kept Hujeta gars (very similar to half beaks) with hill-stream loaches and no problems. 20 gallon is too small for adult angelfish though and mixing them with halfbeaks might be problematic, so definitely no angelfish.

How many coolie loaches do you plan on having? Personally I think 20g for coolie loaches is fine as long as it isn't a 20g tall and you don't have too many of them. Also they generally don't get as long as people claim and spend much of there time hiding away once they have eaten. I think 4-5 coolie loaches is probably best for a typical 20g.

As for another tankmate option you could do the indian glass fish. Very oddball and are native to the same part of the world as both half-beaks and coolie loaches. As for most oddball fish however, it might be hard to acquire some and they are probably going to cost more than your average tetra or guppy.

I am now kind of in doubt if I should really get more tankmates but I only plan to keep 2. Angelfish were only an example. Now about hillstream loaches wouldn't the water flow be a problem? And I will definitely check out Indian glass fish in case I decide get more!
Oddball are definitely more expensive, before getting the halfbeak I saw peacock gobies and was pretty expensive.

 

[MonsterGar]

While hillstream loaches are designed to live in areas with water flow, they are fully capable of thriving without it and I have kept many of them in tanks with basically no water movement.

If you only have a bottom feeder and halfbeak then your not going to have a very active tank as both are generally shy, and an absence of midwater fish usually indicates that they are all hiding because a predator is around (In the wild). So if you want to have an active tank with happy and confident fish then you should get some sort of midwater schooling fish. Your stocking plan has plenty of room for it.

 

[member141340]

While hillstream loaches are designed to live in areas with water flow, they are fully capable of thriving without it and I have kept many of them in tanks with basically no water movement.

If you only have a bottom feeder and halfbeak then your not going to have a very active tank as both are generally shy, and an absence of midwater fish usually indicates that they are all hiding because a predator is around (In the wild). So if you want to have an active tank with happy and confident fish then you should get some sort of midwater schooling fish. Your stocking plan has plenty of room

Ahh ok! That's nice I might get some for my other tank if I manage to find them! Though,I will think I little more and get some other opinions before getting anything . But thanks you either way!