What's the next fish you're getting?

[tinylostwine]

Lol just looked them up! Yep they say cardinals are yummy !

They aren't that large; but they have huge mouths. Biggest mouth i've ever seen

Anyway i moved the rest of the cardinals into another aquarium. Originally i was going to put them in an aquarium with about 40 rummynose; but now i think i should reconsider that idea. The rummy are a little larger than cardinals but these things are mega-predators.

 

[StarGirl]

They aren't that large; but they have huge mouths. Biggest mouth i've ever seen

Anyway i moved the rest of the cardinals into another aquarium. Originally i was going to put them in an aquarium with about 40 rummynose; but now i think i should reconsider that idea. The rummy are a little larger than cardinals but these things are mega-predators.

Rummies and Cardinals are actually good tank mates. You are talking tetras right? lol

 

[86 ssinit]

Yeah my rummies aren’t eating cardinals. Mouth just not big enough.

 

[TClare]

They aren't that large; but they have huge mouths. Biggest mouth i've ever seen

Anyway i moved the rest of the cardinals into another aquarium. Originally i was going to put them in an aquarium with about 40 rummynose; but now i think i should reconsider that idea. The rummy are a little larger than cardinals but these things are mega-predators.

Rummies are pretty slim too, I wouldn’t risk it!

 

[tinylostwine]

Rummies and Cardinals are actually good tank mates. You are talking tetras right? lol

Originally the krobia were going into the tank with the rummies but now i guess not. It is an 8 foot aquarium with some geo and krobia like the current et all. However even though they are relatively small fishes (3 to 5 inches); if i put them in there i won't have any rummies left after a month or so and i'll have super fat Krobia.

 

[TClare]

Originally the krobia were going into the tank with the rummies but now i guess not. It is an 8 foot aquarium with some geo and krobia like the current et all. However even though they are relatively small fishes (3 to 5 inches); if i put them in there i won't have any rummies left after a month or so and i'll have super fat Krobia.

So are you going to take the rummies out (catching them a 8ft tank would be fun), or put the Krobia somewhere else??

 

[tinylostwine]

So are you going to take the rummies out (catching them a 8ft tank would be fun), or put the Krobia somewhere else??

Put the krobia elsewhere - no way i'm catching the rummies; I'd need a very fast motor boat. I suppose if one day in the future i get tired of the rummies....

 

[Greg F]

A dozen or so dwarf neon rainbows if I can find them...

 

[Rgtx]

I just got me a kribensis and a hillstream loach. Considering a convict and possibly giant Danios next .

 

[BlackOsprey]

If I can find them, female rainbow vampire crabs. I have finally set up a nice paludarium for them after all these years, and I have only a male crab. He's survived a lot, he's good hardy stock, and he needs some girlfriends!

 

[kansas]

Gonna get an orange faced rabbit snail tomorrow for the 55.

 

[Demeter]

This may end up more as a rant. Yesterday I received 20+4 juvenile bettas from a koi HM spawn and a koi x avatar HMPK spawn plus a portion of guppy grass. Not only did I get a couple spoon heads, a few scrawny ones with bulging eyes, and a handful with tattered fins, I also noticed today that they have camallanus worms. Now considering I split the guppy grass (which also has staghorn algae on it) into 3 different tank, I have to worry about cross contamination! Luckily I have the bettas in a 10gal, unluckily I also have a few of my CTPK juveniles in there too. I never got a "shipped" notice nor a tracking number they simply arrived on my door step, I wrongly assumed I would get an email and have time to play musical tanks so the new bettas could have the 10gal to themselves.

Well, I have Expel-P on hand so I'll just treat the bettas and keep an eye on the 3 tanks that may have been exposed. I sent an email to the seller moments ago hoping for an explanation as I am not too happy with the fish I was sent.

Edit: received a reply and I'm told they were the last ones in the tank and therefore they were the worst ones because the best ones are sent first. As a breeder myself, shouldn't the worse ones be culled? No explanation on the camallanus worms, offered store credit or free fish. Frankly I do not want to buy from them again because if the betta fry have worms then what about all the other fish they offer? Haven't decided how I will reply to them yet. Might have to think on it tomorrow so I don't come across as too rude. Either way sounds like I lost out on this gamble.

 

[tinylostwine]

So i picked up 18 cardinals for my discus aquarium since the wc ones didn't ship (seller said they were in bad shape); i got some from aquahuna. This brings the total up to 35 (discus are still in qt); while i was at it i picked up 3 sparkling gourami for my 29. These were tiny - under 1/2 inch. The Laetacara Araguaiae (which are sub adult at 2 inches) immediately tried to eat them; so i had to go ahead and move them to the 180 in the bedroom - shuffle shuffle shuffle. I had always intended to put them in the bed room aquarium i just wanted to keep them in the 29 for a while - anyway gotta watch out for everyone eating everyone else.... sigh.

Anyway the 29 should be tranquile now with 4 sparkling gourami 10 ember tetra and 12 cory eques.

 

[Lucifer]

Last week I picked up a jag and an Oscar. Jag about 4 inches and the Oscar 5. They are just in a 75G quarantine tank for the minute, then they'll go into my large tank (which also has a similar sized jag and oscar). Hopefully they'll all be friends haha.

 

[kallililly1973]

Went n got 8 tiger barb and a platinum green tiger to add to our 40. So fun to watch in a nice school/shoal. The platinum is right with everyone else as I expected em to be!!

 

[A201]

I'm happy to see the new Tiger Barb additions. They will look awsome in your tank. So often TB's are passed over due to unwarranted fears of aggression.

 

[TClare]

I am thinking of getting some pygmy Corydoras for my densely planted 240l which is currently understocked and only has small fish. I haven't kept these before and think they would go well in this tank. I wanted to get the red Cenepa pencilfish from the same supplier and was about to order them but then he told me they only had males (people only want the bright males, not the dull females apparently) He said he might be able to get some females for me in a couple of weeks so I will wait and see. if not I might get "ordinary" (and much cheaper) beckford's pencilfish.

 

[Yourlocalfishkeeper]

I’m definitely getting green neon tetras. Probably also some habrosus Corydoras, and von rio tetras. Although I might do a school of 20 green neons instead of von rios.

 

[Gudgie]

I just picked up four Laetacara from my LFS. They were sold as L. curviceps, but I admittedly have no idea whether they're actually curviceps vs dorsigera. Hopefully once they color up I can ask the experts here

Pretty sure one is male based on elongated fins, not sure on the other three - maybe female, or maybe not mature enough? Hopefully I can get a pair out of them.

 

[tinylostwine]

I just picked up four Laetacara from my LFS. They were sold as L. curviceps, but I admittedly have no idea whether they're actually curviceps vs dorsigera. Hopefully once they color up I can ask the experts here

Pretty sure one is male based on elongated fins, not sure on the other three - maybe female, or maybe not mature enough? Hopefully I can get a pair out of them.

In all honesty (and this would be a problem if true since they will cross breed); I think you have both species. The dorsigera tends to have a stockier body and red outline on the rear dorsal fine; the curviceps tend to be more streamline and have a white outline on the rear dorsal. The one fish in front looks more like a curvicep and the others in the back more like dorsigera. As i noted all spieces in the laetacara genus can crossbreed producing hybrids.

 

[Gudgie]

In all honesty (and this would be a problem if true since they will cross breed); I think you have both species. The dorsigera tends to have a stockier body and red outline on the rear dorsal fine; the curviceps tend to be more streamline and have a white outline on the rear dorsal. The one fish in front looks more like a curvicep and the others in the back more like dorsigera. As i noted all spieces in the laetacara genus can crossbreed producing hybrids.

Hmm I'll definitely need to get some photos of them settled in with better color, to see if we can narrow down the species for sure. Though looking at them today, it looks like they all have an orange/red outline on the rear dorsal, so perhaps they’re all dorsigera.

 

[Lucifer]

I just added 30 Rummy Nose tetras & 4 Cory's to a 75G. The only other inhabitants are a handful of bristlenose. Its a planted tank and maybe a bit understocked but I'll leave it at that. Love the schooling behaviour of a good group of rummy nose.

 

[StarGirl]

I just added 30 Rummy Nose tetras & 4 Cory's to a 75G. The only other inhabitants are a handful of bristlenose. Its a planted tank and maybe a bit understocked but I'll leave it at that. Love the schooling behaviour of a good group of rummy nose.

I wish I could keep them alive.

 

[tinylostwine]

Added another fish on my wish list:
Anostomus ternetzi

Only picked up 10; debated on 10 or 20. They were not horribly expensive but they are at that mix size where the Festivum might eye them. The issue is of course at full size i'm not sure i want much more than 10. I chose them because they are suppose to be a bit more peaceful than some of the other species of anostomus but only time will tell

 

[TClare]

Added another fish on my wish list:
Anostomus ternetzi

Only picked up 10; debated on 10 or 20. They were not horribly expensive but they are at that mix size where the Festivum might eye them. The issue is of course at full size i'm not sure i want much more than 10. I chose them because they are suppose to be a bit more peaceful than some of the other species of anostomus but only time will tell

Lucky you, I have been looking out for these to go with my Guianacaras, but I have never seen them for sale here yet...

 

[Lucifer]

I wish I could keep them alive.

I guess i am hoping the same lol. They are all adults I picked up from a local breeder so would be nice to breed them too. But yes keeping alive is priority no. 1

 

[tinylostwine]

I wish I could keep them alive.

I keep my rummies in warm water (81-82) and fairly soft - around 120 ec (60 tds). They are mostly wc but a few are from aquahuna (farmed). At first the angels chased them around but now they've gotten too large for the angels to eat (i have around 40 in a 450 - 8ft long 4 ft wide). At night they sleep in the vals on one end with other smaller fishes and the most of the larger fishes sleep on the other end - some sort of secret pact they have. Actually it is interesting how a lot of fishes sleep - my dwarf cichild like to sleep under drift wood even the larger ones (4 1/2 inches); while during the day they compete with the festy (another aquarium). I wouldn't keep rummy with festivum they are all mouth and love to eat pretty much all day long and if they can't find someone to eat then they rip off long stalks to vals to eat.

 

[Lucifer]

I keep my rummies in warm water (81-82) and fairly soft - around 120 ec (60 tds). They are mostly wc but a few are from aquahuna (farmed). At first the angels chased them around but now they've gotten too large for the angels to eat (i have around 40 in a 450 - 8ft long 4 ft wide). At night they sleep in the vals on one end with other smaller fishes and the most of the larger fishes sleep on the other end - some sort of secret pact they have. Actually it is interesting how a lot of fishes sleep - my dwarf cichild like to sleep under drift wood even the larger ones (4 1/2 inches); while during the day they compete with the festy (another aquarium). I wouldn't keep rummy with festivum they are all mouth and love to eat pretty much all day long and if they can't find someone to eat then they rip off long stalks to vals to eat.

I've only had this lot for under a week but they seem to hover around the substrate in a big group where its heavily planted then the moment the lights go out they resume their schooling behaviour all going from one end of the tank to the other. I guess they aren't quite liking the lights yet or aren't quite used to them.

 

[mschmidt]

As soon as my spending embargo is lifted I want banjo catfish and bambo shrimp.

 

[Demeter]

Just got some fish from aquahuna, they’ve been good sellers/shippers the few times I’ve bought from them. Prices are good but sometimes quality is lacking. That’s the main downside to buying online, you can’t pick your fish so gender and physical appearance of each fish is often a toss-up.

Got 6 kuhli loaches (hoping a couple are giant kuhlis)


6 panda corries


3 panda gara, which were listed as “small” but “tiny” is more appropriate. Last time I bought them they were probably 3x this size.


And last a trio of blue rams, and this is what I meant when you can’t pick your own. The largest one looks to have a minor mouth deformity. Not a major problem but I did intend to breed them so here’s to hoping the other two are m/f. Photos shows the deformed one after he(?) colored up.


Excuse the dirty tanks, quarantine is not a display tank (yet).

 

[fishywoo]

I'm living vicariously through you all. No more fish for me. Maybe a few more MTS snails in the spring, but that's it.

Might start finally remembering these name too.

Keep them coming! Lol
=D

 

[tinylostwine]

Just got some fish from aquahuna, they’ve been good sellers/shippers the few times I’ve bought from them. Prices are good but sometimes quality is lacking. That’s the main downside to buying online, you can’t pick your fish so gender and physical appearance of each fish is often a toss-up.

Got 6 kuhli loaches (hoping a couple are giant kuhlis)
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6 panda corries
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3 panda gara, which were listed as “small” but “tiny” is more appropriate. Last time I bought them they were probably 3x this size.
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And last a trio of blue rams, and this is what I meant when you can’t pick your own. The largest one looks to have a minor mouth deformity. Not a major problem but I did intend to breed them so here’s to hoping the other two are m/f. Photos shows the deformed one after he(?) colored up.
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Excuse the dirty tanks, quarantine is not a display tank (yet).

The best place to get giant kuhli is from wetspot; they haven't had them in a couple of years but the ones i got are well giant

You can set a watch for when they come in stock but give me a chance to buy them first.

 

[DannyCa]

Either cories or loaches! Any suggestions on which?

 

[A201]

I'll take Loaches over Catfish every time.

 

[tinylostwine]

I'll take Loaches over Catfish every time.

Yea but they gotta stop holding their breath so long; or they will stay blue.

(I am curious what species they are).

Having said that I think it is a trade off they both have their place and there are a lot of species of both genus. While i did keep sterbai with clown loaches for a whlie i generally would not recommend keeping them together. If you do go for cory look for an 'out going' species like eques - after 6 years my sterbai want nothing to do with me - and i only abused them a little. My eques i have to gently move out of the way when doing water changes or whatever.

As for my next fish - getting a few more Anostomus ternetzi for the 550 and a few Nannostomus trifasciatus for the b. cupido aquarium (it is a 180 but it has 40 cory hastatus and i don't want to over populate it).

Even with a lot of cory hastatus they are still very very shy. And no i would not trade my cory hastatus for a dwarf loach.

 

[mschmidt]

maybe a springer damsel, basic clown, and/or other pest eaters for a frag tank.

 

[tinylostwine]

I have two interesting fishes set to arrive tomorrow:
wild caught blue rams
and
apistogramma lineta (2 pairs)

Both of these are warm water fishes; conversely the Krobia xinguensis i mentioned above spawned in their holding aquarium - walked in the other day noticed a colour change and started searching for spawn spot - wow right in front of me on top of the filter pre-filter. two days (or was it three) later they have a small pit they are guarding (that must have been tough digging a pit in carib's eco complete; serves them right for eating my cardinals). The 14 angels won't go near them. They are actually relatively tame towards the angels (as long as they stay away); but the large male k. xinguensis they keep beating up.

Hum. hatch or no hatch bbs; the decisions we have to make. Couldn't they have waited till next week to do the hanky panky (i was snowed in for 10 days; the advantage of living at the top of a hill).

 

[bgarthe]

I’ve been interested in getting this species of fish for years and finally am QTing a dozen Congo Tetras for my 75g tank. It currently has one of my favorites…17 Cardinal Tetras along with Peppered Cory’s, a few Cherry Barbs, five Pristela Tetras and one Gold Ram. This should be awesome as the Congos replaced a large koi angel I gave to a friend to sort of become my “centerpiece” fishes (as a group). Hopefully all will work out. The Congos are a blast to watch in the 20g QT. I have to say that this is the first time in many years of keeping fish that I don’t have a single platy or guppy. Focusing on the Tets is relatively new for me, but they sure are spectacular fish.

 

[Demeter]

I have 2 bettas in the mail, a female koi giant HMPK and a male yellow dragon. Hoping to incorporate one or both in my breeding plans.

Also thinking long and hard about risking the bad road conditions to try and get some female German rams...

 

[PseudotropheusKenobi]

Considering a trio of FW stingrays atm. I think I need to fresh up my hobby as I’ve only got the one tank/species in it. I think I’ll get them (P. Scobina).

 

[tinylostwine]

So the rams arrived; they were quite small - around an inch and are quite well behaved. I put 6 in the discus aquariums (discus are still in their qt aquarium but there are 40 cardinals and 14 glow-light tetra to keep them company); after 3 hours they were very hungry and ate a lot of bug bites - really quite adorable. The other 6 i put in the 8x4 with the geo and rummy. These i'm a litlte more concern about since the tank is so deep it is more difficult for them to determine feeding time but i put some food in the vals and saw them go after it. The geo aren't that large yet - around 3 inch so they have another 24 months to go before reaching adult size. I'm really happy with these guys - the ones in the discus tank are getting along with the a. lineta which was concern (i put one pair of a. lineta in the discus tank and one in a dedicated 20 long).

I think if i had to do this over i might even skip the discus and get 30 rams for the 180. Anyway in 6 or 8 months they should grow up and i'll see what i have - adults are like adolescent kids and some of them can be difficult to deal with. Talking about difficult the discus are a pia. If anyone but boss discus tries to eat before he is finished he gives them a good head butt; reminds me of the alpha male monkey i saw in amsterdam; he had to cherry pick all his favorites first before anyone else in the tribe could eat. I.

 

[Katie13]

I got 2 Goldfish over the weekend. My LFS got in a shipment of imported Oranda and I couldn’t pass them up. I only had a 15g cycled though as I was intending on buying smaller ones to raise up some. Now I’ve got to tear their 15g down this weekend to trade that setup for their new 55g. One of the other Oranda my LFS had has been on my mind ever sibce, so if it’s still there when I go pickup some new rock for the 55g I don’t think I’ll be able to resist.

 

[Demeter]

Went to the pet store for 3 female german rams, came home 6 fish.

I’m pretty sure the big ram is a female, the other two look to be juvies so here’s to hoping one or both are female.


A lonely skunk cory I felt sorry for, it is happily feeding with my sterbai corries. A beautiful species, I wanted them a while back but opted for pandas as they were out of stock. Kinda regretting that now.


An impulse buy of a zig zag spiny eel. Currently with some kuhli loaches till it grows out enough for the 55gal. It’s a neat fish, already ate blood worms while in the white dish.


And then the flying fox, this guy is simply pretty. In the 36gal to take the place of my Siamese algae eater who was moved to the 55gal.

 

[fishywoo]

Me at the beginning of the month:
I'm not getting any more fish or snails or shrimp!
Me before the end of the month:
I've ordered 30 snowball Neocardinas!

 

[Sewerrat]

Was passing fish store figured I could squeeze in another 5.5 for snails when I found this guy couldn't help myself it's a leopard crab.

 

[Leeman75]

Went to the pet store for 3 female german rams, came home 6 fish.

I’m pretty sure the big ram is a female, the other two look to be juvies so here’s to hoping one or both are female.

Be sure to share a picture of the Rams once they're acclimated and colored up! I love a good Ram pic!!


For me, I'm still waiting to get the last stocking my 55 gallon Tanganyikan tank. I want to get a pair or trio of Black Calvus and maybe a 6 pack of Shell Dwellers. I had someone who was going to sell me a 10 pack for only $20, but he seems to be ghosting me when I try to set up a time. Oh well, I'm sure I'll be able to get some soon!!

 

[Demeter]

Be sure to share a picture of the Rams once they're acclimated and colored up! I love a good Ram pic!!


For me, I'm still waiting to get the last stocking my 55 gallon Tanganyikan tank. I want to get a pair or trio of Black Calvus and maybe a 6 pack of Shell Dwellers. I had someone who was going to sell me a 10 pack for only $20, but he seems to be ghosting me when I try to set up a time. Oh well, I'm sure I'll be able to get some soon!!

They seem to of settled and got some color. Currently in a cycled 10gal quarantine, hence the glob of filter floss. Everyone ate today including the tiny spiny eel. Noticed that the gold ram may have a slightly crooked mouth too.

 

[KingOscar]

Was passing fish store figured I could squeeze in another 5.5 for snails when I found this guy couldn't help myself it's a leopard crab.

Cool. How big is it?

 

[Thunder_o_b]

Our puppy Sasha is 7 1/2 months old now. So I was thinking of getting a spiny dog fish to get her into the hobby..WOOF!

 

[Katie13]

I added this awesome calico Oranda to the family today!