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	Stocking Ideas?
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Oooh, malawis and ABFs are a BAD match, usually resulting in a dead ABF. The only Africans I'd put ABFs with would be pelvas or lionhead/blockhead cichlids.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	you'd be surprised how active 8 barbs can be. You really want to cover all the levels of your tank, you have the ABF for the top, adn the brbs for the middle, I thought a bottomfeeder would look nice. Plus cories can be mildly active. I know how you feel. Fish tanks are like art work, you want to impresss your guests with active happy fish. If your very worried, they get more barbs. - Dj :88)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Yes but the tank will look bare, I plan to get 4-6 cories for the tank, but its upstairs in my house so it has to look good. So I would like some active mid water schooling fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	If you want a schooling fish that an ABF won't eat get cories. You could probably fit a school of some species of cory in there. Although small, cories live on the bottom of the tank and won't interact much with the ABF at all. - DJ :88)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Ok thats right lol. So just 8 barbs and the ABF?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	I would leave it at that. Pencils are too costly a fish to simply leave for the ABF to eat (which the will--pencils are mid to top dwelling fish).
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Ok so what will be the final stocking for the 20? What about 1 ABF, 6-8 tiger barbs, and maybe a small schooling fish like what? Danios maybe? Or pencil fish?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Possibly. I'd watch the cherries, though.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Well how about for the time being the ABF in the 20 with a school of tiger barbs and maybe a small school of cherries?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	I have a couple tanks that I would like help with stocking, they are: 20 gallon- display in my hall so I need bright fish that can not be eaten by a African Butterfly fish. I was thinking maybe 5 male guppies and 5 female guppies? 30 gallon- was hoping to breed some type of cichlid in there but not sure what kind? ANY IDEAS?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	My ABF is about 3" now would it be alright with the Auratus?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Why not, labra? Having kept the species for several years, a trio of congo tetras, IMO, would be perfectly at home in a 20 long, or even a 20 tall. I, however, would NOT keep an ABF in a 20 (though Fih Guy's 30 will be fine), as they grow to at least 4" and need quite a bit of depth and surface area. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 02-Apr-2005 11:25
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Ok how about this then? I was planning and breeding tiger barbs in my ten gallon, so what if for the 30 i have the ABF, 6-8 cories, BN, and a school of tiger barbs but how many, and if so could i fit in any other fish? And for the 20? Or could a school of tigers go in the 20 because i really want to breed Auratus in the 30. Thanks for all of the ideas, keep them coming.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
gartenzwerfe Big Fish Mrs. Racso To Be Posts: 375 Kudos: 628 Votes: 199 Registered: 20-Mar-2004	If anything, I'd switch the tanks. Make the 20g a breeding tank for kribs (really easy) or rams (not as easy). Then put the ABF in the 30g with bottom feeders like a BN pleco or 6-8 corys, and some larger mid-dwelling fish like a school of tiger barbs (the bigger you can buy them, the better. Just some ideas. HTH ><>Dani<><
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
labrakitty Fish Addict Posts: 740 Kudos: 435 Votes: 9 Registered: 12-Nov-2004	I would definitely not put congo tetras in a 20 gallon. You could maybe try a school of some larger barbs like gold or rosy. Soz, I don't really know about ABF, I was just trying to help with stocking levels and ideas. Last edited by labrakitty at 02-Apr-2005 02:21 Last edited by labrakitty at 02-Apr-2005 02:21
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Guppies will be eaten with a vengeance. I have also seen a 2" scissortail rasby swallowed by an ABF, so small, thin fish such as harlies and other smaller rasbies are out of the question. I suggest pevlachromis sp., and perhaps congo tetras, as they are of similar origin, and should coexist quite peacefully. Otherwise, and I like this option better, erect a preadator tank with South American leaf fish and dwarf pike cichlids. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 02-Apr-2005 02:05
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Well I like all of those but I guess I have narrowed it down to two. I would like to have all males but I would also like some free good food for my ABF aswell. So maybe 8 males and 4 females? Also I like the idea of the rasboras, maybe 8 rasboras and 5 male guppies?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
labrakitty Fish Addict Posts: 740 Kudos: 435 Votes: 9 Registered: 12-Nov-2004	I would not get 5 male guppies and 5 female as you will get an exploision on fry, if the butterfly is big enought to eat up all the fry then it could be ok. Or you could get all male or all female. You could also try: 1 butterfly fish 5 tetras 5 tetras 5 tetras Or 1 butterfly fish 15 tetras or harlequin rasboras Or 1 butterfly fish 8 tetras 8 tetras or harlequin rasboras Like any of these? As for the cichlid, i would breed rams! Or any other dwarf cichlid! Last edited by labrakitty at 02-Apr-2005 01:17
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53


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