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djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	what's wrong with black phantoms? Plus festivum and gouramis are the same size. I'd rather one of each rather that a pair of just one. And just for some added info: festivum profile
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Janna Mega Fish Posts: 1386 Registered: 24-Aug-2003	6 hatchet fish 2 dwarf gourami 2 honey gouramis 2 rams 1 clown pleco 10 black phantoms With that one, you have too many surface-dwelling fish. The gouramis will surely fight for territory, and I doubt they'll appreciate the hatchets there. Black Phantoms are relatively deep-bodied, so for stocking a big school, smaller tetras or rasboras might be better. Remember, one big school will look better, and the fish will be happier, than 2 smaller ones. How about: 1 clown pleco 2 rams 15 harly rasboras 1 pearl gourami, 2 dwarf gouramis, or 2 honey gouramis They shade the glow of it with their mossy-misty costumes, They wear masks of silk, porcelain, brass, and silver, So as not to mislead with their own, ordinary faces.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
lowlight Enthusiast Posts: 166 Kudos: 94 Registered: 03-Apr-2005	I have a 50gal. tank with, 6 corys 6 kuhlis 3 otos 2 balas balas not recomended since they get to big. I am going to have to get rid of mine. Haven't decided on a schooling fish yet. Had some white clouds (13) but now there in my 20gal. I think 6 cory cats and 2-3 otos with a schooling fish of your choice would be cool, just my opinion.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	how about 6 hatchet fish 2 dwarf gourami 2 honey gouramis 2 rams 1 clown pleco 10 black phantoms I droped the bigger fish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Actually, I've had the very opposite experience in cichlids. Flaggies tend to be more interspecifically quarrelsome than festivums. True, festies attain a minute level of nippiness during their younger years, but that phase drops off very quickly. Without much company, festivums will become reclusive; as with its biotopical comrade pterophyllum scalare, they do best in large numbers with several species of fish---a 30 gallon display really isn't sufficient for these fish, as with the angels (unless you plan on breeding them).
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	[link=Profile for Laetacara curviceps]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/flagacara.xml" style="COLOR: #FFCC99[/link] Here's a pic of Laetacara dorsigera: Theresa_M attached this image: ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	How about I replace the pearl with a pari/trio of dwarves? That shoulc keep the aggression within the gouramis and not towards the other fish How about I drop a school of fish? 1 dwarf gourami 2 honey gouramis 1 angelfish 1 festivum 2 rams 1 clown pleco 8-10 black phantoms And althoughth my tank isn't exactly a tank of sharks, I don't think they are wimps either. How about I check up on the festivum and monitor their personal aggresion before I pick one for my tank. And could you post a picture/profile of that fish, Cory? I've never seen it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Festivums can also be a bit shy and like to have company of their own kind. Actually, in my experience with them at work, they are usually pretty territorial and aggressive. We have to keep them on the aggressive SA cichlid wall in the store. Not really a kind of fish I'd want to have for a peaceful 30 gallon community. Might I suggest a Curviceps instead? I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
angeleel Fish Addict Posts: 561 Kudos: 472 Votes: 61 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	How about 2 Angels 6 to 8 Corys ???? Angel Eel
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Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Festivums can also be a bit shy and like to have company of their own kind. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
gnr4ever8794 Enthusiast Posts: 253 Kudos: 222 Votes: 24 Registered: 12-Apr-2004	I think it would be better to get two of each instead of one and the other, just incase you have an aggressive gourami. I had a festivum at one time, it stayed to itself, until anything tried messing with it. My golden wonder killi got messed up severly and has scars yet, and this was about 3-4 months ago. Just a word of caution. Last edited by gnr4ever8794 at 30-Apr-2005 18:50
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	This week, I will be getting a free 30 gallon fish tank from my friend (SCORE!!!) I want to do a nice little community. I'm looking at: 1 snakeskin gourami 1 clown pleco 2 bolivian rams 2 german rams 1 angelfish 6 black phantoms 8 harlequinn rasboras 6 panda cories is this too much? or just enough?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Hoa dude_dude Mega Fish Posts: 957 Kudos: 888 Votes: 72 Registered: 28-Dec-2004	okay, 2 gourami 1 clown pleco 2 rams 6 harlequinn rasboras 6 Harold Schultz Tetras or 2 festivum 1 clown pleco 2 rams 6 harlequinn rasboras 6 Harold Schultz Tetras what about that?
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djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	I really don't want cories. I'd rather another school of tetras. What if I used my above idea, only replace moonlight with pearl?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
labrakitty Fish Addict Posts: 740 Kudos: 435 Votes: 9 Registered: 12-Nov-2004	What about: 2 dwarf or pearl gouramis (Moonlights are just too big for a 30 gallon=8" 1 clown pleco 6 harlequin rasboras or tetras 2 blue or bolivian rams 6 panda corys (Or other smallish corys) Or 1 angelfish 1 clown pleco 8 harlequin rasboras or tetras (not neons) 6 panda corys (Or other smallish corys) Or 1 festivum (spell?) 1 clown pleco 8 harlequin rasboras or tetras 6 panda corys (Or other smallish corys) Any of these ideas take you fancy?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	Ok, in using dude's idea as a base how about: 1 moonlight gourami 1 festivum 2 rams 1 clown pleco 6 harlequinn rasboras 6 black phantoms Last edited by djtj at 30-Apr-2005 18:20
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Hoa dude_dude Mega Fish Posts: 957 Kudos: 888 Votes: 72 Registered: 28-Dec-2004	2 gourami 1 clown pleco 2 bolivian rams 6 harlequinn rasboras 6 cories or 2 festivum 1 clown pleco 2 bolivian rams 6 harlequinn rasboras 6 cories -------- Do ya' think that'll work? What gourmais would be best? Dwarf Gourami? Honey Gourami? Thick Lip Gourami? Diamond gourami? Opaline Gourami? Last edited by dude_dude at 30-Apr-2005 17:47
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	how about a really nice school of: 8 Harlequin Rasboras 8 Neon Tetras 8 Medium Corries That would be a nice tank, and peaceful also...heidi michelle _____________________________________________ So it was no surprise the day she learned That her Texas man would not return "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	How about: 1 pearl gourami 1 clown pleco 2 bolivian rams 2 festivum 6 black phantoms 6 harlequinn rasboras Last edited by djtj at 30-Apr-2005 16:46
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Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	You're way over. The gourami alone grows to a good 8"; too large for a 30 gallon tank. Two pairs of microgeophageus species is just looking for trouble. Choose a species and stick with a pair. Angels are too large to keep in 30 gallons with other fish.
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