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A friend of me has a 100L tank i would like to know what kind of fish can he have with the guppys...they cant be to big..any suggestions please...

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

another friend of mine has a 160L tank..with whit gravel.
the problem is that she has a lot of brown algies on the white gravel..she has some algie eaters fish but they only clean the glass and not the gravel..what can she do? any sugesstions?

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

hi robby!
WOW thats a really broad question ur asking!

guppys are quite hardy and tolerate a wide range of water temps, pH etc. my best bet for you would be to head to your LFS and make a list of potential fish you would like to keep in the tank, come back and post it up and we'll let you know. if you want a rough idea you can look for compatible species on this website under the freshwater fish profiles

http://www.fishprofiles.com/profiles/fw/profile.asp?id=Poecilia+reticulata

on the bottom of this page is a link for finding compatible species.

just a word of warning as well, guppies breed like crazy! so if you intend to keep all the fry its probably best to understock your tank because trust me, before you know it you have PLENTY of guppys

gud luck wid your tank robby! keep us posted

hmmm i thught i wrote a friends tank..(not mine)..well thank you for your reply..i will come back with some more info

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

That's ~26g US...how many guppies are in the tank currently? Is your friend looking for bottom feeders or just compatable fish in general? A dwarf gourami or pair of cherry barbs would work, not too large and either are colorful. Maybe a school of tetras or harlequin rasboras? A lot depends on what fish are available in your area.



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hmmm maybe its best you start a new thread for the second question!

also was ur friend asking for advice on how to control the algae by assessing the water quality and and lighting of the tank? or was he/she simply asking for a recommendation on a fish to do the job?

if he/she was after help with the water and lighing etc your probably better off posting it in a more appropriate forum.

thank you all for so quick reply..
yes she would like to know what algae eaters she can have..
any recommendations?

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

she is mostly interested in pleco spieces..she has also some malavi.

Last edited by robby1619 at 28-Sep-2004 10:45

Last edited by robby1619 at 28-Sep-2004 11:25

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

The small Otocinclus or Parotocinclus species would be good.

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

She keeps guppies with Malawis? o.0