Community tank advice.

[Director12]

Hi Guys,<
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>I hope you are all noob freindly around here. :-)<
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>I''ve just dusted off the old 4x18x18 to setup for display purposes only.  Wanted some advice on stocking it.  I dont want any fish who''s diet consists mainly of my other fish.  My plan was as follows:<
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>Bristlenose 1 m 2 f<
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>2 or 3 khuli loaches (love those guys)<
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>Dwarf gourami 2 pairs (I''ve heard that too many males and <
>I''m asking for trouble but 2 should be OK in a 4 footer?)<
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>Some schooling fish 20 or so neons.  (What other fish school together?)<
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>A black ghost knife.<
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>Maybe a betta (in a floating tank.)<
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>That''s the list for now as I''m not sure exactly how many fish I can put in there without causing to much trouble.  Does anyone know the amount if fish inches for a tank that size?<
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>Thanks heaps guys.

Director,<
>Some people will tell you to steer clear of BGK''s and neons. I would say to be careful as well but I have 2 BGK''s around the 20cm and 28cm mark in with significantly smaller fish. 1''s that would easily fit into their mouths but haven''t had a drama. I would get a small BGK and let it grow out in the tank. I''ve found that as fish grow together so does their tolerance of others. Just make sure there is plenty of hiding places for the BGK and plenty of food for it at night otherwise you could find a few less neons occasionally. Hope this helps.<
>Cheers,<
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[Davies da fishman]

for a community, any of the barbs or tetras will school, as will danios. congo tetras are espeially nice fish, with the males getting real nice fins and colour. rasboras will also spawn.<
>in a tank that size you could even have a pair of small american cichlids, such as Bolivian Butterflies, Mikrogeophagus altispinosus.<
>heres a link for them www.cichlid-forum.com/pro...php?cat=30<
>hope this helps

[here fishie fishie]

Neons will more than likely end up as a food source.  <
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>Frenchy  "A house full of people is a house full of different points of view"<
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[nemo1981]

clown loaches.<
>i love em. awesome fish for displays. Steven & Amy<
>Ipswich<
>Email: nemo19_81@hotmail.com<
>Our Photos<
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[rowley89]

Deffinatley give the clown loaches a try.

Pakistani loaches are worth a shot as well if you have the cash and the resources to get some. Try Wetpetz, I''m pretty sure they had some a while ago and I agree with Clown loaches as well. I''ll never have a display tank without a heap of them.<
>Cheers,<
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Those neons will be good Black Ghost fish food as he gets bigger<
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>Cheers Dave "I believe that sex is a beautiful thing between two people. Between five, it''s fantastic."

[Director12]

Thx all,<
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>All of the Black Ghosties i''ve seen so far are only around 8-9 cm long, no threat to my neons there. I guess I could always trade any trouble fish out if they get too big?<
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>Cheers

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>Hang around this forum long enough and we''ll eventually convert you to cichlids of some sort.  <
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>Cheers, Doug

[Director12]

Not if the little suckers eat all my lubbly plants.  ;-)

I would also put my hand up for the Clown Loaches. If you havn''t had them before just do a bit of research as they need a bit of special attention getting them established, espically in winter. Also take care where you get them from as they can be prone to haveing or getting "white spot".  Clown Loaches are also a "schooling" fish.<
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>Craig<
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[nemo1981]

yeh i just love my clown loaches.<
>i started off with 1, and it was always reallys skittish and shy.<
>then i got it 2 mates, now i have 7 in one tank.<
>3 large and 4 smaller ones.<
>best fish ever. Steven & Amy<
>Ipswich<
>Email: nemo19_81@hotmail.com<
>Our Photos<
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A mate of mine has the clown loaches
eeding down here, on their 3rd batch of eggs atm, has anyone else
ed these before?<
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>Cheers Dave "I believe that sex is a beautiful thing between two people. Between five, it''s fantastic."

thought
eedin was to hard in a tank.. o.O<
>amazin but