Re: Some fish that I like the look of, betta friendly?

by **Skunk** on Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:45 pm

Cool :D very excited, going to spend a lot of time getting this tank ready before adding any fish, want it to be near as right as possible first :D

by **kizno1** on Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:48 pm

sounds like a good plan. you might have to ask your lfs to order some of them cats in depending on what you want most of them arnt normally stocked by lfs

by **Skunk** on Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:58 pm

Yeh, luckily my local lfs is pretty good and stocks discus and half of there store is dedicated to cichlids (not that I'd have any in a community tank). So, I'm sure ordering them wouldn't be a problem. Sadly, their female bettas are quite unfortunate and 2/5 batches die within days of being at the lfs Sad

their males are fine and the guys just can't see what it could be. I think it may be something wrong with the breeder's temps?

by **kizno1** on Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:00 pm

dont have a clue scratch

i had apistogramma in with my females with no problems but i wouldnt recommend it i think i got lucky

by **Skunk** on Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:02 pm

Ooo they are very pretty cichlids, but yeh, from what I read I wouldn't want them in with my future community, maybe in there own tank if I wanted them

by **kizno1** on Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:07 pm

ive kept a few diffrent types and all have been fine in communitys. the agassizii where a little hard to find tank mates but after a few atemps ive got them some and they have calmed down alot now and now evan have pygmy corys in there tank that are about 1" and the males 3" and hasnt touched them. IMO there are the perfect community cichlids.
heres i write up i did on them if you want to look into them a little more
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by **Skunk** on Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:16 pm

Ah thanks

I must admit they are very pretty!

by **kizno1** on Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:18 pm

yh they my fav fish i love my agassizii i just wish they would breed and not eat the eggs but they should learn to care for them over time.

by **Skunk** on Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:21 pm

Hopefully

fry are adorable :D Good luck with that! Will research them and see about getting them another tank sometime in the future.

by **kizno1** on Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:47 pm

there defently worth it. they are the perfect cichlid for small tanks and are ok in community tanks