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Post by babygeige on Feb 15, 2009 16:14:40 GMT -5
I was at the lfs today picking up some new platies (or mollies, not sure what I got, lol) and I found 2 fish that I've never seen or noticed there before.
One is the Sparkling Gourami. They were super small and cute. Online they seem to get pretty mixed reviews as to their Community tank elegibilty.
The other was a Hummingbird Tetra. There isn't a whole lot of info on these, but what I found was that they are pretty good community fish and very interesting to watch. The girl at the lfs compared it to a saltwater hawkfish in that they like to perch on things and keep an eye on everything going on.
Just curious if anyone has had any experience with either of these.
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Post by bikeguy33 on Feb 15, 2009 19:56:51 GMT -5
the hummingbird tetra is probably also known by another name since there is little info on them. tetras are normally well written about but sometimes have other common names.
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Post by babygeige on Feb 15, 2009 23:47:59 GMT -5
Apparently their latin name is Characidium fasciatum. Still can't find much about them. I guess they are pretty rare, from what I am reading. They were not very expensive at my lfs, I think $3 each...? Here is a small thread from another forum with a picture. Sort of looks like a Chinese Algae Eater. www.fishaholics.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3544 |
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Post by bikeguy33 on Feb 15, 2009 23:55:53 GMT -5
try looking under "darter tetra". quite abit more info....
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Post by kagome on Feb 16, 2009 0:31:42 GMT -5
As far as the gourami goes, that is always a touch and go kind of thing. I have had very peaceful gouramis and I have had completely homicidal ones. I had a paradise gourami in with angelfish and the paradises are supposed to be pretty aggressive but he was a total lamb and never bothered anyone, even fish much smaller than him. Then I had a pearl gourami, which are not known for over the top aggression, and at two inches he was so bent on being lord and master that he tried his best to kill everything else in the tank. I finally had to take him back, he was that mean. Gouramis tend to do better if they are the new guy rather than having new fish introduced into what they see as their territory.
What kind of fish are you thinking about mixing the gourami with?
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Post by barbara on Feb 16, 2009 1:02:03 GMT -5
Wow, I have a bunch of Pearl Gouramis, and not any show aggression. I love that tank, because it generally is the most peaceful in the house! I didn't realize there could possibly be aggression in that tank, they are so calm and slow moving in my tank.
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Post by goldenpuon on Feb 16, 2009 7:14:06 GMT -5
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Post by babygeige on Feb 16, 2009 11:44:04 GMT -5
Since the Sparkling Gouramis seem to make a weird croaking sound occasionally, I would put it in my 30 gallon. 6 Celebes Rainbows, scissortail rasbora, cherry barb, 2 platys, SAE, Flying Fox, head and tail light tetra, AND 2 female bettas. The gouramis are probably like the bettas in that it all depends on the temperament of the individual fish. I think that I will wait for a while on both of these guys. I may be doing some more juggling of stock between the 10 and the 30. I'm considering moving my white clouds from the 10 to the 30. If I do that, I shouldn't put anything else in the 30 for a while. For now, I'm just trying to do some research so I know what I'm getting into if I decide to buy them. I'll just keep poking around in the mean time! Thanks for the info everyone!  |
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Post by kagome on Feb 16, 2009 11:57:58 GMT -5
Wow, I have a bunch of Pearl Gouramis, and not any show aggression. I love that tank, because it generally is the most peaceful in the house! I didn't realize there could possibly be aggression in that tank, they are so calm and slow moving in my tank. Like I said, you can never tell with gouramis. I've had big groups of them together with no problem and then have had murderous individuals that I couldn't put together with anything else. My blue gourami I would classify as semi-aggressive. I've found that some of the dwarves are actually more aggressive than the larger varities. I had never had a problem with pearl gouramis and then I bought this one and he was just so mean and territorial that he was like a little shark. He wounded one of my blue gouramis to the point that the blue died. He also wounded one of my other pearls but luckily that one made it. After that he just had to go. I looked up the sparkling gourami and they are generally thought to be very peaceful and non-aggressive so they would probably do well in the 30g. |
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