Comments on: Tropical Fish and Beyond

By: Dan B

Dan B — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:50:59 +0000

i like the idea of panda cory's
but you could get many
platties breed just as fast as guppies
also there is mollies and swordtails
all 4 are livebearers and will almost definately breed
phantom tetras are good as well
theres actually lots you could choose from it depends if you want them to be top middle or bottom feeders?
once you know that then you can choose the type of fish
although not the smallest of fish glass cats could be a great addition in a small group
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By: Claire K

Claire K — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:48:59 +0000

how about cherry barbs they are the exception to the barb rule and are fine with tetras we have about a dozen and there is such a variation of red/brown people mistake them for different breeds but they shoal together beatifully a real asset.
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By: Melza

Melza — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:46:59 +0000

Personally I would get a few Glofish.
They are breeds of zebra danios that have the jellyfish florescent gene placed into the eggs to show their beautiful colors. Check out these sites for more information:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.petfish.net/pix/glofish_010_std.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.petfish.net/kb/entry/757/&h=347&w=396&sz=26&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=YgbTMde1tIfTBM:&tbnh=109&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dglofish%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den

You can get them at local pet stores and they look pretty awesome under a blacklight, plus they are small like neon tetras. Won't grow any more than an inch at tops.
Do a little research.. I think you will like them.

The smallest fish you can purchase is an Ember tetra or fire tetra. They are tiny and if you have larger fish they will get eaten so be careful.
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Research and saw them at Petland

By: northern_monday

northern_monday — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:44:59 +0000

Ember tetras/fire tetra (Hyphessobrycon amandae) are about the smallest fish you can buy in the store. They're about 2cm 3/4 inch long, but still need lots of open swimming room. They're a shoaling fish and do best in groups of at least 6.

Watch out though, because they're small they may perfect bite sized snacks for larger fish.

http://www.thinkfish.co.uk/fish/Ember_Tetra
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By: Raden Asmara

Raden Asmara — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:42:59 +0000

There are a few you could get from your pet shop, all tetras are small be it neon tetra, or black tetra or the red tetra. Guppy is also small and could breed easily in tank, apart from those you could get the bumble bee or mosquito fish, molly, sword fish, and many others.
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By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:40:59 +0000

Panda cories don't get bigger then an inch
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By: catxcatxx

catxcatxx — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:38:59 +0000

what size tank do you have? even small fish need lots of space to swim.

small tetras include the ember tetra. there are also small rasboras and endlers livebearers.
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http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Poecilia_wingei
http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Heterandria_formosa
http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Hyphessobrycon_amandae
http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Boraras_maculatus

By: zed

zed — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:36:59 +0000

have you tried black tetras?
or plattys be carefull with guppys they could breed alot very heavy and you could end up with a tank full of them
you can always visit forums such as http://www.fishforums.net/
you will find anyything and everything on there
all the best
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By: RSOUL

RSOUL — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:34:59 +0000

Great white shark.
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By: gouross

gouross — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:32:59 +0000

guppys are a nice small tropical fish and they are pretty hardy, there are some really colourful ones out there and they don't really grow more than an inch
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