Freshwater peeps help please!!

Discussion in 'General Freshwater Information' started by cosmo, Mar 11, 2012.

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  1. tom.n.day

    tom.n.day Eyelash Blennie

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    The ladies think guys with 10g FW tanks are "it"
     
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  2. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    Well.....i can't disagree with 2in10 ;D
     
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  3. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    I do love me some neon tetras, so does the boy.

    So a few ghost shrimp, a few mystery snails, 6 neon tetras, a sailfin molly, a betta, a ton of plants and a 10g?lol, damn it.
     
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  4. SwimsWithFish

    SwimsWithFish Giant Squid

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    Damnit! Now i want another freshwater! Ugh. Money.:p
     
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  5. NanaReefer

    NanaReefer Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    No on the Barbs. Semi aggressive and will nip at the Betas fins. Personally I'd go with a 10g. But if your set on a 5g I'd stay away from Danios period. They are a schooling fish that swim a lot. Here are my suggestions.
    Black skirt tetra
    Rummy Nose tetra
    Hatchets
    Dwarf groumi
    Cory cats
    Male Beta species only
    Molly's
    Swordtails
    Just to name a few :)
     
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  6. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    :lol: $$$$
     
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  7. BigJim

    BigJim Spaghetti Worm

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    +1 on the barbs being fin nippers. You may want to consider cardinal tetras instead of neon tetras. They look similar and don't get neon tetra disease.

    I gave my danios to my sister because she loved them and I hated them. They are nuts and eat all the food before the other fish get a chance.
     
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  8. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Betta are slow fish and will not do well with fast fish as they will most likely not get enough food.
     
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  9. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    ok lets keep this under $100, as that's the cost of the next DD wrasse i'm gonna buy and can't spend more for this than that. And i have most the equipment for a up to 10g. I can prob get a 10g in under that. So we have
    the sail fin
    betta
    a school of cardinal tetras
    a molly
    some ghost shrimp
    some mystery snails

    ?????
     
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  10. SwimsWithFish

    SwimsWithFish Giant Squid

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    Id just get a 10g starter kit from petsmart. Its around 50$.
     
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