Fish before an Elephant

17-06-2008, 01:47 AM

I never had a pet in my life and so why not start out with a fish before I get an elephant! So my first fish are 7 very shy tetras in a 10 gal tank. I have driftwood in there and some live plants on the left side for them to hide in.
Now I want to get some more fish and I was thinking about Mickey Mouse Platies. Does anyone have or had them or any other Plates? Are they shy? Will they kill?
And also I have been thinking about getting one or 2 Upside down Catfish.
What do you guys think?

Mr.XP · 17-06-2008, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viwwo

I never had a pet in my life and so why not start out with a fish before I get an elephant! So my first fish are 7 very shy tetras in a 10 gal tank. I have driftwood in there and some live plants on the left side for them to hide in.
Now I want to get some more fish and I was thinking about Mickey Mouse Platies. Does anyone have or had them or any other Plates? Are they shy? Will they kill?
And also I have been thinking about getting one or 2 Upside down Catfish.
What do you guys think?

the upside down catfish can grow to very big size for your 10gal tank.

emazroy · 17-06-2008, 02:24 AM

Upside down catfish will probably eat all your neons when it grew abit bigger...

Perhaps you can try some headstanders...colourful guppies like those in C328(beautiful ones there!

) or mollies like those in y618...

I started on those fishes...Easy to care for.. Just some suggestions...

17-06-2008, 02:31 AM

I really want to get a bottom feeder for my tank that eats fish food as well

emazroy · 17-06-2008, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Viwwo

I really want to get a bottom feeder for my tank that eats fish food as well

Headstander is a bottom feeder...and their eating and swimming posture is very cute...looks like they're jumping on their mouth in the water..heheh!

Heres the link http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Tetras,%20Headstanders.htm
You can also try buying plecos...they're bottom feeders too..

emazroy · 17-06-2008, 02:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viwwo

Now I want to get some more fish and I was thinking about Mickey Mouse Platies. Does anyone have or had them or any other Plates? Are they shy? Will they kill?

Heres some info on Mickey mouse platies..
http://aqualandpetsplus.com/livebearer,%20moon.htm
Hope this helps...

And enjoy your hobby!

17-06-2008, 02:36 AM

ADD SALT? will that kill my other fish?

emazroy · 17-06-2008, 02:43 AM

Nope...aquarium salt is good for your fishes..they're a useful remedy for the prevention and treatment of several freshwater fish diseases. It assists in the healing of injuries, promotes formation of slime coating, improves gill function, reduces the uptake of nitrite, and is effective against some parasites...

However, some scaleless fishes are sensitive to salt....

17-06-2008, 02:49 AM

Ok.. well I don’t think it’s just everyday house salt…

or is it?

koolman · 17-06-2008, 02:57 AM

Hi

If this is your first time keeping fishes, I would suggest that you do a read up first. You need to have good filtration and check if the fishes that you intend to keep are suitable in a community. You cant mix big fishes with small fishes. It would be fun once you know where you stand.

Cheers

Koolman

17-06-2008, 01:47 AM	#1
Viwwo Guest Posts: n/a	Fish before an Elephant I never had a pet in my life and so why not start out with a fish before I get an elephant! So my first fish are 7 very shy tetras in a 10 gal tank. I have driftwood in there and some live plants on the left side for them to hide in. Now I want to get some more fish and I was thinking about Mickey Mouse Platies. Does anyone have or had them or any other Plates? Are they shy? Will they kill? And also I have been thinking about getting one or 2 Upside down Catfish. What do you guys think?

17-06-2008, 02:24 AM	#3
emazroy Dragon Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 570	Upside down catfish will probably eat all your neons when it grew abit bigger... Perhaps you can try some headstanders...colourful guppies like those in C328(beautiful ones there! ) or mollies like those in y618... I started on those fishes...Easy to care for.. Just some suggestions...

17-06-2008, 02:31 AM	#4
Viwwo Guest Posts: n/a	I really want to get a bottom feeder for my tank that eats fish food as well

17-06-2008, 02:36 AM	#7
Viwwo Guest Posts: n/a	ADD SALT? will that kill my other fish?

17-06-2008, 02:43 AM	#8
emazroy Dragon Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 570	Nope...aquarium salt is good for your fishes..they're a useful remedy for the prevention and treatment of several freshwater fish diseases. It assists in the healing of injuries, promotes formation of slime coating, improves gill function, reduces the uptake of nitrite, and is effective against some parasites... However, some scaleless fishes are sensitive to salt....

17-06-2008, 02:49 AM	#9
Viwwo Guest Posts: n/a	Ok.. well I don’t think it’s just everyday house salt… or is it?

17-06-2008, 02:57 AM	#10
koolman Dragon Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 942	Hi If this is your first time keeping fishes, I would suggest that you do a read up first. You need to have good filtration and check if the fishes that you intend to keep are suitable in a community. You cant mix big fishes with small fishes. It would be fun once you know where you stand. Cheers Koolman

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