![]() ![]() All of these small fish are fast, school well for a pretty effect, have nice colors and are tame enough not to bother your fantails too much. If you are looking for a few more fast, flashy fish, I recommend neon tetras, platys, guppies or mollies. The larger the tank the more bottom feeders and algae eaters you will need. You will definitely want some clean-up fish such as corydoras cat fish and a plecostomas or apple snail. However, this limits you in what can get along with your tank community. You may get away with the fantail goldfish because the angels are the slowest of the cichlid family. Octaviaslady (author) from South Carolina on November 27, 2011:Īs they get larger, the angel fish will most likely become aggressive. 2 shubunkins, 2 Glofish, and one tetra.should I get another few tetras, Glofish, or leave them as they are? I feel bad for the lone tetra but am worried that if I get more tetras the current one will die and that the two or three new ones will start to feel stressed all over again. ![]() One tetra that's already stressed probably doesn't stand much of a chance now though, right? I know that when the shubunkins get a little bigger they'll need a bigger tank, but for now they, and the Glofish, seem fine. I realize now that they would do much better in groups of five or more but don't want to overcrowd the small tank. I'm assuming that the tetra is stressed out, but I'm not sure what out could be from. The other tetra came out during the commotion of me removing his departed buddy, but quickly went back into hiding. I freed him several times buy knew he probably wouldn't make it much longer, and I was right, I just found him belly up. ![]() The other tetra had been lazily drifting and kept getting caught against the back of the filter and the tank wall. So, here we are about a week in after getting the tetra's and I've noticed that one is constantly hiding, I've had to move the coral/cave/plant decoration that was in there to see if he was possibly dead, but he wasn't, he was just hiding. Again, I asked about compatibility with the other fish currently in the tank she was assured that they would all peacefully coexist. We went back to replace it but my sin decided he liked the neon tetra's. I figured the fish didn't acclimate as well as the others. I asked the attendant if the shubunkins were compatible with the Glofish asks she said yes. A month later, er went back and purchased three Glofish. So, he picked out two beautiful Shubunkins that are doing great. I asked what I could take home that day to give my son some immediate gratification and she suggested goldfish. For Christmas I got my son a small 5 gal tank for the Glofish he wanted, but, the attendant at petco told me my tank had to cycle for a month before I could put the Glofish in. Great site, thank you for all the great info. I've seen a friend's tank decimated by an aggressive knife fish. A few can be passive but most are extremely aggressive and will pretty much eat anything smaller than it in the tank. Knife Fish, by contrast, vary widely in their temperament. They are generally passive, quiet fish that do well in a community tank. Some are worm-like while others can resemble freshwater clownfish. Loaches can come in a variety of shapes and sizes. These fish are very dissimilar though their appearance is somewhat close. A few barbs can be mildly aggressive so try to keep them with fish of the same or larger size. At the very least groups of three are acceptable but their remarkable schooling behaviors are best observed when in larger groups. These fish are very good to keep in a community tank and some can do okay with normal goldfish, though I don't recommend that they be kept with fancy goldfish since the fancies often have sight issues and long fins that can get torn up by fast little fish who can see better and swim faster.Īlso, these fish do the best when kept in groups of five. ![]() There are plenty of other Tetras and Barbs that fit here as well. ![]()
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