Selecting Community Tank Fishes, For Dummies
by Grant Gussie
originally published The Calquarian, Volume 40, Number 6
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Bettas in the Community Tank
There are few fish more beautiful and graceful than Betta splendens, commonly known as the Siamese Fighting Fish.
Inviting Disaster Into Your Community Tank
by Ruby Bayan
Here's a candid question from my friend Bob: "I just got a 20-gallon tank and was thinking about putting in about a dozen Neon Tetras, six to eight Mollies, ...
Community tank.
An aquarium is a collection of elements - fish, plants, soil, rocks, water - which are compatible with each other.
Community Tank - An aquarium which is populated with fish of several different species, all of which are compatible with one another.
community tank
Fish tank housing multiple species of organisms that can live together peacefully.
Community Tank
Jeff Bowers
One of the factors often overlooked when choosing fish for a community aquarium is the level the fish prefer.
community tank with some bog plants. Can you spot them? (Hint: they are Dracena sanderiana and Spatiphyllum wallisii). Give up? here's the key.
photo by Erik Olson. Tank not by Erik Olson :)
small bog plants for terrariums ...
Community tank with small peaceful species only.
Temperature
20-24oC (68-75oF) ...
For my community tank, I wanted a few commensal relationships, so I decided on an anemone/clownfish pairand a shrimp goby/pistol shrimp pair.
Arowana community tanks (Aro com)
To set up an aro com tankis a difficult task because if done wrongly you with get dead arowanas!
Rules to setting up aro com tank ...
An ideal community tank fish, the black tetra does best in schools of at least five or six fish, and it prefers a planted tank with plenty of places for it to hide and hang out in.
An ideal community tank resident, keep in shoals.
Suggested Tankmates
Can be kept with most fish. More suitable for keeping with loaches than Corydoras as their larger size helps them compete better for food.
My planted community tank.. Juwel Rio 180 2 TL lights with reflectors No CO2 installation Weekly dosage of Easylife Profito and Ferro Daily dosage of Easylife Easycarbo Thats all..
Well, in a community tank, it's unlikely that too many babies will survive. Next time it happens, take her out as soon as you notice it, and put her in her own tank. Then you'll be able to keep the babies.
Went from a community tank of small fish to a single 6" Venustus and I've been glad I did ever since. Beautiful colors with blue on bottom, yellow on top and "giraffe" pattern on sides. Active, alert and aware of what's going on outside the tank.
Breeding: In community tanks guppies will give birth to 30-50 fry every 6-8 weeks. If you plan on selectively breeding this fish, it's a lot harder.
Does well in a community tank and will not harm fishes smaller than itself. It is a hardy eater, nocturnal, but may be active during the day. Its temperature range is broad but does best in the mid-seventies.
Best kept in a community tank with standard lighting, this hardy tetra can be kept in a coldwater aquarium as long as the temperature does not drop below room temperature. They thrive happily in temperatures ranging from 64 - 83 degrees fahrenheit.
Care: In a large community tank several pairs can be kept, the water should be oxygen rich and well filtered, the fish appreciate current in the tank. If kept under these circumstance the fish hardly ever go up for air.
I have a planted community tank. I knew I wanted to go with a planted tank when I first set up the aquarium, but I was too overwhelmed with trying to care for the fish, that I didn't want to think about it yet.
Not suitable for community tank setups.
Ghost Shrimp
A smaller shrimp that likes to scavenge. Keep only with smaller sized fish species.
He started with a community tank several years ago (keeping a large variety of catfishes among others), changed it to an American cichlid tank in between and finally he came up with a planted tank with tetras and discus.
"I have a little 3' community tank, in it are some Swordtails, Platy's, 'neon'(cardinal) tetra's, a Banjo Catfish, 1 pair of Gourami's(dwarf) and some nice PEACEABLE Mollies (who am I kiddin'?).
If the fish is in a community tank, isolate him in his own container. This is not because popeye is contagious, but rather for the affected fish's safety and so that it can be medicated and the water quality monitored.
It can be kept in a community tank but may eat very small fish at night, but it is a very good addition to a large tank set up. It is very shy and not very sociable.
May make a loud 'Ong' sound when provoked ...
In actual fact, he was quite relieved to part with them because when adult pairs of tomato clowns spawn in a community tank, the damage caused to the cohabitant who wander too close to the nest, can be quite severe.
Plants are not essential to your African community tank because African Cichlids, being omnivorous, will eat your plants except for something such as Anubias.
SB: A peaceful fish that can be kept in a community tank. Males are relatively nonaggressive even at spawning times.
SC: Barbs, Danios, Tetras, Corydoras, Angelfish, Loaches, Gouramis, Loricarids.
If you really want to put one of these fish in your community tank, you can, but keep an eye on them as they get bigger. Aggressive Fish : Do not mix these fish with any other type fish except similar sized aggressive fish.
Betta edithae will spawn in a community tank as well as in a tank set up especially for breeding. The spawning sequence of the edithae is similar to that displayed by most mouthbrooding Bettas.
They are not as aggressive as many other cichlids and some hobbyists have reported that they may do well in community tanks, provided that the other fish are large enough that the Electric Yellow will not consider them a good food source.
In a community tank it may be necessary to quarantine a selection of the fish for an alternative treatment regime to the rest.
Description: The blue gourami is a robust fish that should be kept with other hardy, but mildly aggressive, community tank fishes. When kept with active, aggressive fishes it will often retreat to a corner and hide.
will often breed in a community tank if appropriate caves are supplied. Other fish, particularly cichlids, can eat the fry should they be small enough to consume.
This delightful little south American cichlid is a great fish for the community tank in which it grows to around 10cms.
Sharks and foxes are good fish for community tanks with large robust tankmates, or for with cichlids. Siamese foxes are a good community fish for tanks with medium and large fish, and are a good algae eater.foxes tend to be territorial.
Haplochromis latifasciatus is a relatively small fish, and so makes a suitable addition to a mixed cichlid community tank. They are omnivorous, but their diet should be low in protein and consist mostly of algae or other plant material.
The Clown Pleco aka Ringlet Pleco makes a good tankmate for small to medium sized cichlids, in a community tank or even a species tank for breeding attempts.
Character: They are very peaceful and make a beautiful addition to any community tank. They live for up to 5 years and if well fed can show stunning colors.
Some can be added to your community tank and will do fine with the schooling fish talked about above.
Another solution is to allow fish to breed on yarn mops, a plant, or a piece of slate or glass in the community tank. The eggs can then be moved to the breeding tank to grow. This works well for angelfish, catfish, and Australian rainbowfish.
A schooling fish, the Marble Sailfin Pleco does best in a large community tank of at least 125 gallons of water, although bigger is better.
These brilliantly colored fish can add great aesthetic value to community tanks! When kept in groups, Glow Light Tetras show schooling behavior.
Peaceful fish, ideal for any community tank. A dark gravel bottom and subdued light is preferred. Also, make sure the substrate does not contain any sharp pointed edges as they will injure the barbels near their mouth.
It is one of the most aggressive tropical fish and is not suited for a community tank. It is also known as the Jewelfish and the Two Spotted Jewel Fish. The scientific name Hemichromis bimaculatus refers to the two large spots along its body.
In freshwater, be careful buying mated pairs of Cichlids, Angelfish, large Gouramis, or any other fish if you have a peaceful community tank.
I'd suggest keeping your shoal of Asian Rummynoses in at least a 20g tank, especially if its a community tank. This will give them plenty of room to move about and shoal well.
Siamese Fighting Fish generally make poor choices for the community tank for two reasons. First, as their name would imply, they are very territorial.
Temperment= Suitable in the community tank because of its small size. It will eat small babies though.
Minimum Tank Size and/or Tank Type= A 10G (40L, monospecies tank, but you can put it in a community tank.
Favourite Foods= Live foods ...
Also, this fish is much happier in a community tank where there are no larger, more aggressive fish for it to cope with. Discus fish can be nervous and shy.
The 75-gallon is a community tank, and the 10-gallon houses about 18 fry. I have been having a problem because whenever my livebearer females get pregnant, they will have the fry and then die a few hours later.
Possibly the least aggressive of all the Melanochromis types, but still far too aggressive to be considered for the community tank set up. Like all Melanochromis species, M. johannii has horizontally striped males and females of different colors.
If you are keeping a single fish in a community tank this is not as much of an issue but if you are keeping more than one member of the same species you need some complexity.
Then you also have to decide whether you want to set up a species tank (only one kind of fish) or a community tank ( More than one species of compatible fish together).
Mollies are another peaceful fish good for community tanks. They're avid algae eaters and prefer tanks with live plants. They eat flake and live food ...
When we can offer the species, it enjoys great popularity among Lake Malawi enthusiasts as the only "pure" Synodontis addition to a Malawi community tank. It is the only member of the Synodontis genus native to Lake Malawi.
Fish of this species have turned out to reach an age of more than two years. You should never keep fish of this species in community tanks; ...
In smaller community tanks the Gold Algae Eater will defend its territory. Caution should be used when maintaining this species with discus and larger angelfish, as the catfish will often harass these species.
A mixture of live and artificial plants makes a nice environment for this community tank.
 See also: Fish, Water, Aquarium, Species, Plants
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