Ohh those sound really cool. I think I know a store that has a bunch of those, so I'll certainly take a look. Thanks for the reply!
Cheers, Liaker.
Just got myself a cube-ish 60Gallon/240Liter tank, tips for stocking.
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Cheers, Liaker.
To reply to my own post. I would of course want something that is fun to keep. A smart fish is always nice, or something that works in pairs. But something predatory would be really cool too. I don't mind the prize-tag too much. I always put a budget for my hobby and this tank is going to cycle for a while so there will be funds to spend. I'll be using sand as a substrate so a fish that enjoys that would be great.
Good luck with the stocking - it's always hard with cubes, since they can't accommodate the kind of large fish their volume might indicate.
I'd second the angel suggestion. Tall fish look good in tall tanks, and the common pet store angel is popular for a reason. If you want fancy, more expensive fish, there are a lot of "strains" bred for a specific look.
You could also do loaches, the tank is not quite big enough for clowns but yoyos, dwarf chains, skunks, zebras, kubotais etc. should be fine. They're interactive fish and will make full use of the height of the tank, but they are best kept in large schools (they can even become depressed or psychotic out of stress if prevented from interacting with their kin). Horse headed loaches are another option, but they're specialized for "swimming" under the sand, so if they're happy you will rarely see them.
Also consider a pair or trio of three-spot gouramis. If you want oddballs something like a puffer colony would work, as would Channallabes eel catfish (if you want to make the Americans jealous - they're common enough in Europe, but banned in the US), ropefish, or leopard ctenopoma.
I'd second the angel suggestion. Tall fish look good in tall tanks, and the common pet store angel is popular for a reason. If you want fancy, more expensive fish, there are a lot of "strains" bred for a specific look.
You could also do loaches, the tank is not quite big enough for clowns but yoyos, dwarf chains, skunks, zebras, kubotais etc. should be fine. They're interactive fish and will make full use of the height of the tank, but they are best kept in large schools (they can even become depressed or psychotic out of stress if prevented from interacting with their kin). Horse headed loaches are another option, but they're specialized for "swimming" under the sand, so if they're happy you will rarely see them.
Also consider a pair or trio of three-spot gouramis. If you want oddballs something like a puffer colony would work, as would Channallabes eel catfish (if you want to make the Americans jealous - they're common enough in Europe, but banned in the US), ropefish, or leopard ctenopoma.
Herotilapia Multispinosa (Rainbow cichlid) would work. I kept two pairs in the sa.e size tank. Both pairs spawned at the same time. Was crazy fun watching them fight over the fry once both batches mixed together.
Guinacara sp might work.
Heros (severums) are going to get to big
Shell dwellers would be great. You could add calvus or Altolamprologus "Sumbu Dwarf" comprecisceps. Syn multipunctatus or similar would work with the shellys too.
Guinacara sp might work.
Heros (severums) are going to get to big
Shell dwellers would be great. You could add calvus or Altolamprologus "Sumbu Dwarf" comprecisceps. Syn multipunctatus or similar would work with the shellys too.
Oh wow I've never heard of "Channallabes eel catfish" or "Horse headed loaches", those sound really fun!
Thank you for such a lovely reply, I gained a lot of ideas from it for sure.
Cheers, Liaker.
I figured the heros would get too big, thankfully I've enjoyed them in a 500Liter/130Gallon aquarium a few years ago so I've had my fill. Absolutely wonderful fish.
As for your suggestions, shell dwellers sound pretty cool. Reminds me a bit of killifishes.
