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01-04-13, 06:42 PM
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Re: fish for beginner
Glofish are awesome!
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01-04-13, 06:42 PM
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Re: fish for beginner
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Oops! I gave the wrong name. It was Kuhli loaches I meant. They are cute and stay nice and small, around 3 or 4 inches long. They are also great bottom feeders so they keep the tank nice and clean. Here is a picture
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Those are cute too! can they live with neon tetras? how many of these could I have / how many tetras with them?
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01-04-13, 06:43 PM
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Re: fish for beginner
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Originally Posted by jarich
Oops! I gave the wrong name. It was Kuhli loaches I meant. They are cute and stay nice and small, around 3 or 4 inches long. They are also great bottom feeders so they keep the tank nice and clean. Here is a picture
![](http://tropicalfishandaquariums.com/Catfish/KuhliLoach2.jpg)
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Ahh, that makes more sense! Kuhlis would be a good choice
Edit: you could do 4 kuhlis and 6 small tetras.
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01-04-13, 06:43 PM
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Re: fish for beginner
Be sure to get yourself some Cory Cats and chinese algaa eaters
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01-04-13, 06:43 PM
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Re: fish for beginner
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Those are cute too! can they live with neon tetras? how many of these could I have / how many tetras with them?
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10 gallon?
I'd go with 3 loaches and a dozen tetras. Neons school hardcore and need the numbers.
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01-04-13, 06:44 PM
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Re: fish for beginner
My friend has a lot of female Beta Fish (Siamese Fighting Fish) in a 75 gallon aquarium. It's extremely easy to tell the difference between male and female, and you won't have to worry about fighting because only the males fight. They're very pretty and come in a bunch of different colors and are very easy to care for. I can try to get a video next time I go to his house.
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01-04-13, 07:50 PM
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Re: fish for beginner
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Those are cute too! can they live with neon tetras? how many of these could I have / how many tetras with them?
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jsyk Neons shouldn't be put in a new tank. If it's the looks you like go with the Cardinals. They look very similar and are much more hardy.
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01-04-13, 09:39 PM
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Re: fish for beginner
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jsyk Neons shouldn't be put in a new tank. If it's the looks you like go with the Cardinals. They look very similar and are much more hardy.
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.......why not?
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01-04-13, 09:55 PM
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Re: fish for beginner
Neons can be pretty sensitive to water conditions, and I've found that they die easier than other fish. Cardinals look VERY similar, and are much hardier than neons.
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01-05-13, 05:01 AM
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Re: fish for beginner
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Neons can be pretty sensitive to water conditions, and I've found that they die easier than other fish. Cardinals look VERY similar, and are much hardier than neons.
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Ohh, the people in the petshop here in my place said that they were just the same in care when my brother got a tank before... They lasted quite a while for my bro too until he decided to change his tank into a monster fish aquarium
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01-05-13, 11:56 AM
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Re: fish for beginner
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Ohh, the people in the petshop here in my place said that they were just the same in care when my brother got a tank before... They lasted quite a while for my bro too until he decided to change his tank into a monster fish aquarium ![Big Grin](http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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Oh, that's terrible! XD
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01-05-13, 11:57 AM
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Re: fish for beginner
This is making me want to set up one of my spare tanks.... Hrmm... lol
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01-05-13, 12:42 PM
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Re: fish for beginner
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10 gallon?
I'd go with 3 loaches and a dozen tetras. Neons school hardcore and need the numbers.
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I think this is what I'll go with....
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01-05-13, 05:00 PM
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Re: fish for beginner
A dozen tetras might be a bit much... I'd go with 8 max, unless you want to be doing lots of water changes.
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01-05-13, 05:16 PM
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Re: fish for beginner
I agree, especially until your cycle is set up. You can add more later if you get ambitious, but better to start on the lower side.
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