Mandy411 Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 I have a 29 gallon planted tank with clown killies and pseudomugil luminatus along with various snails. I also plan on putting blue dream culls in when I rescape their tank. Would a blue badis make a good single centerpiece fish for this tank? I expect the shrimp babies to be fish food, but I dont want to see the adults harrassed/hunted down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Keeper Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 yeah, I think a fish of that size would likely kill all the shrimp; my mother had a female betta that killed off an entire colony, and she was only 2 1/2 inches. I would recommend Sphaerichthys osphromenoides, a smaller but still uncommon fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 On 1/16/2022 at 11:00 AM, HydraSlayer said: yeah, I think a fish of that size would likely kill all the shrimp; my mother had a female betta that killed off an entire colony, and she was only 2 1/2 inches. I would recommend Sphaerichthys osphromenoides, a smaller but still uncommon fish. Doesn't the chocolate gourami require black water ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy411 Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 Thank you for your reply HydraSlayer. My other idea is a scarlet badis but I wanted a slightly larger single bottom dwelling fish. My tank isn't suitable for a chocolate gourami. I keep it unheated ranging from 70-74 in winter and 74-78 in summer. It has a screen top in summer to allow evaporative cooling with a fan, so the humidity may not be high enough for a gourami's labrynth organ. I'm looking for something more at home in my 7.2ph hard water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Keeper Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 @anewbie My sources do mention a more acidic tank is required, so in a sense yes. Though there are other ways to get acidic water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 On 1/17/2022 at 9:16 AM, HydraSlayer said: @anewbie My sources do mention a more acidic tank is required, so in a sense yes. Though there are other ways to get acidic water. It needs more than just acidic water; it needs live or frozen food and water changes have to be done very carefully to not disturb the environment; there are some lovely articles on keeping these fishes. While the fish is not quite as delicate as licorice Gourami; they are pretty close... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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