Root Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Hello all! I hear that a Florida Flagfish could make a nice community fish, but may show some signs of aggression. Has anyone ever kept one with endlers or red cherry shrimp? I’m sure like most fish in the hobby it would snack on fry and shrimplets, but would adults be ok? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 @Fish Folk keeps them he may be able to give you some information 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 10:51 PM, Paul R said: Hello all! I hear that a Florida Flagfish could make a nice community fish, but may show some signs of aggression. Has anyone ever kept one with endlers or red cherry shrimp? I’m sure like most fish in the hobby it would snack on fry and shrimplets, but would adults be ok? Not sure how everyone would get along, but my experience has been that male Flaggies can become quite lively and aggressive. Females are calmer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 10:47 PM, Fish Folk said: Not sure how everyone would get along, but my experience has been that male Flaggies can become quite lively and aggressive. Females are calmer. Thank you so much for the comment! I have been intrigued with these guys. I’ll do some more research! 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 11:59 PM, Paul R said: Thank you so much for the comment! I have been intrigued with these guys. I’ll do some more research! 😊 Here's a photo of mine awhile back along with some Rainbow Shiners. Female has the. black spot on the back of the dorsal. Male does not... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 11:28 PM, Fish Folk said: Here's a photo of mine awhile back along with some Rainbow Shiners. Female has the. black spot on the back of the dorsal. Male does not... They are beautiful. A lot of them in the pictures I have seen have a stunning emerald shine. I think I like that a lot more verses the red stripes in which they are pretty known for. How are they with plants? Do they nip at your Val any? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/22/2022 at 12:36 AM, Paul R said: They are beautiful. A lot of them in the pictures I have seen have a stunning emerald shine. I think I like that a lot more verses the red stripes in which they are pretty known for. How are they with plants? Do they nip at your Val any? They are supposedly good for eating certain types of algae. They never bothered the Val. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon p Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) I cant get Florida Flag Fish in Florida. I wanted anodv12 and I had a hard time finding them on line. Please let me know where I can get them. Edited July 22, 2022 by Brandon p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 I searched aqua huna and aqua bid, but couldn’t find them. Someone may breed them on here. I looked on eBay and there were some listed, but I have to do some research and ask questions first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon p Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) On 7/22/2022 at 12:52 AM, Paul R said: I searched aqua huna and aqua bid, but couldn’t find them. Someone may breed them on here. I looked on eBay and there were some listed, but I have to do some research and ask questions first. I tried to buy some from the one guy on eBay but he sold to me twice and canceled twice because he didn’t have them. I know I can get them but I’m not paying $20 a fish for them. They are in Florida be not wide spread. Many place list them and don’t actually have any stock. Edited July 22, 2022 by Brandon p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasualDad Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 We've not had luck keeping too many other fish with our Florida Flagfish but from what I've read that may just be due to the personalities of our fish. We've currently one male and five females in a planted 29 gallon, joined by five otos who they seem to have no interest in outside of the occasional investigation. As far as keeping them with red cherry shrimp, I wouldn't recommend it. We had a short lived experiment that taught us that tank may be better utilized for culling disguised as snack time. They are wonderful when it comes to violently ridding a tank of hair algae. We run a light for ten hours on the [low tech] tank and keep a small, consistent platform of hair algae cultivated across the top of some java moss and they frequently graze throughout the day. Curious to hear the experiences of others. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 @CasualDad I appreciate it! I know LRBretz knows a good bit about RCS and has mentioned FFF often. I asked him during his last livestream about the two and he pretty much said it wouldn’t end too well for the RCS. I have read a good bit about them and it seems that these guys are borderline species only lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasualDad Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) On 7/23/2022 at 4:41 PM, Paul R said: @CasualDad I appreciate it! I know LRBretz knows a good bit about RCS and has mentioned FFF often. I asked him during his last livestream about the two and he pretty much said it wouldn’t end too well for the RCS. I have read a good bit about them and it seems that these guys are borderline species only lol. We should entertain that the list of viable tank mates is quite limited, at least for tanks 29gal or smaller lol. While it is frequently posted that females are likely peaceful and tolerant, that may just be relative to typical-day male behavior. Our male harasses the females at random times throughout the day yet eats peacefully next to otos when scavenging tiny bits of algae wafer and lets them go about their business without hassle. We have attempted keeping corydora and rubbernose pleco with and quickly removed them from the environment due to the females acting as aggressors. We acquired three of our females from a LFS called "The Fish Tank" in Daytona, FL and drove them back to Louisville. At a later date we ordered a male/2 female package from Wild Fish Tanks and all fish were in excellent condition upon arrival and continue to thrive. Hoping the best for you and your goals! Edited July 23, 2022 by CasualDad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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