mynameisnobody Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 @Frosty.Rwow I didn’t realize Bolivians colored up so nicely. You have some beautiful fish. I was thinking of dedicating a planted 40 gallon to about 6 of them or so, with some cardinal tetras, thoughts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostiesFishes Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 My blue Smokey angelfish 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) Bolivians are gorgeous at spawning time! My 40 gallon has 1 mature male and 4 juvenile females. Edited February 18, 2021 by Trish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec2cool Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 My Dwarf Gouramis, Pastrami, Salami and Tsunami (Tsunami not pictured). They are always having spats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec2cool Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Found a decent pic of Tsunami, his scales reflect so much light, most pics are terrible. He's the family fan-favorite! He's always up to something michevious and can be an absolute goofball as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeisgood Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I love my Hillstream Loaches and my Half-banded eel and Panda Garras. Never a dull moment-they always surprise me and make me laugh!❤️ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanTruth Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 This is a really nice thread. You guys are showing off some beautiful fish and everyone’s picture taking skills are on point. I can never get a nice pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jungle Fan Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Manny I think six Bolivian rams could be a little much for a 40 Gal. even when heavily planted. I currently have six in my 75 Gal. which is extremely heavy planted and uses Cryptocoryne wendtii as mid- and foreground plants and has several caves built into the two root complexes of my driftwood but even there I notice the occasional chase going on. I would go with four, and if all is well in paradise than you can always try adding another pair, or some females. Other than that Bolivian Rams, Cardinal Tetras, Rummynose Tetras, and Otocinclus make a great, and very plant friendly combo and also get along well with Amano shrimp and Neocaridina shrimp in my tank. You can check out how keep mine here: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiclid addict Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Mine would either have to be my rope fish or my rescue angelfish 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Fan Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Beautiful Angelfish! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeisgood Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Jungle Fan your tank is amazing! I would think any fish would love to live there!😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeisgood Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Angelfish Lover, I have loved the angelfish I have had before. I am still trying to figure out how to set something up for some. I usually tried to keep two in a 29 gallon which always would end up with my needing to get rid of one because of adult dominance issues. But I have never kept rope fish. What do you like about them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Fan Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Thanks! I kept all kinds of different fish through the years, a lot of them very pretty, some interesting, and some rare and finicky, finally made up my mind to build a tank with those that got me into the hobby and those that play well with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shkote Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 My favorites usually end up being the most interactive and personable fish- these 2 are the most interactive. But this goofy Dojo loach that looks like a baby seal is pretty cool too 🙂 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetra Guy Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 i really like my honey gouramis... colorful, peaceful and interesting behaviors. The one on the upper right in the picture is my favorite. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiclid addict Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Lifeisgood said: Angelfish Lover, I have loved the angelfish I have had before. I am still trying to figure out how to set something up for some. I usually tried to keep two in a 29 gallon which always would end up with my needing to get rid of one because of adult dominance issues. But I have never kept rope fish. What do you like about them? They are very active and if you have multiple witch you should they will play like when I took this photo this one was playing with his reflection. The only issues I have with them is they can be very sensitive to parameters at first since they have it be wild caught and they come from Africa so I haven’t been able to find any since March of 2020 so I currently only have one unfortunately since my other 3 passed due to the sensitivity I talked about. But this isn’t something you should worry about as it’s rare to see this as-long as you have good parameters and they are very hardy and I love to watch them eat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeisgood Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Angelfish Lover, Thanks for telling me about your experience with them. How old is yours and how long is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty.R Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 @Manny yeah mate my Bolivians have always been pretty coloured up - I feed them good protein diet and they are just very comfortable in the tank. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Jungle Fan said: Manny I think six Bolivian rams could be a little much for a 40 Gal. even when heavily planted. I currently have six in my 75 Gal. which is extremely heavy planted and uses Cryptocoryne wendtii as mid- and foreground plants and has several caves built into the two root complexes of my driftwood but even there I notice the occasional chase going on. I would go with four, and if all is well in paradise than you can always try adding another pair, or some females. Other than that Bolivian Rams, Cardinal Tetras, Rummynose Tetras, and Otocinclus make a great, and very plant friendly combo and also get along well with Amano shrimp and Neocaridina shrimp in my tank. You can check out how keep mine here: @Jungle FanThank you for the input. Holy smokes, your aquarium is tremendous!!! I love how much thought and detail went into this, great job dude. I will most likely go with 2-3 rams, with probably 12-15 cardinals, and some 6-8 corys. It will also be heavily planted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 @Frosty.R thank you kindly for the input. You have some gorgeous specimen. You have done a tremendous job sir. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Fan Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 @Manny Thanks for the kind words, sounds like you have a great tank planned as well. @Frosty.R Love your Bolivian Rams as well, always great to see someone else who shares my passion for the Bolivians while most seem to gravitate to the German Blue Rams, which are also real nice but my Bolivians seem to have a lot more personality than any of the German Blues I've kept in the past. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Fan Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Trish's set up with the one male and four female Bolivian Rams is a great set up for a 40 gallon as well. Her Rams are also very nicely colored, the lighting for the photo was a bit bright but the colors on those Rams are excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 12:10 PM, Pigeonduck said: My favourite fish is Bigboy my male Channa andrao but his girlfriend Fatcow comes a close second So fascinating! How large do they grow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Playz Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 My Golden panchax killifish is one of my favorites. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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