Dollars or Orangespots?
#1 Guest_chad55_*
Posted 27 November 2006 - 11:14 PM
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Posted 27 November 2006 - 11:55 PM
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Posted 28 November 2006 - 06:47 AM
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Posted 28 November 2006 - 12:51 PM
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Posted 28 November 2006 - 07:26 PM
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#6 Guest_choupique_*
Posted 29 November 2006 - 12:00 AM
I have noticed with dollars versus longears. Female dollars never get much of an ear flap, compared to males, while longear females ( centrals, not northerns) often can look very close to the males.
To prepare for the dollars, which you will want to get, start playing with the orange spots and tank mates. In most cases I have found lots of cover in the form of wood and weeds ( you can use rocks, I don't) will be a good base to stop aggression. Gnarly roots for wood, filling atleast a quarter of the tank space. Lots of weeds too, floating, submerged. If you don't have a green thumb, or don't want to spend the money on electricity to grow plants, silk plants work great.
You want to have enough cover that every fish in the tank can disappear in the blink of an eye. Normally after that to curb aggression I do the 'african cichlid' method of making sure there are too many bodies around to set up a territory and narrow down the bullying to one fish.
A tank with tons of cover and lots of sunfish ( and other fish too if you like) is really awesome. Best channel on the non tv.
#7 Guest_smbass_*
Posted 29 November 2006 - 12:24 AM
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Posted 29 November 2006 - 06:53 AM
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Posted 29 November 2006 - 11:31 AM
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Posted 29 November 2006 - 01:12 PM
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Posted 29 November 2006 - 03:00 PM
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Posted 30 November 2006 - 11:01 AM
#13 Guest_bearskookums_*
Posted 17 December 2006 - 07:45 AM
I am trying to switch my tiny longear into a 29gal tank that has other fish in it now....theres 3 TinFoil Barbs and a Kissing gourami...and a crayfish...He's now in a tiny everything under one hood tank...and I wanna make that 5 gal a shrimp tank...
Does sunfish go well with Tinfoil barbs? they are about the same size...around 3-4 inches....I might wanna put another sunfish in it but afraid too many sunfish is gonna cause some big fights....
whats the max number of sunfish anyone has kept in a 29 gal tank? I have lots of cover...and rocks etc...
#14 Guest_chad55_*
Posted 17 December 2006 - 10:09 PM
Haha well I had a few problems with getting the orangespots so I have dollars. I just got them a few days ago so not really much to update on. They ARE eating flakes and brine though. And I think sunfish would go fine with tinfoil barbs. You do know that tinfoils can get over 12" though right? And dollars get about 6" and I am going to keep all three in my 29 atleast until I get a new tank. Or maybe for life. It might be difficult to keep up on the water quality though.Hey Chad how are the sunfishes coming along?
I am trying to switch my tiny longear into a 29gal tank that has other fish in it now....theres 3 TinFoil Barbs and a Kissing gourami...and a crayfish...He's now in a tiny everything under one hood tank...and I wanna make that 5 gal a shrimp tank...
Does sunfish go well with Tinfoil barbs? they are about the same size...around 3-4 inches....I might wanna put another sunfish in it but afraid too many sunfish is gonna cause some big fights....
whats the max number of sunfish anyone has kept in a 29 gal tank? I have lots of cover...and rocks etc...
Chad
#15 Guest_bearskookums_*
Posted 17 December 2006 - 10:57 PM
#16 Guest_blaze88_*
Posted 28 December 2006 - 10:13 PM
Oh and I know this is a really stupid question but where did you order your fish?
#17 Guest_chad55_*
Posted 29 December 2006 - 02:47 PM
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