Fishy Question ... Guppys! (10)

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Posted by TheScorpionQueen on Thu 9 Apr 09, 11:55 AM to TheScorpionQueen's blog.

I could put this to the masses on Facebook but they don't seem too talkative over there ....

I have an unheated tank, temperature is between 18c & 19c & my 3 tiny baby guppys are coping very well in there, I knew they would as they have been seen living quite well in a river in the UK.

I would like to add a bottom fish, a sucky or cory & would like suggestions from anyone in the know about these things ... some colour or interesting feature preferred.

Many thanks

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9 Apr 09, 12:40 PM
naughty_chicken
4 yrs

Could try a weather loach but they aren't colourful. How big is your tank and what's the filtration like?

My fish has had babies but to save cannabalism I've put them in another tank.

9 Apr 09, 3:07 PM
subkazzi
UK(BH), 4 yrs

Clown loaches are orange and black they are good ones to have and quite hardy. Corys dont tend to be too colourful. You do have to be careful which fishes you choose esp if the guppies are fantails as some fish will attack them.

The only thing I would point out is that if the guppies have been taken from a river to a cold water tank they will be used to the cold water. If you add any fish to the tanks from an aquatic centre they will be used to being in warm water and could die of stress.

9 Apr 09, 3:15 PM
naughty_chicken
4 yrs

Wouldn't a clown loach require a heater? I thought that they were tropical.

kazmec wrote:
Clown loaches are orange and black they are good ones to have and quite hardy. Corys dont tend to be too colourful. You do have to be careful which fishes you choose esp if the guppies are fantails as some fish will attack them.

9 Apr 09, 3:36 PM
TheScorpionQueen
UK(CH), 5 yrs

Delphian wrote:
Could try a weather loach but they aren't colourful. How big is your tank and what's the filtration like?

My fish has had babies but to save cannabalism I've put them in another tank.

Canabilis is the reason why I took these off my sister, she put them in another unheated tank, we had read that they have been seen in rivers.

It's a 30 litre tank, fairly small, complete with filtration ... I do have a heater but am trying to do with using up yet another socket.

I think that the bottom feeders can tolerate colder water & was wondering if anyone has luck with these in a colder tank

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

9 Apr 09, 3:38 PM
TheScorpionQueen
UK(CH), 5 yrs

I love clown loaches, they pretend to be dead, the monkeys ... they would need a heater and a large tank as they grow to about 8".

I used to have a tropical tank & yes there are nippy fish with a delicacy for nice tails.

Edited to add: Guppys are sold as tropical fish but do tolerate colder conditions.

Thankies

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

Edited 9 Apr 09, 3:40 PM by TheScorpionQueen

9 Apr 09, 8:10 PM
werewolf
UK(CF), 9 yrs

TheScorpionQueen wrote:

Delphian wrote:
Could try a weather loach but they aren't colourful. How big is your tank and what's the filtration like?

My fish has had babies but to save cannabalism I've put them in another tank.

Canabilis is the reason why I took these off my sister, she put them in another unheated tank, we had read that they have been seen in rivers.

It's a 30 litre tank, fairly small, complete with filtration ... I do have a heater but am trying to do with using up yet another socket.

I think that the bottom feeders can tolerate colder water & was wondering if anyone has luck with these in a colder tank

you can buy a cable saver at most good aqua centres that have a power lead going in and two switches at each end for light and pump and everything else plugs in to it like heater and stuff

9 Apr 09, 8:20 PM
TheScorpionQueen
UK(CH), 5 yrs

werewolf wrote:

TheScorpionQueen wrote:

Delphian wrote:
Could try a weather loach but they aren't colourful. How big is your tank and what's the filtration like?

My fish has had babies but to save cannabalism I've put them in another tank.

Canabilis is the reason why I took these off my sister, she put them in another unheated tank, we had read that they have been seen in rivers.

It's a 30 litre tank, fairly small, complete with filtration ... I do have a heater but am trying to do with using up yet another socket.

I think that the bottom feeders can tolerate colder water & was wondering if anyone has luck with these in a colder tank

you can buy a cable saver at most good aqua centres that have a power lead going in and two switches at each end for light and pump and everything else plugs in to it like heater and stuff

Hey thanks, I shall pick their brains when i'm in there ... when the temperature drops in the Autumn I may have to have a rethink if it affects the tank too much.

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

9 Apr 09, 8:26 PM
naughty_chicken
4 yrs

If you want a sucky fish in a coldwater tank I'd get a weather loach. You could go for a couple of neons though. They would clean the tank in the same way as the loach but would brighten the aquaria.

Need aeration and a filter.

I'm king of the sea people!

9 Apr 09, 8:44 PM
TheScorpionQueen
UK(CH), 5 yrs

Delphian wrote:
If you want a sucky fish in a coldwater tank I'd get a weather loach. You could go for a couple of neons though. They would clean the tank in the same way as the loach but would brighten the aquaria.

Need aeration and a filter.

I'm king of the sea people!

My sister throws a load of fish in a tank and they thrive, I spend hours finding fish that get on only to find they nibble each other, lol.

Neons (as in tetra?) are a must in any tropical tank, I prefer cardinal (ahem i'm getting far too clever now) ... the guppys are like lucky dip, a bit brown and boring at the mo, the parents have a gorgeous orange and blue tail so fingers crossed.

I knew someone who kept weather loaches in a tin bath in the garden! eeek.

I went mad and spent £35 on green bubbles coming out of a tree stump, hence the overload of plugs.

Your name isn't Aerial is it by any chance

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

10 Apr 09, 4:32 PM
naughty_chicken
4 yrs

Because your aquaria us indoors you will get away with tetra's in your tank. Certain tropical fish can thrive in tepid conditions such as yours.

The guppys should survive in a puddle of mud but any others would require tip top water conditions.