Retirement and forum shutdown (17 Jan 2022)
Hi,
John Howell who has managed the forum for years is getting on and wishes to retire from the role of managing it.
Over the years, he has managed the forum through good days and bad days and he has always been fair.
He has managed to bring his passion for fish keeping to the forum and keep it going for so long.
I wish to thank John for his hard work in keeping the forum going.
With John wishing to "retire" from the role of managing the forum and the forum receiving very little traffic, I think we must agree that forum has come to a natural conclusion and it's time to put it to rest.
I am proposing that the forum be made read-only from March 2022 onwards and that no new users or content be created. The website is still registered for several more years, so the content will still be accessible but no new topics or replies will be allowed.
If there is interest from the ITFS or other fish keeping clubs, we may redirect traffic to them or to a Facebook group but will not actively manage it.
I'd like to thank everyone over the years who helped with forum, posted a reply, started a new topic, ask a question and helped a newbie in fish keeping. And thank you to the sponsors who helped us along the away. Hopefully it made the hobby stronger.
I'd especially like to thank John Howell and Valerie Rousseau for all of their contributions, without them the forum would have never been has successful.
Thank you
Darragh Sherwin
Betta tank mates
If going for corydoras, then no better fish than Cory sterbi as it can take higher temps than most corys.
As said, there are fish that can mix with fighters, but maybe it is best not to bother trying to work out which ones: simply set-up a fighter tank....and use dividers for one-fish one-compartment.
Although they can take lowish temperatures, the temp should be around 80F in my experience....that would be a bit too high for standard guppies. Guppies also prefer the water that is not ideal for fighters.
The long-term health of one or other would suffer.
330 litres....a bit too much for a fighter. It may end up starving to death in a corner.
On the other hand, if you have a large tank then there is a possibility of building a little section for fighters. I have some like that.
I hope that the tiger barbs are not being eyed-up to go with the fighters (you're pulling our leg if they are
) . A classic text-book non-mixer.There have been some stunning fighters on the market here in recent times (but I cannot advertise the shop selling them....that's for the shop to do that
).....so always worth a temptation. The tank-raised specimens don't take much care once you have the water in good condition and mature, and they get some good food.Wild caught fighters are, however, a little bit more tricky....but I've not seen B.splendens wilds for donkeys years.
ian
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Wild caught fighters are, however, a little bit more tricky....but I've not seen B.splendens wilds for donkeys years.
ian
- Seahorse had some beauties a while back. They only got a few in and sold through pretty quickly.
When I started out fishkeeping (which isn't that long ago) one of the first fish I bought was a Siamese Fighter. He lived perfectly happily in my 200L with Guppies, Angels, Knifefish, Plecs etc! It really was a pure beginers community tank, but all were healthy for 6-8 months. Alas, when I realised all these fish were not meant to be compatible I interferred and put in a fish trap to catch a Synodontis. I forgot about it and next morning found the Betta in there. He probably asphyxiated, not being able to get to the surface.
It serves me right for interferring, but does show that certain individuals will be able to handle a community tank. In saying that, I wouldn't suggest trying it, as Bettas can vary hugely from individual to individual and have heard that males will only really get extremely aggressive after they have come in contact with a female for the first time (don't we all know that feeling!!
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I hope that the tiger barbs are not being eyed-up to go with the fighters (you're pulling our leg if they are
I wasn't pulling your leg
I only saw tiger barbs for the first time yesterday and taught they were interesting I would never just buy fish and throw them together I know that much.If i see a fish i like ill check its water parameters online and a list of compatible tank mates.
still looking for ideas for my tank I was going to put plants in but to be honest i think i'll concentrate on fish there is enough to learn without throwing plants in.
What do people use to quarantine new fish or do you bother to quarintine?
I saw this which can apparently be used as a seperator for a betta
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I reckon the decor and various plants I had in the tank helped by creating hiding and restspots for everyone.
As for what to keep with Tiger Barbs? Nothing with any kind of flarey wavey trailing type finnage..Angels/Gouramis/Bettas etc etc are a total no no..Most other barbs are fine with tiger barbs..as viperbot said similar fast moving fish of similar size are usually fine...Ive kept a school of tiger barbs with SAEs,Cherry Barbs, a Red Tal Black Shark and an American Flag Fish (No problems whatsoever)...The tank was a well planted 180 litre with plenty of bogwood.....All of these fish were quick movers with normal finnage...
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