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Posted on 7/24/15 at 4:35 pm
Posted by Rad Possum
Member since Jul 2015
19 posts
Posted on 7/24/15 at 4:35 pm
I have a 42gal Oceania hex and it's a pretty deep tank but all the fish prefer to swim at the bottom (2 mollies, 2 guppies, and 7 neon tetra.)

Aquarium people,

Do you have any recommendations to add variety at different levels?

Thank you,

Rad Possum
Posted by Yellerhammer5
Member since Oct 2012
10850 posts
Posted on 7/24/15 at 4:49 pm to
Maybe some harlequin rasboras or hatchet fish
This post was edited on 7/24/15 at 4:51 pm
Posted by olddawg26
Member since Jan 2013
24573 posts
Posted on 7/24/15 at 4:52 pm to
Well, Dale, they are what's called a trophy fish. So, yeah, they're pretty big.
Posted by The Nino
Member since Jan 2010
21521 posts
Posted on 7/24/15 at 4:55 pm to
I think we had various types gouramis that swam mid to top...this was 20 years ago though so I could be really off
Posted by BarberitosDawg
Lee County Florida across causeway
Member since Oct 2013
9914 posts
Posted on 7/24/15 at 5:05 pm to
MONTEG has fish?
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
63879 posts
Posted on 7/24/15 at 7:37 pm to
I just got 13 neon tetras in June, in a 55 gal tank.

8 are left.

5 died within the first week but these last seven are good and hearty.

I've also noticed they will not eat the red fish flakes.

The flakes in this bottle are red, yellow, and green.

They won't eat the red ones.

I think this weekend I'm going to add 20 more tetras.

This post was edited on 7/24/15 at 7:38 pm
Posted by Stonehog
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Posted on 7/24/15 at 8:01 pm to
quote:

Do you have any recommendations to add variety at different levels?



Piranha.
Posted by vengeanceofrain
depends
Member since Jun 2013
12465 posts
Posted on 7/24/15 at 8:56 pm to
you need a quarantine tank


check the ammonia levels of your tank. espeically if you aren't doing partial water changes like you are supposed to. fish hanging out at the bottom of the tank is a tale tell sign of ammonia poisoning


especially if you had 5 fish die your first week that's crazy. you fricking fish hitler dude lol


also what's the water temp
This post was edited on 7/24/15 at 8:59 pm
Posted by Rad Possum
Member since Jul 2015
19 posts
Posted on 7/24/15 at 9:16 pm to
Ammonia level was .25 using a master test kit and the guy at Bob's Tropical Fish recommended adding Prime. I've been on a once a week water changing schedule.. so I'm thinking maybe it's the plants? The neon tetra stay at the bottom with the guppies and the mollies pace the side of the tank.
Posted by Rad Possum
Member since Jul 2015
19 posts
Posted on 7/24/15 at 9:20 pm to
quote:

Maybe some harlequin rasboras or hatchet fish

Good call.
Posted by 1LoudTideFan
Member since May 2008
3595 posts
Posted on 7/25/15 at 4:16 am to
get a small school of marbled hatchets.
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