HoustonFishFanatic

How about a nice shoal of Rasbora pauciperforata and Rasbora rubrodorsalis? There streamlined shape will nicely compliment the stocky look of T espei.

davemonkey

rich815, thanks for the heads-up on the Dario. I didn't realize they were that shy. With little children running all over the house, I doubt I"d ever see them.

Bhushan, I looked at the R. rubrodorsalis and I like them a little more than the 'redlines'. You think about 18 or so of each would look good together, or should I aim for more of one species and just a small group of the other? It's a big tank for Rasboras, LOTS of swimming space.

-Dave

HoustonFishFanatic

Dave, I believe the R. rubrodorsalis should look beautiful in there once they show their true colors. I believe both the fish together would work nicely in shoals of 18-20.

davemonkey

Pedro or Niko, if you are reading this, save me some of those R. rubro's for a November order.

davemonkey

I just got my order of R. espei and Zebra nerites from InvertzFacotory (plus FREEBIES!! ). Fish arrived in excellent health and are happily swimming in the tank.

Next month they'll be getting roomates (school of the R. rubrodorsalis and possibly some pygmy cories or dwarf loaches...can't decide yet).

Cavan Allen

Apistos?

Looks like the fish in that photo are T. hengeli (both have been moved to Trigonostigma), which have orange only around the hatchet mark. T. espei are solid orange otherwise and have orange eyes.

rjfurbank

Congrats on the new fish Dave! I had some of these previously and really enjoyed them.

Not sure if you're set on the other fish for the tank yet but I wanted to throw out the possibility of some livebearers. . . I've been getting interested in some of the wild types lately and think they would be cool to add to your tank. Just a thought. . . so many fish/plants, so little space!

Let's see some pics!

davemonkey

Cavan, thanks for the update on the correct Genus. Also, it may well be that I have T. hengeli then. When I get home I'll see how they look and take some pics.

I considered Apisto's, but I keep reading that they are cavity brooders (maybe I'm thinking of kribs) and this tank has a soil substrate with only .75" of top layer. I'm afraid that they'll scoop too deep and cause me some problems. Thoughts/experience?

Roy, I promise I'll post some pics! I was waiting on the plants to fill in more to update my journal, but I really need to get in and trim/shape while things are getting started. So, sometime tonight or tomorrow AM I'll get the fish pics posted here. And you're right, trying new fish is like trying new plants: There's never enough room for them all.

-Dave

mudboots

I have read a lot on Apistos as I research to decide if that's what I want to go with in a couple of months. From what I can gather, IF your water conditions are good for breeding (soft and slightly acid, and warm is a given in your area), their breeding "pits" are merely slight depressions in the substrate, and often on other "stuff" as opposed to the substrate. So it doesn't seem that there would be an issue with the organic substrate coming through your cap.

Keep in mind I'm only reading this information and not experiencing it, as I have yet to make a solid decision. Perhaps Pedro or Niko (if they see this thread) could offer some better information from experience (I'm assuming they breed their stock???).

Cavan Allen

I think that as long as you stick to one of the smaller species, it won't be a problem. A. borellii would be a good choice. Any pits are barely noticeable. I was going to suggest Pelvicachromis taeniatus, but those would be a bit iffy.