Plant Safe Fish

Hi Guys

My 1,5 m Planted tank is blossoming at the moment but want to add some more inhibitants

Currently have 4 Angels, 1 albino bristle pleco, 6 algea eaters, 2 clown plecos, 1 bull dog pleco and a 4 guppies

My tanks is heavily planted (well i think its heavy)

but am looking to add some more species... that are obviously plant safe

any suggestions please ......

 

Get a hugh Paco

No I'm just kidding
Rosy barbs males are beautiful and the females are not to bad.

 

Tetras are good

 

Some tetras will be fine

 

I have given up on Tetras - i cant keep them alive.... i can manage anything successfully (even discus) but not tetras ...

must have bad jojo or something

 

Go for some rosy or cherry barbs then they are awesome little fishes.

 

Out of interest, what tetras were you having difficulty with?

 

Neons, Cardinals and Congo's

I must have subsidised the Neon Tetra market already

I just cant keep them for longer than a month or two

 

hmm. almost all of the tetras should be kept in groups of 6 or more in my oppinion. also should have a ph of about 6.5 and regular water changes.
i have had neons now for more then 6 months and all are fine.

 

With Neons - generally do at least 20 at a go, my ph is generally about 7 - 7,5

As i have said tried and tried and given up - have unintentionally killed enough of them in my life thanks

 

One word - Rainbows!

Hugely underrated and entirely suited to planted tanks.

 

You could also try some Harlequin rasborras... Have had mine almost a year now and haven't lost any plants. Plus they get along fine with all the other inhabitants


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I'm with tracyp on this one. Rainbows they are the best in a planted tank or any tank for that matter arty:

 

Yes I must agree with @tracyp I have and love them to bits. They leave all my plants alone.

 

On the Neons - I have 6 for the last 5 months as still going strong, had 7. Fighter killed one. My ph is at 6.5 - 7 and water temp sitting at 22.
Never had a problem.

 

Neons van be perfectly kept on Ph around 7. Seem to be some neons exported from asia which are ill / infected. I'd look for a shoal of Moenkhausia or Hyphessobrycon. Cheers Aad