Brightly Colored Community Fish?

GuppyGuppyGuppyGuppyGuppy · 03-17-2013, 01:36 AM

I've had a 29 gallon aquarium set up since June of 2012 that is heavily planted I guess... It is more a bunch of weedy plants that grow like mad so I have to cut them back lol, except for my three Madagascar Lace.

So today I picked up 5 jumbo neon tetras at Petsmart that appear really healthy and are schooling around just hours after introduction. I want something that I can keep with them. I like gourami, so that is an option. Could anyone point me towards some brightly colored, peacful-looking fish for a community tank?

Thanks!

**SouthernCichlids** · 03-17-2013, 01:38 AM

Have you ever heard of guppies?

They're colorful!

Kyguylal · 03-17-2013, 01:48 AM

Endlers!

**Sugardaddy1979** · 03-17-2013, 01:49 AM

Cherry barbs are nice in a planted tank.

Chrisinator · 03-17-2013, 03:02 AM

I have a mixture of Gold Barbs and Blue Mickey Mouse platies and they are truly awesome!

meppitech · 03-17-2013, 03:04 AM

Sunburst platys

kade james · 03-17-2013, 10:25 AM

blue rams.. endlers.. ORANGE neons

Barbgirl · 03-17-2013, 10:58 AM

Honey Gourami. Doesn't eat your plants like some dwarf Gourami will

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GuppyGuppyGuppyGuppyGuppy · 03-19-2013, 05:29 AM

Buget is $5 or less per fish.

I found a fish I really liked, dwarf blow fish... But I was told they have teeth and will attack other fish. Is this true or can I keep them ina community?

Also found honey gourami but they were almost too small to view. Was thinking of some dwarf gourami from petsmart as well.

Do dwarf gourami, dwarf blow fish and neon tetras sound okay together?

Darth Toro · 03-19-2013, 10:42 AM

Not sure about the blow fish but the neons and dwarf gourami are a good match. I have these beautiful cobalt blue dwarf gourami, and dwarf honey gourami (more red). I love em

Kimfishepet · 03-19-2013, 12:17 PM

If you mean dwarf puffers I am pretty sure they don't play well with others. A lost of them are also actually brackish fish also.

**mitchfish9** · 03-19-2013, 12:38 PM

German blue ram pair

LB79 · 03-19-2013, 04:38 PM

GBR pair. Nothing beats them in breeding colors. Well, okay, maybe a few other cichlids sport even flashier attire, but still. GBR are about as pretty as they come in that size.

pmcarbrey · 03-19-2013, 04:40 PM

dont get a dwarf puffer unless you want it to harass and kill all your other fish

**thelub** · 03-19-2013, 05:16 PM

apistos are colorful

03-17-2013, 01:36 AM	#1
GuppyGuppyGuppyGuppyGuppy Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: USA Posts: 220	Brightly Colored Community Fish? I've had a 29 gallon aquarium set up since June of 2012 that is heavily planted I guess... It is more a bunch of weedy plants that grow like mad so I have to cut them back lol, except for my three Madagascar Lace. So today I picked up 5 jumbo neon tetras at Petsmart that appear really healthy and are schooling around just hours after introduction. I want something that I can keep with them. I like gourami, so that is an option. Could anyone point me towards some brightly colored, peacful-looking fish for a community tank? Thanks!

03-17-2013, 01:38 AM	#2
SouthernCichlids Tomahawk Chop (View User Tanks) PTrader: (20/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: NC Posts: 222	Have you ever heard of guppies? They're colorful! __________________ Limbs of a Reaper Journal (Almost 100% Crypts)

03-17-2013, 01:49 AM	#4
Sugardaddy1979 Sic em (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 632	Cherry barbs are nice in a planted tank. __________________ Sunsun Pimp Club Member #068

03-17-2013, 10:58 AM	#8
Barbgirl Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ashby, MA Posts: 396	Re: Brightly Colored Community Fish? Honey Gourami. Doesn't eat your plants like some dwarf Gourami will Sent from my MB865 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ I'm Barbbb girl, in a fishy world! No more plastic, It's fantastic! The 8s

03-19-2013, 10:42 AM	#10
Darth Toro Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hicksville, NY Posts: 209	Not sure about the blow fish but the neons and dwarf gourami are a good match. I have these beautiful cobalt blue dwarf gourami, and dwarf honey gourami (more red). I love em __________________ Nikon Pimp #081

03-17-2013, 01:48 AM	#3
Kyguylal Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Boston Posts: 304	Endlers!

03-17-2013, 03:02 AM	#5
Chrisinator Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (24/100%) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,788	I have a mixture of Gold Barbs and Blue Mickey Mouse platies and they are truly awesome!

03-17-2013, 03:04 AM	#6
meppitech Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 229	Sunburst platys

03-17-2013, 10:25 AM	#7
kade james Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: saginaw michigan Posts: 22	blue rams.. endlers.. ORANGE neons

03-19-2013, 05:29 AM	#9
GuppyGuppyGuppyGuppyGuppy Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: USA Posts: 220	Buget is $5 or less per fish. I found a fish I really liked, dwarf blow fish... But I was told they have teeth and will attack other fish. Is this true or can I keep them ina community? Also found honey gourami but they were almost too small to view. Was thinking of some dwarf gourami from petsmart as well. Do dwarf gourami, dwarf blow fish and neon tetras sound okay together?

03-19-2013, 12:17 PM	#11
Kimfishepet Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Austin, tx Posts: 90	If you mean dwarf puffers I am pretty sure they don't play well with others. A lost of them are also actually brackish fish also.

03-19-2013, 12:38 PM	#12
mitchfish9 Planted Tank Nation (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 873	German blue ram pair

03-19-2013, 04:38 PM	#13
LB79 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South-central Washington State, USA Posts: 1,784	GBR pair. Nothing beats them in breeding colors. Well, okay, maybe a few other cichlids sport even flashier attire, but still. GBR are about as pretty as they come in that size. __________________ "It's not who you are that makes you great; it's what you do." –Batman Begins

03-19-2013, 04:40 PM	#14
pmcarbrey Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: kansas Posts: 536	dont get a dwarf puffer unless you want it to harass and kill all your other fish

03-19-2013, 05:16 PM	#15
thelub Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: SE Washington Posts: 606	apistos are colorful __________________ My 45g low tech jungle My 1g nano planted shrimparium Don't buy styrofoam for your DIY background

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