Fishes for Amazonia Tank

**bulldog** · 9th Dec 2003, 14:28

Hi, just wanted to check with everyone here. What other fishes are good for these sort of tank? I was thinking of Pleco, Farowella, Hachet and Pencil Fish. Can I put in any catfish? I read that these fishes are also native to the Amazon Basin. How about Pacu since there is no Pirhanas available.

**chris** · 9th Dec 2003, 14:38

i do not think pacus will be a good idea.
They can grow fast and get real big.
They can wreck havoc with plants.

if you want any predators, i suggest getting exodons. As bloodythirsty as piranhas,maybe more aggressive, and will not get too big. Lastly, they can be found in LFS.

**mervin** · 9th Dec 2003, 14:45

how big is your tank ????
planted ????
bare ? or just rock and wood ?

do you like big or small fishes ????

fish list is so long.....

**bulldog** · 9th Dec 2003, 14:45

Hi Chris, thanks for the reply. Where can i get this exodons? Is it also call the tiger fish? Yellow body with black stripes?

**bulldog** · 9th Dec 2003, 14:46

My tank is 4ft, planted, with mostly java Fern, Nanas, Hairgrass and moss....

**hwchoy** · 9th Dec 2003, 14:47

plecos are catfish lor! can also consider cory but they're not from the same region of the river I think. all the tetras can be considered, other than the african ones.

**TanVincent** · 9th Dec 2003, 14:55

Think farowella is also a catfish (twig catfish). Glass catfish can also be considered.

Cheers
Vincent

**juggler** · 9th Dec 2003, 15:01

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On 12/9/2003 2:46:31 PM

My tank is 4ft, planted, with mostly java Fern, Nanas, Hairgrass and moss....
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These plants are not &quot;amazonia&quot; enough.[

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**bulldog** · 9th Dec 2003, 15:02

Thanks guys for the suggestions....will look into it immediately.

**bulldog** · 9th Dec 2003, 15:48

Hi Juggler, wat other plants then should I have in my tank? It has a big root like sort of wood there too....

**juggler** · 9th Dec 2003, 16:15

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On 12/9/2003 3:48:19 PM

Hi Juggler, wat other plants then should I have in my tank? It has a big root like sort of wood there too....
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It's OK if you are not seriously starting a biotope. Your current choice of plants is OK. Check out the below threads/links for biotope tanks.
http://www.mongabay.com/fish/biotope.htm
This is what I call a Biotope tank

**sherchoo** · 9th Dec 2003, 16:18

Echinodorus species can get quite big with rather strong rooting capability. Will be more appropriate for amazonian settings.

**TanVincent** · 9th Dec 2003, 16:28

3 good fishes for amazonia setup.

Pirahna, Oscars and giant catfish.

(wink)

Cheers
Vincent

**bulldog** · 9th Dec 2003, 17:07

Thanks guys for the suggestion...will look into it again...need to rescape and redo the tank already...got to buy more wood and nanas!

**bclee** · 9th Dec 2003, 17:18

errr... Anubius don't come from Amazon.

BC[:

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**bulldog** · 9th Dec 2003, 17:24

Is it?? hahaha....alamak, me getting confuse already...better go read up more. But the picture i saw on the link that Juggler send..is that not nanas or some of the same type?

**hwchoy** · 9th Dec 2003, 17:55

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On 12/9/2003 2:55:40 PM

Think farowella is also a catfish (twig catfish). Glass catfish can also be considered.

Cheers
Vincent

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farlowella is indeed a catfish and from south america, but the glass catfish (which one do you mean?) are either asian or african, I'm not aware of a glass catfish from the amazon.

as for &quot;giant catfish&quot;, again which one exactly? the commonly known ones are all asian. However plecos are south american.