What small fishes look like marine fishes in my 5ft tank

[koolman]

Hi all

Currently, I have a 5ft tank. I have make the tank look like a marine setup but it is actually freshwater. I will be adding some colourful shrimps into it and I need ideas on what other small fishes can I add it. I am thinking of 100 pcs of neon tetra. I have friends telling me that it would be good to add gobies, pufferfish, eels that make it look more like a marine setup. Any suggestion.


THanks
Koolman
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[BFG]

You can add the eels but your tetra might be food for them. You need to have a sandy substrate though but if you need to use plants, there should be aquatic soil (eg ADA or something similar ) below the sand. I do not know how you are going to pull this off.

[koolman]

You can add the eels but your tetra might be food for them. You need to have a sandy substrate though but if you need to use plants, there should be aquatic soil (eg ADA or something similar ) below the sand. I do not know how you are going to pull this off.

I intend to add fishes that are blue or white.. My substrate are already white in colour..

Cheers
Koolman

[Misery]

your pH ? how bout Cichlids ? i think there's a few nice species out there

[koolman]

I guess that cichlids are quite a good deal.. But, is it aggressive.. Cheers

[bossteck]

You staying at Tampines? Take a trip to Yun Feng Aquarium at St 81 (full address in LFS directory)

One of the display tanks there has a good variety of African cichilds, you might be able to gather some inspiration from it.

Aggression among cichlids can be managed by getting lots of them, not a problem for a 5ft tank.

Might have to sell off your shrimps though...

[Razorblade]

Maybe you should take a look at this



Picture courtesy of Benny.

[Jungle-mania]

GEX magic water is no longer in production as the fishes did not survive eventually. It is a pity as I thought it was revoltionary.

I think for fishes, you could look at more colourful ones like discus, stingrays and crayfishes, although you will not have much of a community if you have stingray in the tank.

[stormhawk]

If you want something that looks as colourful as a marine fish, try killifish. You can easily purchase Nothos and Aphyosemion australe males at the LFS. If you're not planning on breeding them, and just to display, those males will suit your purposes. They will do fine on a diet of frozen bloodworm and the occasional treat of live BBS/adult BS.

[jimlen]

Hi
The answer for me would be a shoal of celebes rainbowfish,they even look marine[if kept right]I think they would look right.have to add a bit of salt though.Jimlen

[koolman]

Thanks for all the input. I have place some rays and will be adding lungfish soon.. Still searching for some other fishes that suit them.. Cheers

[johannes]

hey bro tanga and malawi fishes are the closest to marine fishes imho...