Adding tropical fish types - Aquarium Forums UK (2024)

I now have 3 types of small tropical fish types going mad in my 100 litre tank.
Danios, Cardinal Tetra and Ember Tetra.

What other types of compatible fish may I now add?

240L Fluval Roma with Oase 600 Biomaster: 1 German red bristlenose, 4 male cherry barbs, 6 standard rummynose, 3 golden rummynose tetra, 9 emperor tetra, 14 cardinal tetra, 2 hengeli rasbora, 3 nerite snails, 1 adult Sulawesi snail and multiple juveniles continually appearing.

Parameters: gH2, kH1, pH7.4 (tap).
Fish fiend since October 2017.

AQUAMAN wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:21 am18 - 6 0f each.
Water temp 27 degrees C.
Water samples tested extensively by accredited company and found to be ok.

Would this be an accredited company who you then spent money buying fish from? Cos they’ll tell you what gets you spending money.

Even if they were actually scrupulous, a good Fishkeeper knows their water and monitors it regularly. A decent liquid test kit like API will last you a long time and help you spot issues as they arise. You also need to know your water hardness levels.
27 seems a little on the higher side (my tank is 24-25 and I only had a tank up to 27 when I had a betta), although you haven’t said what type of danio so I can’t say if it’s needed to be that high or not.

A good website for checking requirements is Seriously Fish and also Aqadvisor. In combination they’ll tell you what size tank, water temperature and parameters (in terms of hardness) each species needs as well as behavioural compatibility.

If you plug your postcode into a Google with water hardness, or look on your water supplier website, that’ll be a start for more specific suggestions.

240L Fluval Roma with Oase 600 Biomaster: 1 German red bristlenose, 4 male cherry barbs, 6 standard rummynose, 3 golden rummynose tetra, 9 emperor tetra, 14 cardinal tetra, 2 hengeli rasbora, 3 nerite snails, 1 adult Sulawesi snail and multiple juveniles continually appearing.

Parameters: gH2, kH1, pH7.4 (tap).
Fish fiend since October 2017.

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Enjoy your fish, shrimps and snails!
Ian

AQUAMAN wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 0:03 amThanks for all the info.
However, I am fast reaching the point of getting rid of my 100l aqurium tank as keeping tropical fish in Dartford appears to be more difficult than I imagined.

There are many fish that would suit your Dartford hard water.
Cherry Barb (Puntius titteya), Zebra Danio (Danio rerio), Giant Danio (Devario malabaricus), Platy (Xiphophorus maculatus), Asian Rummynose (Sawbwa resplendens), etc.. (just an example)
All the above are fine in your very hard water and all can be kept at 22C

425L SeaBray Elite aquarium - Rio Mamoré (Bolivia) theme
5 x Cupid Cichlids, 16 x Cory caudimaculatus, 3 x Cory aeneus, 53 x Reed Tetra, 4 x Honeycomb Bristlenose (L519)

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AQUAMAN wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 0:03 amThanks for all the info.
However, I am fast reaching the point of getting rid of my 100l aqurium tank as keeping tropical fish in Dartford appears to be more difficult than I imagined.

Both my Uncle who lives in Welling and my Cousin in Dartford have both kept tropical fish for many years.