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[smellsfishy]

hey guys, seeing as my 3 year old fronnies died:/ im thinking of starting new.
im going to get a 6x2x2 one day, and right now i have 3 plecos which are my pride and joy.
so im looking for a big flashy fish to be the centre of attention only tank mates will be the 3 plecos.
i want this fish to be great like greeting me at the front of the tank and getting excited when food is coming.
as he will be the centre of attention i want him to grow pretty big. i would love a mangrove jack, but they seem to go for $500 + for a small one?
i want to be able to get it small like 5cm to grow up.
got any suggestions?
p.s not a fan of oscars...

[alex101]

well in my 4ft i have an archer fish he comes up to the glass when i come to the tank and is very cool thats what i would suggest!

also i would keep your eyes openb for a arrowana lol

hope that helped

[smellsfishy]

arowana are the asian type of saratogas yeah? arent they a heap more to, how easy/hard are sartogas to keep?
i was looking at a archer fish the other day, they are quite fascinating.

[Bowdy]

How big is your tank atm

[smellsfishy]

4x 14w x18h im not planing to get a tank buster now, just once i have upgraded.

[alex101]

i found a jardini in gossnels i think its going for 250$

if you want an archer fish they go about 30$ all you need is some time and money!

[smellsfishy]

leaning towards archer fish atm, is there any different species or just the one?

[alex101]

and for a saragota/arowana have a look at this page helful for my friend http://aqualandpetsp...ll, Arowana.htm

also its a good page for most fish if you want more pics of an archer fish go on my profile and check out mine

i think about six but the mos common one is the Toxtes Jaculator but ill save your ones life by saying keep it in brackish


i think about six but the mos common one is the Toxtes Jaculator but ill save your ones life by saying keep it in brackish

[smellsfishy]

will my plecos like the brackish water? ive been told that archer fish like cichlid conditions?

[alex101]

well my pleco is going all right but not all fish are the same i dont want to be responsible for killing three plecos look on google or ask around then slowly add in salt

this might be helpful http://answers.yahoo...30221707AAXi2Ts

[Bowdy]

Get a nice red devil

[alex101]

that would kill his plecos

[smellsfishy]

yeah no red devil haha, do you guys rekon just leave the water at 7ph? and 27 degrees?

[alex101]

sounds good to me

[smellsfishy]

cheers, im drawing up a plan on paint, ill post it soon;)

[alex101]

lol looks like we have an artist on the forums ay

[smellsfishy]

a paint artist,lol
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[alex101]

i suggest more plants and floating plants and with having the water that low your plecos will suck on the glass above wawter level which will be a problem but i like it just get some crickets and it should be fun!

[Bowdy]

that would kill his plecos

I have seen red devils in a tank where there are pleco's many times so I think jumped the gun a lil ( lot ) there mate!!!!

[alex101]

cichlids like to flip over plecos and kill them also they like to bite out there eyes so caution should be taken when mixing these two fish