RE: [RML] Peter- Barry - Doug - Anybody

Matthew Stanton (matthews at sf.nsw.gov.au)
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 11:36:12 +1000

Dennis,
It's "Anybody" here.
I wouldn't attempt to keep Blue-eyes or even Rhads with the larger
Melanotania unless you are using a very large (>400L) tank that is very well
planted. The stress on the Blue-eyes can be too much, even if the rainbows
are not acting aggressively. Rhads usually look their best when they are the
largest fish in the tank.
Also I wouldn't keep Pacific Blue-eyes and Rhads together. Their water
quality requirements are too different for the long term health of both even
though they may do well together for a year or so.
If you still wish to have multiple local species together then I would
suggest the following.
* Rhads with Honey Blue-eye.
* Pacific Blue-eye with Marjories Hardyhead and/or Large-mouth Goby.
* M. duboulayi with Empire gudgeon.

These combinations will live peacefully together even in reasonably small
tanks and there is no risk of cross breeding if you manage to get some eggs
from the fish.

M. trifasciata are far too large and intimidating to keep with most of the
species you have suggested (unless you have those huge tanks with lots of
plants).

If you don't just want to keep local things together then you could try M.
maccullochi with Rhads.

Most serious hobbyists have at least some tanks that house just a single
species and if you are really serious then you have multiple tanks/ponds for
the one species.

Good luck

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Holmes [SMTP:dhdesign at onthenet.com.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 10:37 PM
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] Peter- Barry - Doug - Anybody
>
> What I wish to do is have tanks set up with fish from varios areas EG-
>
> tank #1 Gold Coast: Redcheek bows, pacific blue eyes, redfin rads, empire
> gudgeons
>
> tank #2 Sunshine Coast: Tincanbay duboulayi and blue fin Rads
>
> Tank #3 Cairns: M.s.splendida M. maccullochi, M. trifasciata,
> Cairnsichthys
> rhombosomoides, and Pseudomugil spp.
>
> Tank #4 M.Fluviatilis and ?
>
> Tank #5 Archers, scats (Smaller sp) (are the smaller Archers easy to
> obtain?
>
> Maybe one for NT another for the Cape and one for NG
>
>
> Where do the other Pseudomugils' come from?
>
>
> Also will Melanotaeniidae cross breed even if there are eg male & female
> duboulayi and male & female M.Fluviatilis in the same tank?
>
> Who can I get to help?
>
> Do many mambers sell fish or tanks?
>
> Will fish breed in mixed spec tanks
>
> Dennis