Wtb Tinfoil Barbs or med-lg Dither Fish

[Big Business]

I'm in the market for medium to large size dithers for a 75 gallon. Potentially a few tinfoil barbs or maybe even smaller Brycon sp.

 

[mchambers]

I have a bunch of diamond tetras. They’re not fully grown, but are all more than an inch long.

 

[b considine]

I've got a bunch of Odessa barb fry, but they're probably too small for your purpose right now. If you have a place to grow them out, however, I'm your huckleberry.

Blaise

 

[DiscusnAfricans]

I wouldn't go with tinfoils in a 75g unless thats a short term plan, I think they can get a foot or larger. I have filament barbs, which only get about 6-7", and I wouldn't keep them in anything smaller than a 6' tank due to their activity level. They're open water schoolers and are always on the move. Some of the smaller options like Matt or Blaise mentioned would be fine in a 75 though.

What fish are they dithers for?

 

[Big Business]

I wouldn't go with tinfoils in a 75g unless thats a short term plan, I think they can get a foot or larger. I have filament barbs, which only get about 6-7", and I wouldn't keep them in anything smaller than a 6' tank due to their activity level. They're open water schoolers and are always on the move. Some of the smaller options like Matt or Blaise mentioned would be fine in a 75 though.

What fish are they dithers for?

Just looking for some semi temporary company for a temensis grow out tank. Right now I just have one 5" fish so I'm trying to make the tank more interesting. I need something that will not fit in its mouth.

 

[Carolineep]

I love giant danios for dithers. They are zoomies and highly entertaining

 

[DiscusnAfricans]

Rainbows would probably be a good option, not too big, but larger ones should be big enough to not be eaten, and usually always active. Good color options too.

 

[zendog]

I'm not sure if they are large enough not to be snacks, but giant danios are very active, fairly large and cheap. I think your temensis will get pretty big quickly with a mouth to match, so larger is probably better.

I always think of bass with sunfish, so if you are really just looking for a temporary solution to add interest and company, what about catching some small/medium sunfish to add to the tank?

 

[mchambers]

Aren't giant danios awfully active for a 4' tank?

 

[zendog]

Aren't giant danios awfully active for a 4' tank?

I've kept them in a 55 and while they are very active, they seemed to do well and even spawned in the hornwort I had floating around the top. Of course I'm sure they'd enjoy even more room if they had it.

 

[Big Business]

Rainbows and giant danios would be snacks. I'm looking for something bigger.

 

[DiscusnAfricans]

Rainbows and giant danios would be snacks. I'm looking for something bigger.

Gotcha. What about silver dollars? Not the flashiest, but the taller body makes them harder to snack on, and they seem to be pretty resilient, I have some in with younger red devils.