Talking Doradidae

SWEEP · Post by **SWEEP** » 15 Jan 2007, 07:22

Hi

I have one of these striped beauties in my Tank. I am thinking of Adding another 2

Would they work out OK together.
Great little fellows

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 15 Jan 2007, 07:46

Hi SWEEP.

I'll need to know the answer to a few questions before I can make any recommendations.

How big is your tank?

What are the other occupants?

How much water do you change weekly?

What are the nitrate levels?

What type of filter do you have?

Thanks.

Bas Pels · Post by **Bas Pels** » 15 Jan 2007, 08:01

I do agrree with racoll that it is very wise to think about room for more fish, bofore adding them. After all, these fishes will lefe to a very respectfull age.

I myself have 3, obtained in 1989. They now life in a 400 * 100 cm (13 feet something * 3 feet something) tank, but more importantly, they behave more or less as Corydoras towards each other:

They like company, but also prefer their own place too.

I would thus not recommend these fish for a tank less than 180 * 60 cm (6 feet * 2)

Bas

SWEEP · Post by **SWEEP** » 15 Jan 2007, 09:29

Are we getting confused here?
These go to about 8 inches Max.

Is the Platydoras Costatus....Humbug Cat.

Bas Pels · Post by **Bas Pels** » 15 Jan 2007, 11:36

Platydoras costatus is what they were labelled. Howe ver, as many species look alike, i will not put an oath on it. Still, they are 20 cm indeed.

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 15 Jan 2007, 12:00

Now I'm confused

SWEEP · Post by **SWEEP** » 15 Jan 2007, 13:15

This is the cat.

i hope this clears things up

Mod edit: Fix up link. --Mats

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 15 Jan 2007, 14:46

Bas Pels wrote:Platydoras costatus is what they were labelled. Howe ver, as many species look alike, i will not put an oath on it. Still, they are 20 cm indeed.

Bas,
You may possibly have (?)

grokefish · Post by **grokefish** » 15 Jan 2007, 18:04

Horray! I pointed this out ages ago. I believe that dorads require much bigger tanks compared to their size than normal calculations would suggest, otherwise they either hide all the time or they swim backwards and forwards along the front of the tank. If you keep them in a really big tank from very young and do not disturb them (i.e don't move them from tank to tank or pull their homes apart) they swim around during the day in a little shoal. Ive got some spotted doras that do just the same (Agamyxis pectinifrons).