Rainbow fish ... ok in a community tank?

If you look for dwarf rainbows(praecox), be sure they are of good quality. This fish has been bred for quantity and not quality over the years. Good luck with whatever you choose to do!
 
minka-1974 said:
pacpac2 "I have many types of rainbows with cherry barbs, Rasbora HET's and espeis, and a large school of Rummynose tetra's. They all live happily together. Rainbows will actuall school loosely together, whereas the rummynoses and rasboras are tightly schooled most of the time. "

So from this I guess that the rainbow fish (eg bosemams rainbow rather than 'rainbow cichlids') are a schooling fish? This sort of fits with what I learnt off the internet so I guess I wouldn't have space in my 50g planted tank to get several to keep with the following roomies:

9 neon tetra; 4 black widow tetra; 8 silver tip tetra; 1 blue gourami; 1 clown loach; 3 (or maybe 5 would be better?) corys which I have yet to buy?

Would really prefer something a little smaller than bosemans rainbows so guess I had better keep my eyes pealed for dwarf ones!

As an aside, does anyone think I could keep dwarf gourami with this lot? My blue gourami was pretty nasty to the other blue gourami I had which I ended up giving to a friend ... turns out they were both male!
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Not unless you switch the dwarf gourami for the blue...IMO
 
Hi jpappy Your thought are the same as mine. Shame as I like the dwarf gourami. Have had the blue gourami for several years and frankly he is a pain but can't bring myself to take him back to the shop ... seems wrong to get rid of him when I chose him!

Do you have any thoughts on keeping dwarf rainbows with this mix?
 
I have a blue gourami and a dwarf gourami in a 75 gallon community tank that includes albino corys, boesemani rainbows, diamond tetras, odessa barbs and 1 crowntail betta. The blue gourami stopped harassing the dwarf gourami after I pulled him out of the tank for a few minutes. Since then they've been getting along just fine.
Not that I'm recommending this combination, but sometimes it can work. At least for awhile.
 
Pearl;"I have a blue gourami and a dwarf gourami in a 75 gallon community tank that includes albino corys, boesemani rainbows, diamond tetras, odessa barbs and 1 crowntail betta..."

Interesting that you have a betta in with your blue gourami. I had considered betta but figured Mr Blue (the gourami) would have a go at it although since moving him into the 50g tank he is such a wimp he rarely comes out! Sadly I have seen very few betta since moving here. I think they are out of fashion in my part of the world probably because people aren't told how to look after them. In the past I was told they could live happily in a small bowl with no filtration:irked: Anyway now I am getting off my own topic!!
 
I had a single Bosemani for years. I adopted him from my nephew who had been keeping him with a Khuli Loach in a 6 gallon for 4 years!!! I kept thinking he would die soon so I waited a long time before added more. I now have 2 red irian and 3 bosemani between two tanks (my signature is outdated). They are all very peaceful. You could get one male bosemani and 2-3 females and then the male would be your centerpiece. There is nothing else like a male bosemani! Beautiful!!!
 
minka-1974 said:
Pearl;"I have a blue gourami and a dwarf gourami in a 75 gallon community tank that includes albino corys, boesemani rainbows, diamond tetras, odessa barbs and 1 crowntail betta..."

Interesting that you have a betta in with your blue gourami. I had considered betta but figured Mr Blue (the gourami) would have a go at it although since moving him into the 50g tank he is such a wimp he rarely comes out! Sadly I have seen very few betta since moving here. I think they are out of fashion in my part of the world probably because people aren't told how to look after them. In the past I was told they could live happily in a small bowl with no filtration:irked: Anyway now I am getting off my own topic!!
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The blue gourami pays no attention to the betta. As for the dwarf gourami, he and the betta share a den at night. That said, I'll be moving the betta to a 10 gallon tank as soon as it's finished cycling because he doesn't like getting swarmed by the barbs and rainbows during feedings. (Who can blame him, huh?)
 
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