Lepperfish Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Hey guys, just wondering what kind of natives I could put in a 4x2x2 tank. Def keen on some salmon tails. What else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antz Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 is this a heated or non heated tank? and also is it fresh or brakish water? that will change the fish list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 Can be heated or non heated and will be fresh water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Salmons will be fine, but will eventually grow too large for the tank. You'll be able to enjoy them for a while before that happens though... In terms of what lives with them - anything that won't fit in their mouth! lol Some suggestions: Golden Perch (pretty and peaceful) Jungle Perch (awesome fish) Snakehead Gudgeon (amazing colour) Mouth almighty Murray Cod (until too big for tank) Barramundi (until too big for tank) Bullrout See how you go. Unfortunately, native rainbowfish and other colourful small fellas would quickly be gobbled up by greedy salmon cats... Cheers, Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEG-IT Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 maybe a tandunas catfish or maybe a small saratoga until it gets to big, i've kept silver perchs and golden perch in the past and they were very peaceful, but beware they grow very fast in the right conditions ended up trading them back in for store credit , in my keeping of natives i've kept these in coldwater until i had to sell my 6 foot to make room, i had silvers, yellow perch, barramundi's, yellow eel-tail catfish, sooty grunter (don't get that unless you want your fish half beaten) and some murray cod (they get somewhat aggressive to one or another at times but ends rather fast), all lived quite peaceful until the sooty turned against everyone, ended up separating him and slowly stripping the tank down before selling them just a note, well did put a heater in their at the start but in spring the temperatures got a bit high so we took it out and forgot about it, so they slowly adapted to the new climate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 That's been my experience too - most Grunters seem to be too aggressive to be considered for mixed native tanks. It's a shame though, because Coal Grunters and Barcoo Grunters are very pretty fish. Stick to LEG-IT's advice and don't be tempted to add a grunter to the mix - it rarely ends happily. Tandanus cats are another good suggestion. These can also get to a huge size, so it's another one that would only be temporarily happy in that size tank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiguy Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 A heated native tank without the tank busters makes an awsome display.Rainbows such as M.trifasciata,Rhadinocentrus,Blue eyes such as pacifics and honeys and some desert gobies for the bottom. With native plants for a full biotype set up.Dave Wison at Aquagreen would be a good starting point. Just a suggestion given the tank size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I totally agree, however, if he has his heart set on good ol' Arius graeffi (Salmon Cat), it kinda rules Rainbows et al out... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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