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What are some of the most peaceful fish you have ever kept?

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#1 ·
I’ve been curious about the different kinds of really peaceful fish species there are, and I thought it would be fun to hear what everyone’s experiences have been.

For me:
Lambchop Rasboras, Trigonostigma espei: I kept a group of 10 of these guys in my 75 gallon. They were actually mislabeled as Harlequin Rasboras, it took me awhile to find out they were not the same thing. They are very tight schooling fish. I lost some to disease, and when I replaced them with Harlequin Rasboras I thought I’d gotten bullies or something because I saw them doing things like darting at other fish, which I’d never seen my Lambchops do. These guys always swim tightly together, they never so much as dart or display at each other. They are the epitome of peacefulness to me.

Gold Tetra, Hemigrammus rodwayi: I’ve had a school of 10 of these. Like the Lambchops, they never dart or bother anyone. But the reason they seem really peaceful to me is their behavior, not towards themselves, but towards other fish species. They have a tendency (at least mine do) to try and school with other mid-dwelling fish, and will happily swim about with them. At one time mine formed a school with themselves, the Espei Rasboras, and Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish, this school lasted over a year and consisted of just over 2 dozen fish. Eventually though, the new Harlequins I got would chase and the Gold tetras wouldn’t school with them anymore, and a new male Rainbow would corral the females away from the Gold Tetras, apparently more interested in a single-species school. The Gold Tetras will still swim in 1 big school with everyone after water changes though.

Corydoras Catfish – I have a group of around 14 Panda Cories. They are always bumbling around together, and they often look like they are actually playing. Never seen any aggression from them either, towards other fish or their own species. Adults will share a sinking wafer with fry the size of their caudal fin, it’s so cute.

So how about yours?
 
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#3 ·
For me it is my Opaline Gourami and my Oto's. They are all so sweet and never bother anyone else. I have 2 black skirt tetra that are pretty nice too. They were hand me down fish and I didn't want them but... I took them and thee are quite nice as well. They are only in with 5 male Guppies though so not a lot of a test, I guess.
 
#5 ·
My Cory's seem to be very peacefull when they are in a group. They are very energetic at times and just chill like the ottos at others.

I just got this Neon Blue Dwarf Gourami for my 29 and he seems to be quite chill by himself.



Although i hear they fight if more than one male is present. Once he chills a little bit more I can take another video of him. He is fun to watch eat too!
 
#6 ·
I love gouramis but I can't get any since I have ghost shrimp in my tank and the gourami will eat em =(
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#11 ·
I have to agree here, my black kuhli loaches are the most peaceful I have ever owned, unless of course you are a pond snail, LOL.

I started with 10 of them, and about a year later, I probably now have 20 of them, maybe more, they are hard to count.

But they have never bothered anyone non-pond snail in my tank (there are no more pond snails by the way, just MTS, which they cant eat). They are awesome to watch. When you look at their little faces, they look like little walruses.
 
#14 ·
Many years ago, I had a jellyfish tank...wow was it relaxing to watch them just float around :)
 
#16 ·
I've heard of them breeding in UGF's before. I might try and see if mine spawn when I can increase the group size enough. And also make sure I have enough of the same species. I have Pangio oblonga but in my initial purchase there was another Pangio species in there that I never could ID.

That's a neat article. Loaches are some of my favorite fish and would love it if I got some to breed in my tanks.
 
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