Galaxy Rasboro

I've started to look at fish profiles ready for eventual stocking of my little 21 ltre Aquanano.

The community Creator says I could have 6 Galaxys and two otocinclus and be at 86%.

Galaxys apparently prefer to have water as vs, s, m and our water is in the range of hard, v.hard.

Would I be right in thinking that if I get the fish from a Lfs they are likely to be acclimatised to harder water and so therefore would be OK in my tank.

I know I've asked before regarding total stocking but with tank fully cycled could I put the 85% straight in and monitor carefully for a couple of days.  The LFS isn't the one on my doorstep, although likely to be served by the same water company. I'm trying to save another road trip

Thanks Sue. I do like the endlers but I want to get them from MA and they didn't have any on the two occasions I have been in there and I don't get the impression they are a fish they normally stock

I'll have to play it by ear when I am finally ready to get them

I rang MA today to see if they have any Endlers in stock. 
Not at the moment.
Well when do you think you'll have some.
Don't know really. We have a delivery on Tuesday.
Oh will you have some then.
Don't know, it depends on what's sent. 
But if I ring Tuesday you could tell me.
Not necessarily, they may come in at night and we wouldn't know until next day.
Right, so if I ring Wednesday you could say you had some in.
Well, yes but then they'll need quarantine and that takes 2 weeks.

It makes it sound as if they don't actually place an order per se but just accept what comes in, presumably according to reduced figures they send in. But - if that was the case then Endlers should be included since they haven't stocked them since I first went in about 3 weeks ago.
He advised me to check Facebook as they put their new stock on there

I know PaH have a tank full of them but I was reluctant to go there.

My really LFS only had 2 a couple of weeks ago so I suppose my next step, as soon as I am sure this tank is ready, is to try them again. At least if I'm buying fish he might be able to slap a smile on his face.

I do like the Galaxy, but I'm just concerned that, as we will probably be a one species tank, they may hide all the time.  It isn't a very planted tank.

PS on the subject of planted tanks (and I hope this doesn't raise too many eyebrows for being a stupid question) does that only refer to live plants or can it also refer to silk, since they would also provide hiding places ?

Thanks Sue

I was keen on Endlers from the start and then got sidetracked with the Galaxys.

I have seen loads of the Endlers in Pets at Home which is how I know they are an attractive little fish.
I have been browsing Ebay and as you say there are a number of sellers on there.
I picked one out a couple of weeks ago and chased up lots of different reviews of them. They are based in Ipswich so a fair distance but they get excellent reviews.
Trying to persuade the other half that £15 delivery (sent by courier and only once delivery with a guarantee from us that the fish will be taken in) is not unreasonable
He's actually got as far as working out the difference in the cost of driving there to get them or having them sent. 
I told him we could make a day of it and have a nice long walk somewhere and collect them on the way back.

  Got it all planned in my head, freezer bag lined with blanket, flask of boiling  water ready to fill a hot water bottle before we start out on the way home, and a battery powered air pump which I already have.
I should have been a boy scout!


The Ipswich Ebay shop also appears to let you have a mixed lot of males so they wouldn't all be the same strain.
I assume that they would all get along even if they didn't look the same.:? 

The other advantage is that the Community Creator says I can have 8-10 (brings it up to 95%) so that would make a nice group.

That brings me back, of course, to getting them all at once since it is a fairway to go.

Thanks Sue. I did know I would be getting guppy hybrids so that's ok.

Thanks fcmf.
It's impatience wots causing the problem 

If we had something to look at other than filter bubbles and yellow plastic fish it wouldn't be so bad but to have to wait for the fish to be ordered, arrive and then quarantined - well!

To be fair the plastic fish aren't that bad. They have moving tails on a tiny little hinge and if they are in the right position in front of the filter one will suddenly and realistically shoot across the tank -  before it gets jammed in the filter outlet that is. 

Will keep you posted, but only if the fish survive .