Thread: I officially give up on Japanese fighting fish

Grab some guppies. They breed like flies and you'll have a tankfull in no time.

Maybe you need Siamese Fighting fish rather than Japanese Fighting Fish.

But you are correct - the Fighting Fish do not normally last long - they do get picked on by other fish - nipping their fins.

Garry

I have the opposite issue with goldfish, they start out at about 10c size and the largest is now 7inches tip to bottom of tail V. Have to upgrade tank size.

I am death to fish, gave up years ago though I admire other peoples setups

I had them in their own tank.
They are not strong swimmers either.
Yes other fish do like thier "plumage"
In the past - as a teenager I did have them in a normal tank with other fish and they survived okay - but at that time I did not know what type of fish they were.
What annoyed me the most was I was following all the correct procedures with my cold water fish and had okay survival rates where my brother with his small tank that all he did was feed the fish and never changed water or the filters - heck you could hardly see into the tank from all the algae growth on the sides of the tank had better survival rates than me.

be careful with the silver dollars fish, if they get spooked badly enough they tend to lay on their sides and you then have to lift them up and make them swim
they do tend to grow into to a rather big fish
just a heads up have fun

Me too, not enough meat on them .

silver dollars and platys are both aggressive fish - If you have any neons left in a month you are doing well.

I used to keep and breed natives as part of ANGFA (Australian and New Guinea Fish Association) - great fun and an easy hobby as long as you do your PM regularly!