Dog-eating Tetra Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 im thinking of getting some barbs like some golden, cherry and odessa barbs and wondeiring if they would be ok if i had 6 odessa barbs and 3 golden barbs and 3 cherry barbs because i don't want 6 of each but i thought they needed to be in a school.please can someone give me some advice? also im getting some new fish as i only have two bristlenose i think they are and im new to this.thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 What size is the tank and how long has it been set up? A larger group of one sort looks better than several small groups of different ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog-eating Tetra Posted November 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 its a 75ltr tank and ive had it setup since about the 16th of october so coming up to a month now and would barbs intergrate with each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Is that a 2ft tank? That isn't very big so you will be limited to what you can add. Putting in 2 bristlenoses first wasn't a good idea as there is nothing for them to graze on. Obviously they have survived so far though. The barbs will integrate a little but not generally shoal together. Golden barbs will get too big. Cherry barbs would be good though. You will need to add the fish slowly over time though to stop any ammonia spikes. Do you know about cycling a tank? Other smaller fish like Hengeli rasboras would look good. They are smaller than barbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog-eating Tetra Posted November 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 im not really sure what cycleing is but i put thoses bristlenose's in because the guy at orgamism said they would be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemines Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 bristlenose can be added from the start and it is advisable to add algae eating fish as early as possible to get it thoroughly under control before the algae has a chance. however, if you find that the bristlenose really does look in desperate need of food , they do also eat flakes or anything really.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog-eating Tetra Posted November 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 i have abandoned the barbs and now ooking at some guppies and gouramis. i have just got 3 neons and 3 glowlight tetras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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