4 pearl gouramis
6 cherry barbs
5 zebra danios
1 spotted pleco
1 red tail black shark
3 guppies (their a 1/2 in each)
2007-01-22 01:39:05 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
eah, why not. They all appear to be pretty passive.
2007-01-22 01:45:01 · answer #1 · answered by Wabbit 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
you have not were given adequate women folk for 2 male platies. My first step will be to bypass get 2 more suitable woman platies. i'd say upload a school of 8 neons, because they do more suitable in additional suitable numbers, yet then your tank will be overstocked, inspite of six, which i'd evaluate the bare minimum for neons. i'd say the only dwarf gourami will be a more suitable robust determination. there is not any way you should do both. no matter if that is a fifteen (24x12x12), it has an exceedingly good floor section and also you should use a similar hood, mild, stand, and so on in case you've been to improve to a 20 severe (24x12x16). i'd actual evaluate the 6 neons instead of the gourami. no matter if that is a fifteen severe (20x10x18) it has a similar "footprint" as a 10 gallon and a no longer so good floor section. i'm no longer so advantageous i'd do something except develop the female inhabitants of the platies, that you truly want to do. keep in concepts platies have a lot of little ones and ought to truly overrun this tank in a short era of time in case you help the fry proceed to exist.
2016-10-15 22:35:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your guppies don't seem to be full grown yet. Are they male and female or just one sex? They will breed, though with the rest of the fish in there, you might not get too many survivors. I would hold off on adding more fish, though, as some people suggested, you might be able to get away with a small school of neon tetras, or other small schooling fish.
You could also add plants to help act as a natural filter, or add more if you have some already. Unless the lengths you specified are for the full grown fish, I would definitely hold off. The inch of fish per gallon really only works for small fish like neon tetras, guppies, etc. You're in a different ballpark altogether when you have larger species like what you're dealing with currently.
2007-01-22 02:10:59 · answer #3 · answered by Susan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, your tank is overcrowded already... it's more or less fine right now, but keep monitoring your nitrates, nitrites and ammonia.
If you really want to add fish, you could probably get away with adding a guppy or a danio or two, but that would be all.
You should probably also swap the spotted pleco - which can grow to 12-18" - for a bushy-nosed pleco, which will only grow to 5", and a school of corydoras catfish.
2007-01-22 03:15:28 · answer #4 · answered by Zoe 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
do not add anymore red tailed sharks. they will kill each other. they hate not being the only redtail shark in the tank. its happened to me. get some more guppies tho. they like larger groups. and if you dont want the fry the other fish will eat them.
2007-01-22 04:00:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are over your max already because of the pleco which creates a lot of waste and the red tail shark whick needs a lot of swimming room. I am surprised it has not killed the pleco yet. Be warned it will go after the pleco sooner or later, you should separate them.
2007-01-22 03:37:10 · answer #6 · answered by fish guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are already maxed out. NO MORE FISH. With the water displacement with the rock, decoration and gravel, you are actually over loaded. Keep an eye on your nitrates. As the fish grow, you may start encountering a problem.
2007-01-22 03:12:18 · answer #7 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think the rule is 1 in. of fish per gallon. I would add a couple more sharks, I believe they also like small groups, and a few more guppies. Guppies like larger groups. I think everything else you have balanced.
2007-01-22 01:43:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The 1" per gallon rule depends on the fishes adult sizes,not their current sizes,so counting the Red tail,your tank is already over crowded.------PeeTee
2007-01-22 02:11:09 · answer #9 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Unless these are adult fish, I would stop there.
Maybe add some more danios, they school together really well.
Make sure your tank is stable before adding any more.
Also, I would keep an eye on that shark.
As they get older they get territorial and aggressive.
tc
2007-01-22 01:45:31 · answer #10 · answered by timc_fla 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would go with the school of Neon tetras.
With good filtration , you can exceed the 1 fish per gallon rule (pet stores do it all the time).
For real fun , add a couple of cichlids to your tank. (Just kidding , don't do that , although the cichlid is the best fish I have ever kept)
http://www.bridgewatertaekwondo.com/Aquarium.html
2007-01-22 01:47:53 · answer #11 · answered by Vincent W 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋