I NEED Help ABOUT MY AQUARIUM?

Question

I have just bought 2 Senegal (Dinosaur) Bichirs and 1 Dragon Goby. Along with these i have tiger barbs serpae tetras black fin sharks upside down catfish khulii loaches 2 giant danios, 4 platys 4 fairly large Lyretail Mollies a blue gourami. I wonder how this will work out as the Bichirs and Goby grow larger. I have been told that the barbs are too fast and agressive to get eaten. and the mollies are quiet large. I wonder if this will work. I have all of these in a 10 gallon tank for now, but as things grow bigger, I am going to move them into a 30 gallon tank. I wonder if the other fish will be safe.

The main reason i keep the tank a bit crowded so that way agression is to a minimum. The tiger barbs have not offered one bit of trouble. The have never nipped at a fish every since I bought them. The khulii loaches stay hid under the ornaments. Same with the Goby. the tank really doesnt look corwded, but i do know it is. But i have heard that if there is not much room for the fish to get territories, they won't get territorial.

Answer 1

That better be one monster tank! By the time all that grows out to adult size you will need a small swimming pool. Of course, the bichirs and the goby will buy you a little time as the eat their way through the other fish. The only thing that will be safe for the long haul would be the blue gourami and black fin sharks and possibly the upside down catfish. The gourami will be safe intill the black fin sharks get to about 10" or so assuming the gourami is fully grown.

Not gonna work for long at all.

Answer 2

Well it sounds to me as if your asking if the fish will survive the Bichirs and the goby? I guess if they live to make it to the 30(overstocked), yes. I have owned 2 Polypterus, 1 Ornatipinnis and 1 albino senegal(bichirs), in which I have givin both away(someone who keeps a bichir tank). The ornate was 15" and the senegal was 8". Both could swallow 4" fish whole.Both your Senegals will grow slowly, max of 12", but will feed on others if not fed enough.Not sure bout the dragon goby, but your 10g will likeky crash before you get the 30 up, sorry but thats just too many fish in a 10. The 30 is also way too small. Time to take some fish back.

Answer 3

Holy crap. You are seriously overcrowded! And keeping the tank overcrowded does not decrease aggression, it increases aggression. You need a large aquarium ASAP and it needs to be at least a 40 and preferably a 50 gallon. Going by the 1 inch of fish per 1 gallon of water rule, and assuming that each and every one of your fish is only 1 inch, except for the lyretail mollies which you indicated were large and allowing more inches for the gourami, you still have about an estimated 38 inches worth of fish, and that is only allowing for 2 each of the tiger barbs, serpae tetras, black fin sharks and khuli loaches. I'm surprised these fish have room to turn around in that 10 gallon. This is like stuffing 30 people in an elevator and never letting them out and expecting them to get along for the next 10 years. Here is a link that will tell you about each of your fish and which are compatible. Maybe you can just get a 40 gallon or two 20 gallons in addition to your 10 gallon and then separate according to compatibility and quantity for tank size.

Answer 4

You have WAY too many fish in that tank, and just so you know, even a 30 gallon will not be enough for those fish. You need to take the fish you just bought back to your lfs, and then you still need a 55 gallon tank to keep the other fish that you have. Your bichirs and the goby will eat whatever fits in their mouth, so say goodbye to your kuhlis for sure. You have a poorly stocked tank with fish that are not compatible at all. If you don't change something, I guarantee you are going to crash and burn, and lose most, if not all of your fish. Get rid of the new additions, and think about upgrading for the fish you have.

Answer 5

I'm afraid your already over crowded for a ten gallon tank. You need to get that 30 gallon NOW! Your black fin sharks can get over 8" and your giant danios need to be able to really swim back and forth or they can damage themselves on the sides of the tank (smacking into it)Your bichirs are territorial and a ten gallon just doesn't cut it (a 30 gallon is only temperary if it comes to that)
If you get the 30 atleast you'll be able to split your fish up a little more fairly but please (even if they ask to go home with you ) NO MORE FISH (sorry!)

Answer 6

I'm not so worried about the kinds of fish you seem to have, though there are some concerns there. What strikes me is the numbers of inches of fish you have per square inch of surface area of the tank you are using. You are very, very close to over crowding your tank.

Rule of thumb: One inch of fish per ten square inches of surface area is good, and normally safe.

Tiger barbs are spunky and sometimes aggressive. Giant danios are fast movers and cause nerve problems in timid fish. Blue gouramies are rather large and sometimes a bit nippy.

You do have some cranky fish in this group, including the Bichirs at times.

Provide cover for all the fish.

Kev

Answer 7

If you have some timid fish, I suggest keeping the tiger barbs away from those. They have chased some of my own fish into a state of stress, and possibly shock. They also like nibbling on the tails of fish that have large back fins. You also will most likely need a larger tank. Consult an aquarium book to find out just how much space you should make for each fish.

Answer 8

Tiger barbs are pretty aggressive. They have eater stuff like tetras and guppies before. They are fast fish though. I say watch the tank for a few weeks. If everything seems to be going fine then keep them all together. As for people telling you that your tank is too crowded, I say if your fish arent fighting and it doesnt look too bad, leave it like that but remember, fish really do like space. You really should consider putting them in the bigger tank. Good luck.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

You have some non-community fish mixed in with some more gentle species-------sorry to report this just isn't going to work out-----you'll be overcrowded even with the two tanks--------based on the different species you have now you'll need no less than three tanks if you want them to all have a chance to live-------sorry-----i do wish i could give you a better report but this is the plain truth of the matter------good luck-----don't give up ----learning to keep fish healthy is ongoing and rewarding