210L Tank Stock Advice

[Sharknado99]

Hi guys

I currently have a 70L tank and I want to get a 210 Litre one shortly so that I can move my red tailed shark over. He is currently really tiny so he should be ok until i get the tank and fully cycle it.
 
In the meantime, I have been thinking of how to stock this new tank. The fish that I really like are angelfish, barbs and Platys.

The red tail will definitely be moving over so my questions are :
 
how many additional angelfish can I get for a 210L tank?
I hear that angelfish are semi aggressive so should i get 2 or 1?
Will the shark and angelfish get along with barbs?
Are barbs schooling fish?

In the present 70L tank, I was thinking of leaving the 2 platys in there and adding some neon tetras. 

So what do you guys think?
 
Thanks heaps...I'm super excited now
 
 
 

 

[AshleyNZ]

Barbs are schooling fish, I have one tiger barb, and he is the most aggressive in my tank, aside from my RTS. Should be kept in a school of 6+. 

 

[Ninjouzata]

As has been said, Barbs are schooling and should be kept in groups of 6+
 
Angelfish, people usually either get one, or get 6 and wait for 2 to pair up and re-home the rest. The most I'd do in this size tank is a pair.
 
Barbs can be rather nippy so I'd be worried about them going after your angelfish. If you can get a hold of the Five Banded Barb, they're much more peaceful and look similar.
HERE is some info on those.
 
So glad to hear you're getting a bigger tank for your shark btw
 
Think you'll be fine on your plan for the 70l though I could be wrong.

 

[Sharknado99]

Thank you everyone  

Based on what youve said, I think I might skip the barbs then, and maybe get one angelfish. I dont mind an understocked tank. 
What a pity that my two fave fish are so agressive - ie the red tail shark and angelfish. So i can only really get one of each.
 
There are some really colourful tropical fish in the LFS but they are just named chichlids?? But they are always in a tank with their own kind so I'm guessing they dont get along with any other fish..sigh..
 
Are there any other types of fish i can get that will not annoy or be victimised by a shark and angelfish (apart from loaches..i dont really like them).

 

[Ninjouzata]

If you like you can get pictures of them and upload them here and someone can ID them and we can see if they'd be okay in your tank.
I imagine they are the kind that need to be kept in their own tank though.
 
Do you have soft or hard water?
Rainbowfish may be a good fit for this tank but they are hard water and the angelfish is soft water.

 

[Sharknado99]

Ok I'll see if i can take some photos and show them here soon.

I think our water in NZ is soft water. But I will have to call our council to be sure. I dont get a lot of limescale deposit in my kettles and stuff...is that even relevant? LOL
haha sorry, I suck at these things. Will find that out too..

 

[Ninjouzata]

The info about limescale does help, but am not sure myself unfortunately. Hopefully someone with more knowledge on hard & soft water comes along soon.
No need to apologize! We're all learning

 

[benthyer]

I know that hard water will leave a lot of limescale so would say your water is soft but still get it checked

 

[Sharknado99]

Here are the two chichlids i was talking about
I found another and those were called parrot cichlids...
 
I'm guessing that these ones need a tank of their own right... I've never seen them with other fish before
 
Oh and yes, we have soft water here.