Yes add more fish.I started with 6 fish.After 2 weeks added 3 more and all worked out fine.After adding more fish KEEP a VERY close eye on your amonia as you will have more waist and bacteria needs to build up again..After tank have cyceled add more fish as bacteria build up will be very fast at this stage to deal with the exstra waist.
Thank you for your response, as far as keeping a close eye on the water goes.... let me first give you a little background:
I (like a fool) thought that owning a fish meant dropping some flakes in the tank, and that's about it. I went to a fish store, and said, "I know nothing, what do I need to do to have fish?" They promptly gave me a list of everything you SHOULD NOT do when first getting fish (only they told me that's what I should do...)
They sold me:
a 5 gallon tank kit, with 6 Tiger barbs, told me to go home, fill it with water, pour in the packet, and put the fish in, and it was all set.
As I'm sure you probably guessed, the next few days were some of the saddest days I've experienced. I unfortunately lost them all. I did a TON of reading (THANK YOU Tropical Fish Forums!) only to learn I had done EVERYTHING wrong!
So, I went out and got a 29 gallon tank, set it up, let it run for a week, and started over again. As horrible as my first experience was, it has made an over-cautious, and very paranoid fish-keeper out of me, so my water has been tested daily for pH, Ammonia, and nitrite levels (starting to test nitrate now), and of course temp. I found a new fish store, that is family run, and they all own a ton of fish, and actually know what they are talking about (very helpful!) It says a lot to me, when you go to a store, and say you want one thing, and they talk you into buying something cheaper, because it will be better for you, that makes me feel comfortable with them, that they aren't just going for a quick sale. So, sorry for the long post, but you can all rest assured that my tank is being watched like a hawk! (A freindly one! LOL!)
I'm thinking I will get 3 more Rosy Barbs for now to keep them busy, that will put me at 6 Rosy's and a tiger... I know the tigers generally like packs, but he is very mellow, so the rosy's need the friends urgently as they get very bored some times! After the tank is fully cycled, what other additions could I make to my tank? Keep in mind, I am not at all concerned with "how many fish I can possibly get to live in that tank," I care only about "how many fish can live happily and healthy in a 29 gallon tank." I want these fish to be very happy and have the room they need. I've heard the 1 inch rule, but I am slightly confused: I have read that Rosy Barbs can be 4" full grown, but I've also read that they generally will never get that big in an aquarium, so what should I use for the formula? I'm thinking I should still use the 4", because the Rosy's are pretty chunky little fish, so they have a lot of body in not that many inches. So by that formula, if I got 3 more Rosy's, (4" x 6 Rosy's + 3" x 1 Tiger Barb)= 27 inches, so I only have 2 inches of fish left after that? Are there any really tiny fish that I could get a few of that would be ok in my tank?