Black Lyre Tail Mollie And Gourami.

[walshyfz86]

Well, Me and my Gf just purchased a 29Gallon tank and we have 2 black lyre tail mollies, 1 drawrf gourami and 2 orange fish with black tail and black top fin? not to sure the name. And another fish thats half orange and half black. Now i don't no there names off the top of my head. But it seems the gourami likes to go after all the other fish. And the mollies don't want to eat? I feed them flake tropical food. They suck it in and spit it right back out. Am i doing something wrong? What should i look out for with these fish? i run a 78degree water temp? And How Often should this water be changed and tank be cleaned? Any tips to keep my fish healthy and alive would be great.

And how would catfish do with these? Thanks In advance.

 

[Puffdaddy]

Have you cycled your tank yet? If not your going to have some serious problems soon. The only way to get through these problems would be to return the fish, cycle the tank first then add fish or do large water changes every day. As for your Gourami they do tend to be a little on the aggresive side. Adding more plants and or decor can help with this. Your mollies may just be picky eaters, try a varied diet (brine shrimp, blood worms, krill), there are many frozen and freeze dried foods to choose from. I would not add any more fish until your un-cycled tank problem has been resolved. But for a future note there are many differt kinds of catfish to choose from you will have to be more specific on the species.