First Posting

[bev801]

This is my first posting, I hope I am in the right forum, apologies if not, I have had my tank for nearly three months and being new I seem to have done everthing wrong, although I have kept my PH amonia and nitrite stable, I am so glad I have found the forum as I am going to buy a new big tank and be more careful this time as I have stocked the tank willy nilly, didn't mean to though and I always asked if they were community fish. I started with 6 neon tetra (20 gallon tank) then added 6 galaxy rasbora a week later, then followed by 2 zebra danios,2 harlequin rasbora,2 corys and an algae eater, I then got 2 cherry barbs,who spawned and after the that the male turned in to Satan and attacked all my other fish who all stayed in one corner of the tank (he is a long story), the zebra danios are bullies and chase everyone else but the other fish don't seem stressed out by it. Then came my biggest mistake of all, getting a male platy and two females, he literally hounded the females to death, now he is after the female cherry barb but she gives him what for when she has had enough, now on top of all that I have just lost 2 tetras after all this time and I am totally stressed about the balance of the fish in the tank, is there any thing I should do, and what fish i could move when I have set up my new tank (151 litres)

 

[*Fishkies*]

to the forum...your in the right area!!




As for the tank.....All your fish you have are schooling fish. Which means they like to be in groups of at least 5.

Zebra danios would be better with a group of at least 5 and then they would no longer nip around at the other fish, they would just nip around with their own group.

I would move out the 4 neon tetras, and 6 galaxy rasboras, and the 2 cherry barbs. Cherry Barbs would also do well in a bigger group of at least 4.

I would leave the cories, danios, and platy in the 20 gallon tank.

Do you know what type of algae eater you have?


Sounds like you've got an interesting tank going on there good luck!!!

 

[kewskills]

to the forum.

wow i had to read it 3 times to get all the info outta that paragraph, im still thinking about it all

 

[bev801]

to the forum...your in the right area!!




As for the tank.....All your fish you have are schooling fish. Which means they like to be in groups of at least 5.

Zebra danios would be better with a group of at least 5 and then they would no longer nip around at the other fish, they would just nip around with their own group.

I would move out the 4 neon tetras, and 6 galaxy rasboras, and the 2 cherry barbs. Cherry Barbs would also do well in a bigger group of at least 4.

I would leave the cories, danios, and platy in the 20 gallon tank.

Do you know what type of algae eater you have?


Sounds like you've got an interesting tank going on there good luck!!!

 

[bev801]

to the forum...your in the right area!!


Thanks so much for your advice, when I move the others will I have enough room in my 20 gallon tank to get three more zebra and get a couple more corys? and have you any suggestions about my sex mad platy? as for the algae eater he is really tiny, about 2 inches, do they grow enormous?

As for the tank.....All your fish you have are schooling fish. Which means they like to be in groups of at least 5.

Zebra danios would be better with a group of at least 5 and then they would no longer nip around at the other fish, they would just nip around with their own group.

I would move out the 4 neon tetras, and 6 galaxy rasboras, and the 2 cherry barbs. Cherry Barbs would also do well in a bigger group of at least 4.

I would leave the cories, danios, and platy in the 20 gallon tank.

Do you know what type of algae eater you have?


Sounds like you've got an interesting tank going on there good luck!!!

 

[bev801]

to the forum.
Thanks for your post, started my hobby off the hard way, hope it gets better as I gain a bit of experience,,perhaps I have been unlucky getting a rogue barb and a sex mad platy!!!!
wow i had to read it 3 times to get all the info outta that paragraph, im still thinking about it all