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Before suggestions can be made, what size is your tank? Dimensions would be great too. As well as how many of each of the fish you currently have.
Do you know what type of barbs and tetras you have exactly? If not you can post pictures (either uploading them here or on a photo sharing website like photobucket and linking them here) and then someone can ID them for you.
Do you know if you have soft or hard water? If not you can check your water company's website and they may have the kh/gh listed there.
Sorry for so many questions but it will help a lot in figuring out what is best suited to your tank.
It's also something to look at as you have a mixture of hard and soft water fish already, mollys being the hard water ones.
Before suggestions can be made, what size is your tank? Dimensions would be great too. As well as how many of each of the fish you currently have.
Do you know what type of barbs and tetras you have exactly? If not you can post pictures (either uploading them here or on a photo sharing website like photobucket and linking them here) and then someone can ID them for you.
Do you know if you have soft or hard water? If not you can check your water company's website and they may have the kh/gh listed there.
Sorry for so many questions but it will help a lot in figuring out what is best suited to your tank.
It's also something to look at as you have a mixture of hard and soft water fish already, mollys being the hard water ones.
Ok it is a curved front tank so
Back is 4 ft the sides 1ft3inch and front 4 ft 36inch
It is hard water had water checked in the shop
Had tank about 1 month before I have put fish in and fish been in about 2 weeks
This is what I have in
Polypterus senegalus x 2
Bronze cory x3
Peppered cory x3
Diamond blue angel fish x2
Dalmatian molly x2 ( looks like female is pregnant )
Green tiger barb x2
Albino tiger barb x2
Black widow tectra x5
Tripod barb x5
X-ray tetra x2
The first one I have listed the shoo said they would be fine but after doing research I don't think they are any good for the tank once they start to grow and people have said they would need to be in a tank of there own ???
Shop told me wrong information and should of not sold them to us I don't think
But I have been talking to someone who has just them and they have said if there is any problems they will take them for me
Is this to many fish or can I put more in ???
As for the molly I do have a breeding trap as she dos look pregnant
Back is 4 ft the sides 1ft3inch and front 4 ft 36inch
It is hard water had water checked in the shop
Had tank about 1 month before I have put fish in and fish been in about 2 weeks
This is what I have in
Polypterus senegalus x 2
Bronze cory x3
Peppered cory x3
Diamond blue angel fish x2
Dalmatian molly x2 ( looks like female is pregnant )
Green tiger barb x2
Albino tiger barb x2
Black widow tectra x5
Tripod barb x5
X-ray tetra x2
The first one I have listed the shoo said they would be fine but after doing research I don't think they are any good for the tank once they start to grow and people have said they would need to be in a tank of there own ???
Shop told me wrong information and should of not sold them to us I don't think
But I have been talking to someone who has just them and they have said if there is any problems they will take them for me
Is this to many fish or can I put more in ???
As for the molly I do have a breeding trap as she dos look pregnant
Welcome to TFF. Well, you have some serious issues with the present stocking that I will try to explain. Another matter is cycling, did you cycle this tank before adding the fish? I'll leave that and concentrate on the fish issues. And let me begin by saying you are not alone in what has happened; many of us started out the same, with the wrong combination of fish, but on forums like TFF you can get assistance.
The first thing is numbers. Some of the species listed are what we term shoaling fish (some call them schooling). These species need several of their own or they will be under stress and this leads to health issues, aggressiveness (increased in the case of naturally aggressive fish) and trouble long-term. Numbers can vary, and some species have minimums. In general terms, all tetras, barbs and corys are shoaling fish, and a minimum of six is recommended; more is always better, and you have space so I would consider that once we sort out the other problems.
However, you have a couple species mentioned that need more than the minimum. Tiger Barbs are one, with 10-12 being best. Albino TB are the same species, so they mix, but you still need more of them. This is a naturally aggressive species, prone to fin nip, and keeping a larger group can confine the nipping to within the group and even reduce that. But there is another problem with this fish's nipping tendency, and that is that it usually directs this at sedate fish, like angelfish. Barbs should never be combined with sedate fish, it is a recipe for trouble, like waving a red flag in front of a mad bull. The Black Widow Tetra is very similar to the Tiger Barb in its aggressive behaviours, so same advice holds.
I've no idea what the "Tripod Barb" might be. It may be OK, or may not. But being a barb, the same issue applies that it will be too active for sedate fish.
Given that you seem to be wanting more fish, I would suggest you return the barbs (albino and tiger) and black widows; maybe the Tripod too, depending what they are and what you decide to go forward with in general. The store should be willing to take them, given the circumstances, if they want your continued business.
The Polypterus senegalus must go back. This fish gets 12 inches, is very predatory, and is not going to work no matter what.
Molly. If you have fairly hard water, this fish will work from that aspect (it must have mineral in the water). Perhaps you could find out the specific GH (general hardness) from your municipal water authority, on their website; I will assume the store did not give you the actual GH number, and we need to know it. The GH is critical for all fish. Aside from this, being a livebearer, and if you have male/female, or if the female was impregnated before you acquired her, you will have fry by the hundreds for several months. This may seem nice, but what are you going to do with them?
Angelfish. This also is a shoaling fish living in smallish groups. But here we have other issues. It needs at least five in the group, because it is an aggressive fish by nature and establishes an hierarchy within the group. Males are very territorial. The two you have, if both males, will soon not get along if they are normal; two females is less of an issue. A pair will work, provided they have bonded, as they need to select each other.
The X-Ray Tetra I assume is Pristella, this is a nice fish, and depending what you decide on the problems, you could get another 6+ of this species. But please sort out the troubles first, as adding any new fish is only going to increase them.
Byron.
The first thing is numbers. Some of the species listed are what we term shoaling fish (some call them schooling). These species need several of their own or they will be under stress and this leads to health issues, aggressiveness (increased in the case of naturally aggressive fish) and trouble long-term. Numbers can vary, and some species have minimums. In general terms, all tetras, barbs and corys are shoaling fish, and a minimum of six is recommended; more is always better, and you have space so I would consider that once we sort out the other problems.
However, you have a couple species mentioned that need more than the minimum. Tiger Barbs are one, with 10-12 being best. Albino TB are the same species, so they mix, but you still need more of them. This is a naturally aggressive species, prone to fin nip, and keeping a larger group can confine the nipping to within the group and even reduce that. But there is another problem with this fish's nipping tendency, and that is that it usually directs this at sedate fish, like angelfish. Barbs should never be combined with sedate fish, it is a recipe for trouble, like waving a red flag in front of a mad bull. The Black Widow Tetra is very similar to the Tiger Barb in its aggressive behaviours, so same advice holds.
I've no idea what the "Tripod Barb" might be. It may be OK, or may not. But being a barb, the same issue applies that it will be too active for sedate fish.
Given that you seem to be wanting more fish, I would suggest you return the barbs (albino and tiger) and black widows; maybe the Tripod too, depending what they are and what you decide to go forward with in general. The store should be willing to take them, given the circumstances, if they want your continued business.
The Polypterus senegalus must go back. This fish gets 12 inches, is very predatory, and is not going to work no matter what.
Molly. If you have fairly hard water, this fish will work from that aspect (it must have mineral in the water). Perhaps you could find out the specific GH (general hardness) from your municipal water authority, on their website; I will assume the store did not give you the actual GH number, and we need to know it. The GH is critical for all fish. Aside from this, being a livebearer, and if you have male/female, or if the female was impregnated before you acquired her, you will have fry by the hundreds for several months. This may seem nice, but what are you going to do with them?
Angelfish. This also is a shoaling fish living in smallish groups. But here we have other issues. It needs at least five in the group, because it is an aggressive fish by nature and establishes an hierarchy within the group. Males are very territorial. The two you have, if both males, will soon not get along if they are normal; two females is less of an issue. A pair will work, provided they have bonded, as they need to select each other.
The X-Ray Tetra I assume is Pristella, this is a nice fish, and depending what you decide on the problems, you could get another 6+ of this species. But please sort out the troubles first, as adding any new fish is only going to increase them.
Byron.
Can I ask how you cycled the tank? You said you'd had it for a month and had fish for two weeks, so you had the tank for two weeks then got fish. Two weeks is a very short time for cycling a tank, unless you used mature media.
I am asking because shops will not tell you about cycling, and some give the impression that allowing the tank to run with just water in is cycling. This is not cycling.
I am asking because shops will not tell you about cycling, and some give the impression that allowing the tank to run with just water in is cycling. This is not cycling.
Ok yes sorry shop said set it up and leave it for 2 weeks then put fish in
I added bacteria that the shop told me to I have also been putting the water conditioner in as well like the shop said I have been checking my water every 2 days with the water tests and it has always been perfect so far
I have also took water samples in to the shop to get checked as well once a week to be on the safe side and has always been fine
I added bacteria that the shop told me to I have also been putting the water conditioner in as well like the shop said I have been checking my water every 2 days with the water tests and it has always been perfect so far
I have also took water samples in to the shop to get checked as well once a week to be on the safe side and has always been fine
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