Stocking My Tank

[brads]

Right my Rena 42G tank has the following stock. I would like to add some more.

X10 neon tetras
X9 Barbs (x3 green, tiger and albino)
X2 dwalf Gouramis (1 male 1 Female)
X2 sowrd tails (both male, both females died)
X2 Juili cory catfish

I know sword tails should'nt be with barbs, but as i bought the barbs after the swords they seem to get on ok. Heres my list of what I would like to add.

X2 dwalf gourmis or may be the bigger ones I don't know how big they get?
X2 more juli cory
X2 sword tail femals
X2 torpedo barbs
and maybe x1 rainbow fish

My LFS reckons I could have another ten fish of the same size as my current stock. but maybe you guys might know better. after all your not trying to sell them to me.
Cheer ad merry christmas

Brads

 

[plecofan]

i think most rainbow fish are shoaling fish and would need to be in a group of 6 or more
more juli cories would be good as they also like to be in groups of 5 or 6 or more

 

[LisaLQ]

If you're going to get female swordtails, I'd go for more than two, otherwise they're going to be run down by the males constantly trying to breed with them. I'd definitely get another cory or two

Ps. I keep barbs with my swordtails...we can be partners in crime...

 

[brads]

If you're going to get female swordtails, I'd go for more than two, otherwise they're going to be run down by the males constantly trying to breed with them. I'd definitely get another cory or two

Ps. I keep barbs with my swordtails...we can be partners in crime...

Cheers people and have a good christmas

 

[diet]

i have 5 sword tails 1 male 4 female and 6 tiger 3 cherry and 3 rosy barbs and have never had any problems form the barbs, the only problems i d get is that the cherry babrbs sometimes spar between themselves and seem to have set up there own terratorys