Hi,
I have been saving up for a while with the intention of setting up my own tropical tank. My family already has a 125L tank set-up, however I want one of my own and I am truly a beginner at this so I'm looking for advice!
I am intending on purchasing a 64 Litres / 14 Gallons with plenty of live plants & bog wood (hiding places).
I'm hoping to have a tank mostly dedicated to barbs - here's what I hope to eventually have...
2 Tiger Barbs
2 Green Tiger Barbs
2 Cherry Barbs
2 Gold Barbs
2 Corydoras (preferably Bandit or Panda... are they the same thing?)
& maybe a Red Tailed Shark
My questions are:
1) Will this amount of fish be ok in a 64 L tank?
2) Can different types of Barbs be mixed and still shoal/get on?
3) Corydoras ok with Barbs?
4) I hear mixed views on the Shark - would one be ok in here?
5) Should I have gravel or sand at the base?
6) Advice on which fish to buy first?
Thanks!
I have been saving up for a while with the intention of setting up my own tropical tank. My family already has a 125L tank set-up, however I want one of my own and I am truly a beginner at this so I'm looking for advice!
I am intending on purchasing a 64 Litres / 14 Gallons with plenty of live plants & bog wood (hiding places).
I'm hoping to have a tank mostly dedicated to barbs - here's what I hope to eventually have...
2 Tiger Barbs
2 Green Tiger Barbs
2 Cherry Barbs
2 Gold Barbs
2 Corydoras (preferably Bandit or Panda... are they the same thing?)
& maybe a Red Tailed Shark
My questions are:
1) Will this amount of fish be ok in a 64 L tank?
2) Can different types of Barbs be mixed and still shoal/get on?
3) Corydoras ok with Barbs?
4) I hear mixed views on the Shark - would one be ok in here?
5) Should I have gravel or sand at the base?
6) Advice on which fish to buy first?
Thanks!