Adding Middle Swimmers To My Community Tank--Comments

[Fishmanic]

I have a 35 gallon tall hex stocked with 3 swartzi corys, 1 angelfish, 1 bn pleco, 2 bolivian rams, and one dwarf gourami.   I would like to add some middle swimmers.   I am considering adding 5 cherry barbs but am open to recommendations for middle swimmers.   Will the barbs be ok in this tank with my other fish?  comments welcome

 

[DreamertK]

+3 cories, if you're going to go with barbs or tetras then try to go with 6+. Cherry barbs are a good choice of barbs with the angelfish/gourami.

 

[Fishmanic]

which do you prefer---rasboras or cherry barbs?

 

[ythao01]

As far as looks go. I like cherry barbs, I really like how they have that pinkish red look to them which I think complements a planted tank and how the almost look like a mini koi from the side. Rasboras are cool to, but I don't like how they're just half black and half silver with a bit of orange. Just not my taste in coloring I guess. But I do like the ones that are almost all orange with the black part. makes them look like they're glowing.

 

[Fishmanic]

will white skirt tetras be ok with my present stocking?  I'm thinking of getting 4 of them

 

[fluttermoth]

will white skirt tetras be ok with my present stocking?  I'm thinking of getting 4 of them

Absolutely not! One of the nippiest tetras out there, IME, especially if kept in groups of less than six or eight.

 

[Fishmanic]

well I got the 4 skirt Tetras and so far they seem fine in the tank---not chasing any other fish and somewhat schooling together---I have a 2 week return period so we'll see how it goes with these new inhabitants of the tank.

 

[DreamertK]

  For now. That poor gourami.