Mixing breeds

[Tank Sinatra]

Nice! I've looked at them too.
CPDs and Emeralds kinda look like a fancy trout or something but miniature.
Love them.

All three in a community would look amazing but as someone is advising here, they may cross breed. Hmmm

Yeh I agree, they would. I really like the idea of having large 20+ fish of each and watching them in their shoal.

 

[Fishfaced]

Yeh I agree, they would. I really like the idea of having large 20+ fish of each and watching them in their shoal.

That would look the dogs

 

[mbsqw1d]

These are stunning too.. what a BEAUTY! View attachment 132513

I thought the same and now I keep them

 

[Fishfaced]

I thought the same and now I keep them

Are there any special requirements for these?
Would you recommend them to a beginner?

 

[mbsqw1d]

Are there any special requirements for these?
Would you recommend them to a beginner?

My water stats are GH 5.7 and PH 7.5 ... I've read they come from water that has some alkalinity so I'm guessing PH 7+ is ideal.

They are quick and active and I'd feel bad for them if they were kept in a space anything under 3'

When I went into the shop to buy these, they looked nothing like they do now (in that vid I linked earlier). When they are stressed they go very pale. The problem with that, is that to the untrained eye, they all look female, and so trying to catch 50:50 of each sex is difficult.
It wasn't until they'd settled in did I realise that I had 13 x males. My understanding was that, as with most barbs, the idea is to keep a good mix of male/female in order to keep aggression under control and so I was concerned that I didn't have any females. 1 year on, that hasn't been an issue for me, but I put that down to having a good number of them. If I had 5 males for example, I think I would've lost at least one by now.

They can be incredibly skittish and shy. I had them on their own in a 4' for a while and whenever I'd enter the room, they'd dart off and hide in the plants. I was close to getting rid of them until I added a dozen giant danio. As soon as they were introduced, the Odessas came out and have never gone into hiding since. The danios are essentially acting as dithers. They coloured up beautifully as they are in that video and I'm always overwhelmed by how stunning they look.

In summary,

• I would say you need at least a 3 foot sized tank
• have at least a dozen of them and a 50:50 mix of sex if possible.
• keep them cool - their temperature range is 16c to 24c, so a mid range of 20c
• Barbs are tough, so yeh, ideal for a beginner.

Oh, don't keep them with corydoras! I learned the hard way lol.

 

[FishGuest5123]

Tank is 87ltr
L76cm x W30cm x H45.7cm

Hard choice one or the other but it'll have to be the glowlights

Glowlights are great little fish!

 

[Fishfaced]

My water stats are GH 5.7 and PH 7.5 ... I've read they come from water that has some alkalinity so I'm guessing PH 7+ is ideal.

They are quick and active and I'd feel bad for them if they were kept in a space anything under 3'

When I went into the shop to buy these, they looked nothing like they do now (in that vid I linked earlier). When they are stressed they go very pale. The problem with that, is that to the untrained eye, they all look female, and so trying to catch 50:50 of each sex is difficult.
It wasn't until they'd settled in did I realise that I had 13 x males. My understanding was that, as with most barbs, the idea is to keep a good mix of male/female in order to keep aggression under control and so I was concerned that I didn't have any females. 1 year on, that hasn't been an issue for me, but I put that down to having a good number of them. If I had 5 males for example, I think I would've lost at least one by now.

They can be incredibly skittish and shy. I had them on their own in a 4' for a while and whenever I'd enter the room, they'd dart off and hide in the plants. I was close to getting rid of them until I added a dozen giant danio. As soon as they were introduced, the Odessas came out and have never gone into hiding since. The danios are essentially acting as dithers. They coloured up beautifully as they are in that video and I'm always overwhelmed by how stunning they look.

In summary,

• I would say you need at least a 3 foot sized tank
• have at least a dozen of them and a 50:50 mix of sex if possible.
• keep them cool - their temperature range is 16c to 24c, so a mid range of 20c
• Barbs are tough, so yeh, ideal for a beginner.

Oh, don't keep them with corydoras! I learned the hard way lol.

Some useful information, thanks for that.
I don't think they'll be right for my tank which is a shame but definitely one on the list for the future.

 

[Fishfaced]

Glowlights are great little fish!

Looking like a definite for my tank.. can't wait.

 

[FishGuest5123]

My water stats are GH 5.7 and PH 7.5 ... I've read they come from water that has some alkalinity so I'm guessing PH 7+ is ideal.

They are quick and active and I'd feel bad for them if they were kept in a space anything under 3'

When I went into the shop to buy these, they looked nothing like they do now (in that vid I linked earlier). When they are stressed they go very pale. The problem with that, is that to the untrained eye, they all look female, and so trying to catch 50:50 of each sex is difficult.
It wasn't until they'd settled in did I realise that I had 13 x males. My understanding was that, as with most barbs, the idea is to keep a good mix of male/female in order to keep aggression under control and so I was concerned that I didn't have any females. 1 year on, that hasn't been an issue for me, but I put that down to having a good number of them. If I had 5 males for example, I think I would've lost at least one by now.

They can be incredibly skittish and shy. I had them on their own in a 4' for a while and whenever I'd enter the room, they'd dart off and hide in the plants. I was close to getting rid of them until I added a dozen giant danio. As soon as they were introduced, the Odessas came out and have never gone into hiding since. The danios are essentially acting as dithers. They coloured up beautifully as they are in that video and I'm always overwhelmed by how stunning they look.

In summary,

• I would say you need at least a 3 foot sized tank
• have at least a dozen of them and a 50:50 mix of sex if possible.
• keep them cool - their temperature range is 16c to 24c, so a mid range of 20c
• Barbs are tough, so yeh, ideal for a beginner.

Oh, don't keep them with corydoras! I learned the hard way lol.

Looking like a definite for my tank.. can't wait.

I have some that are well over 2 years, closer to 3 years old and still going.

 

[Fishfaced]

I have some that are well over 2 years, closer to 3 years old and still going.

Nice.
So would you say they are hardy?

Also what other breeds are they in there with?

 

[FishGuest5123]

Nice.
So would you say they are hardy?

Also what other breeds are they in there with?

Mine are in with a couple leftover zebra danios, cherry barbs, a bristlenose pleco who I never see, and some golden White Cloud Mountain minnows. They hang with the barbs. The only issue I have is that the minnows prefer cooler water and the glowlights prefer warmer. I compromise by keeping that tank at 74F. Very hardy little fish. @Retired Viking has a tank with some too and he may be on later. He really likes them too.

 

[Lajos_Detari]

The Odessa Barbs are big.
As mentioned above, need at least 3 ft tank.(90cm).

Get smaller fish and you can have bigger group and more fish(20+) as someone mentioned.

 

[Essjay]

So we know which fish we are talking about, there are two fish called glowlight - not to be confused with the genetically modified glolight fish.

Glowlight tetras are Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Hemigrammus erythrozonus (Glowlight Tetra) — Seriously Fish

www.seriouslyfish.com

I think these are the fish you and Retired Viking have @Deanasue ?

Glowlight danios are Celestichthys choprae

Celestichthys choprae – Glowlight ‘Danio’ (Danio choprae, Danio choprai) — Seriously Fish

www.seriouslyfish.com

These are the fish mentioned in the first post.


Life would be much easier if common names weren't so similar, or if everyone used the same common names *sigh*

 

[FishGuest5123]

So we know which fish we are talking about, there are two fish called glowlight - not to be confused with the genetically modified glolight fish.

Glowlight tetras are Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Hemigrammus erythrozonus (Glowlight Tetra) — Seriously Fish

www.seriouslyfish.com

I think these are the fish you and Retired Viking have @Deanasue ?

Glowlight danios are Celestichthys choprae

Celestichthys choprae – Glowlight ‘Danio’ (Danio choprae, Danio choprai) — Seriously Fish

www.seriouslyfish.com

These are the fish mentioned in the first post.


Life would be much easier if common names weren't so similar, or if everyone used the same common names *sigh*

Oops, correct. Mine are glolight tetras.

 

[Fishfaced]

Lol never mind.
I'll be going for the danio glowlight. Small enough for my tank and add a nice variety of colours.