Tinfoil Barbs And Silver Dollars

[manduup]

I have setup a 55 gallon tank and it has 3 bala sharks, 1 pleco, 1 pangasius catfish ( Yes I know they get huge ) and 2 african cichlids which I cant return to the pet store. I wanted to get some tinfoil barbs and silver dollars. Ive read they need to be kept in shoals so how much should I get of each.

 

[Davo86]

I have setup a 55 gallon tank and it has 3 bala sharks, 1 pleco, 1 pangasius catfish ( Yes I know they get huge ) and 2 african cichlids which I cant return to the pet store. I wanted to get some tinfoil barbs and silver dollars. Ive read they need to be kept in shoals so how much should I get of each.

in reality you don't have space - TF's get to 13" and SD's get to around 8"

when you consider that balas, the pleco (assuming its a common) and the pangasius all require a much larger tank, adding more large fish is just going to add to your problem

 

[simonas]

and the tinfoils grow fast at an alarming rate and eat so much and create a lot of waste. don't get me wrong they are great fish as are the silver dollars of which I have 8 large ones, they just need more space than you can offer. Either upgrade your tank or think of an alternative

 

[OpalineAqua]

I have setup a 55 gallon tank and it has 3 bala sharks, 1 pleco, 1 pangasius catfish ( Yes I know they get huge ) and 2 african cichlids which I cant return to the pet store. I wanted to get some tinfoil barbs and silver dollars. Ive read they need to be kept in shoals so how much should I get of each.

The plecos get HUGE!!!! So do the bala sharks. You do have a big tank, and just a couple silver dollars might be fine, but i don't think you should add the tinfoil barbs.