Will These Fish Get Along

[half baked idiot]

Okay, so I have had a tank set up for about 2 months now. I had 4 of these fish in the picture...(the upper one to the right). I am not sure what they are called to be honest with you-if someone could let me know thatd be great. One of them died so there is only 3 now. I just put 4 tiger barbs in today, and an albino rainbow shark. Is this going to be a problem having these fish in the same tank? Should I move them to a seperate tank? I know that the barbs are pretty agressive and might munch on the other fish's fins. Any input or help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[*Fishkies*]

That fish on the right is a Black Skirt Tetra, if i am looking at the right fish.

How large is the tank all these fish are going to be in?

 

[vinylman]

This is the sort of thing you should spend time researching BEFORE you buy fish. The shop isn't guaranteed to take anything back that you may need to return.

 

[rdd1952]

I can't get the photo to load (it just times out) but tiger barbs are not a community fish and unless you can get at least 6 to 8 of them to spread the aggression, they should be in a tank by themselves. They will definitely harass the other fish to death.

 

[Lynda B]

If that is a black skirt tetra, you want to have a group of 5 or 6 at the very least.

I agree.... compatability issues are really better done prior to placing your fish in the tank with another species that will either annoy it, or quite possibly kill it. It's just not fair to the fish to play the guessing game. We'd probably all love to have certain fish but can't because they can't live together peacefully with what we already have.

 

[half baked idiot]

Yea I know, bad planning by me. So anways, they've been in there for a couple of days and everything is going fine so far. they tetras are a lot bigger than the barbs, and they are all just keeping to their own kind. They shark just lurks under a log that I have in the tank. I think I might have dodged a bullet on this one.

 

[ArauraDiscus]

This is the sort of thing you should spend time researching BEFORE you buy fish. The shop isn't guaranteed to take anything back that you may need to return.

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Your replys are always so cynical. I get the feeling that you like to make everyone feel stupid. Why not be more constructive. In addition to saying you should probably ask these questions before you get these fish, it may be helpful to say why. For example, the barbs can be nippy, but if you have enough ie around 6, they will bother each other more often than the other fish. Also the rainbow shark can get to be fairly big and are semi-agressive. They may nip your other fishes fins.

 

[vinylman]

This is the sort of thing you should spend time researching BEFORE you buy fish. The shop isn't guaranteed to take anything back that you may need to return.

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Your replys are always so cynical. I get the feeling that you like to make everyone feel stupid.

''Always so cynical'' ?. That's a hell of an assumption to make. 99 times out of a hundred I give a reason why, and constructive help and suggestions; sometimes in a thread, that reason has already been given. Newcomers don't always read pinned topics. Plus, it's rather difficult to type in a tone of voice. Do you not think researching any prospective tank inhabitant is important beforehand? I don't call that cynical.

 

[Kay1123]

This is the sort of thing you should spend time researching BEFORE you buy fish. The shop isn't guaranteed to take anything back that you may need to return.

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Your replys are always so cynical. I get the feeling that you like to make everyone feel stupid.

''Always so cynical'' ?. That's a hell of an assumption to make. 99 times out of a hundred I give a reason why, and constructive help and suggestions; sometimes in a thread, that reason has already been given. Newcomers don't always read pinned topics. Plus, it's rather difficult to type in a tone of voice. Do you not think researching any prospective tank inhabitant is important beforehand? I don't call that cynical.

I hate to say it but it did seem a little cynical. I wouldn't assume that he hadn't researched it either. Some people just aren't good at using google or yahoo and finding info, and if he went to a lfs sometimes you get employees (and even sometimes owners) that know nothing at all and make everything up. Not bashing on you or the person that posted this but it's something to think about.

 

[scottrreiter]

I also hve a question about fish getting alon. I have a new 47 gallon tank and I have put a school of neons int it, some guarmies, clown loaches and a pleco. they have all been in there happy for about 4 days. today a buddy of mine as a birth day present gave me a dusky panther gobey that is about 1 1/2 inches long. will this be a problem because I can not seem to get him to feed and when he gets bigger being that he is a carnavore will he eat my neons.

Help please

 

[jimboberdy]

i reckon vinylman DID sound cynical in that post. this is a nebies forum for newcomers who by their very definition are still learning. as such i believe they should be encouraged to ask questions so they can learn rather than be 'told off' for doing it wrong. only my opinion.

 

[vinylman]

I've lost count of the times I've told newcomers to ask as many questions here as they want, rather than asking at a LFS. Far from telling anyone off, I was pointing out that the OP had bought all those fish without knowing anything about them, and it wasn't a good idea when anyone with access to a computer can at least find out which fish will fare well together. There's nothing more to it than that. It would be very easy to be cynical replying to newcomers who have all been given dreadful advice by those who should know better, which is why I usually refer them to the pinned threads. If anyone else got the wrong idea, then I apologise. I'm an inordinately nice person who doesn't like to see people make (sometimes) expensive mistakes. Peace?.

 

[rdd1952]

I also hve a question about fish getting alon. I have a new 47 gallon tank and I have put a school of neons int it, some guarmies, clown loaches and a pleco. they have all been in there happy for about 4 days. today a buddy of mine as a birth day present gave me a dusky panther gobey that is about 1 1/2 inches long. will this be a problem because I can not seem to get him to feed and when he gets bigger being that he is a carnavore will he eat my neons.

Help please

How long has your tank been running and is it cycled (did you add ammonia to build a bacteria colony)? If it isn't, then you should return all the fish ASAP and cycle the tank. Otherwise, you are in for a very rough trip and will probably lose most of the fish. You can cycle with fish but it should be done with 3 or 4 hardy fish.

The more fish you have in an uncycled tank, the higher the ammonia and eventualy nitrite will get. Your fish will suffer ammonia and nitrite poisoning and you will probably also end up with ich or velvet brought on by the stress of bad water conditions.

 

[jimboberdy]

peace. where in leeds do ya live? im from headingly

 

[vinylman]

Posh end. Seacroft.