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Peter17 Enthusiast Posts: 230 Kudos: 208 Votes: 1 Registered: 31-Dec-2004	i have just set up a new tank about a week and a half ago. it is a ten gallon, with one gold barb and 2 cherry barbs ( one male one female ) in the tank right now. is it true that putting some more fish in the tank will speed up the cycle? if so what fish to have? dainos...or what? if this isant true..what can i do that will speed up the cycling? thx...[peter] 20 GALLON LONG CURRENTLY EMPTY ~~~~ 10 GALLON W/ STRIPPED CONVICT
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	im not sure but dont gold barbs need to be in schools ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Janna Mega Fish Posts: 1386 Registered: 24-Aug-2003	Yes, gold barbs are a schooling fish. They should be kept in groups of 6 or more. It really depends on what you want. You could get 5 more gold barbs, or you could return the gold barbs to the LFS. Then you could get guppies or platies. They are colorful and active, and great fish for smaller tanks like that one. They shade the glow of it with their mossy-misty costumes, They wear masks of silk, porcelain, brass, and silver, So as not to mislead with their own, ordinary faces.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	i asked an lfs owner and he said gold barbs get about the same length as tiger barbs and tiger barbs cant be kept in a 10gal so i dont think golds should either ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Cichlid Keeper Big Fish Posts: 368 Kudos: 466 Votes: 304 Registered: 17-Aug-2003	Yeah I tend to agree gold barbs probably shouldn't be in a 10 gallon tank. What about some neons ,glo lites, or possibly some white clouds or even harlequin rasboras.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	The pair of cherry barbs and a small school of harlequin rasboras would look quite nice. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	Nothing will speed the cycle process up for you. Adding more fish now will delay the cycle and impede your progress. What you need to do is be patient, and wait it out. After this point return the gold barb (these grow too large for a 10g), and get some other fish you like. You can try adding some "Biospira" or "New Improved Cycle" or "Stresszyme" to you tank- this may or may not speed up your cycle. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
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