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ok well i have a 10g completley cycled tank and it has the following occupants in it...


2 emerald corys

1 CAE

6 pristella cories

2 cherry barbs

and one gold barb


am i at my limit? what can i add if anything?


Peter17

Last edited by peter17 at 15-Jun-2005 19:38

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Hi Peter,
Pristella Cories? You mean pristella Tetras.
Yes your tank is way stocked.
Your CAE is enough to fully stock that tank.
CAE's get 6-10 inches. You should get rid of that fish.
They also eat fish when they get bigger.


Last edited by sneaky_pete at 15-Jun-2005 19:41

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20 GALLON LONG CURRENTLY EMPTY ~~~~ 10 GALLON W/ STRIPPED CONVICT

I think we've gone over this before. Problems:

The emerald cories (Brochis splendens) will reach nearly three inches, and should be kept in shoals of 6+ fish. You don't have room for that.

The gold barb needs friends (preferably at least four-five more), and will eventually reach around four inches. There isn't enough room for that.

The Chinese algae eater gets very large, almost a foot in length. On top of that, they can become aggressive. You probably don't want that.

So yeah, you're over your limit. Again, I really think you should redo your tank's stocking, for the sake of your fish.

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As the others said, you're way overstocked & that CAE will bully all your fish very soon.


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well they are all happy with ea. other and are doing fine as of right now...i plan on taking them out and redoing soon but not now...

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At least get rid of the CAE.

Quick question: this 'Gold Barb', is it the one that's labelled "Barbus schuberti" in the textbooks? Or is it a different species?

Only I thought those fish (which are actually a xanthic morph of Barbus semifasciolatus) only reached 2 inches.


Last edited by Calilasseia at 19-Jun-2005 21:17

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It might not be overstocked, but it's improperly stocked. Although I think Cali has a point on the gold barbs as I've seen the same thing.

Oh hun you are way overstocked You've gotta decide what you are willing to give up and what you really want to keep. And keep in mind your corries really need more than 2-3 friends to be happy, they prefer to have 6+ friendseven if they aren't of the same speciesthey just really need quite a few of themselves to play with, just like little kids...

Make the decisions, we know it's tough, if you can't decide just go get yourself a bigger tankit's always a good excuse to get one

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well this gold barb that all the buzz is about is only gonna get to be 2 inches...i've never seen any over 2in.

ok great news...iam saving up for a 20g right this very second and should have it in about 2 weeks..i will put the emerald cories in there and include them in the rest of the trilineatus cories i plan to put in there. as for the gold barb he is staying because he makes his home with the pristella tetras and the 2 cherry barbs...


thx for the opinions..


Peter

20 GALLON LONG CURRENTLY EMPTY ~~~~ 10 GALLON W/ STRIPPED CONVICT

Although a 20 gallon won't solve all of your problems, it will help you greatly. If your buying a new tank, look for a 20 gallon LONG. They are probably the same price as a 20 gallon High, but they give you alot more room, as much as a 29 gallon!

You really don't have to move too much if you don't want to. The pristellas would look nice in the 10. The cherry barbs could also stay in the 10. MAYBE, the gold barbs (if they are the 2" kind) could also stay in the 10, if you get 5 more and have good filtration. As a rule of thumb, I like to keep 2 schools of 6 small fish in a tank as small as a 10 gallon. In this case, the cherry barbs are so small, they could also stay.

Now, you are left with the emerald cories and they CAE. CAEs are still too big for a 20 Long, so I suggest you return it to the store for credit, or give it to a friend. With the CAE out of the picture, the only fish you have in the 20 are 2 lil cories! This gives you a ton of room to add many different kinds of fish (including 4 more cores).

I agree with djtj...keep the old tank with the barbs and tetras, move the cories to the 20g (preferably long), and finish out the schools of 'em...then add some other fish...ditch the CAE...

Cories tend to be happiest in schools of atleast 6-8 PER SPECIES...you can get like 5 of one species if ya get like 10 of another...but it's best to have either one large school of one species, or 2 large schools of 2 species...don't get a couple of each species, they won't be happy...

Have fun

hi peter, your tank is at its full point.

guys i get it...

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