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i currently have 5 barbs...2 rosy,2tiger,1 green tiger. they all get along quite well. what is the ideal schooling size?? i heard it was at least 7 barbs, but will this be too much for a 29 gallon tank? i have a single cory, full grown at 2", a south american bumblebee cat, and a female bristlenose pleco.

the water quality wont be a huge issue, i keep up on 20% water changes weekly, and i will have a 50 gallon filter with a foam scrubber, activated carbon filter,and resin ammonia removing pebbles(i think they are a type of resin, little white ammonia removing rocks),and my little pleco is good at controling algae.

however, i dont want to overcrowd the tank, and just what i have right now may be too much for it???? any thoughts would be helpfull, as well as input as to how many, if any more barbs, i should add.

Schooling fish need to be in groups of at least 6 of the same type & the Barbs & Corydoras are schooling fish.

I would get 5 more Corydoras & 4 more Tiger Barbs to start with.



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will that overpopulate my tank? and as far as the corys, they really do need to be in schools eh? i had just one to start with and he has always been fine by himself, he doesnt sulk around or anything, quite active, very curious. socialises with the other fish in the tank.

also, i should note this is a tall tank, i cant remember the dimensions offhand, but its pretty much square, bout 24" by 24" and the rest is in height.

Corydoras like to stay in schools & the more you have, the merrier they'll be.


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Hi,
I may be too late, maybe you have already bought your fish...
anyway I also have a 30G tank (although mine is longer and not so high). I have a school of 7 tiger barbs and 8 serpae tetra, 2 silver sharks (which will eventually need to be relocated to a bigger tank), 2 bristlenose, 2 yoyo loach, and 2 bronze cory. The barbs and tetras are fully grown and they are more than happy and have plenty of space to swim around. I do need to do regular weekly water changes (also about 20%) and clean the gravel as it does get quite dirty. I would probably be careful though with getting to many bottom dwelling fish as your tank isn't as long, and these can grow quite big, you should be fine with another cory. They really do like hanging out together!

I hope this helps you decide...

well, i did make the purchases of my fish, i now have 8 tiger barbs, 1 bristlenose pleco and 6 corys and my south american bumblebee cat. i will graduate to a larger tank in a year or so when the pleco grows from its current size of 1.5" to adult size of 4.5" and when the cories (most are only 1.5" right now) get to their adult size. all the fish are small, even the barbs(only 1". so, as long as i keep up with water changes, im thinking the tank should be good. you can see a pic of the tank fully set up in the aquascaping forum. it isnt as tall as i thought it would be. everyone seems content, all is balanced and well till they all get big

Cories need to be in groups of 6 or more. They are a schooling fish. Your cory may seem happy but think abotu this. You are in a room full of people but you don't know one of the. Yes you try to socialize with them and they might talk to you but you are still upset because you do not have anyone close to you there. You might seem ok but you would still be pretty bumme dout right? This is the same kind of thing. They REALLY NEED to be in schools. People don't realize how much better they do in schools. I guarantee you cory will live longer and be much happier if you get him friends.


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