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	Odessa Barbs
lou Fingerling Posts: 44 Votes: 0 Registered: 06-Sep-2004	My Parents are setting up a 15 us gallon tank My dad has fallen in love with Odessa Barbs and i was wondering if it was possible to keep these fish in this tank and what other fish would be compatible with them? My mum likes tetras mainly head and tail light tetrs rummynose tetras to name a few that i can remember thanks in advance
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Odessa barbs are very nice fish You could stuff a few in there, but it would be nice to upgrade along the line, as they get almost 4 inches long. These fish get along with almost anything, and some of your parents tetras would be just fine, just watch for overstocking
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
BruceMoomaw Mega Fish Posts: 977 Kudos: 490 Votes: 0 Registered: 31-Dec-2002	I've got a fair amount of experience with Odessas, and can confirm the above comments. They seem (like some other Barbs, but not all) to be unaggressive toward other and smaller fish. But they do get fairly big enventually, and when they get above a certain size -- like all fish -- they may start succumbing to the occasional impulse to chow down on their tankmates. (My own rule of thumb is that no fish can be trusted in the same tank with another one that's more than 2.5 times its body length.)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	ive found them to b docile but a few 3-4" fish n a school of tetras in a 15 will b a lil crowded just a thought
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
lou Fingerling Posts: 44 Votes: 0 Registered: 06-Sep-2004	what is the minimum amount of barbs you could put in that tank then
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38


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