Hey all!
So the time has finally come for me to upgrade my little 10g. I scored a 29g from my uncle and I plan on transferring everything over this Friday. Once everything is set up, I'll be using all the equipment that came with the 29g along with all the stuff I've been using with the 10g. That way, I'm hoping there will be no cycle, or at least, it'll be minimal. At the moment, here's the mess I have going on right now
Now on to the stocking issues and questions...
as my sig says, I currently have 3 glass fish, 1 male cherry barb, and 1 oto. I'm definitely going to add 2 or 3 more otos because the one I have now is really skittish on his own. I'm not sure what to do for the other fish though. I know they're all pretty stressed out (which is why I'm upgrading asap) because the cherry barb chases everything around whenever he can. One glass fish is sort of bullied by the other 2 on top of the harassment of the barb. Also, anytime I approach the tank, they all run and hide unless they're starving. I've added more hiding places and more plants, and although they seem to be a little more at ease, they still swim away in fear, especially the barb.
So I'm wondering what else I should stock. I was thinking that adding some female cherry barbs would mellow out the male that I have now, but I'm not sure how many to add. More glass fish are also an option. Oh and since the death of my good ole gourami, I'm lacking a centerpiece fish. Please, suggestions would be greatly appreciated! (also, keep in mind that I'm also working on a 55g so some can be transferred over there later too)
So the time has finally come for me to upgrade my little 10g. I scored a 29g from my uncle and I plan on transferring everything over this Friday. Once everything is set up, I'll be using all the equipment that came with the 29g along with all the stuff I've been using with the 10g. That way, I'm hoping there will be no cycle, or at least, it'll be minimal. At the moment, here's the mess I have going on right now
Now on to the stocking issues and questions...
as my sig says, I currently have 3 glass fish, 1 male cherry barb, and 1 oto. I'm definitely going to add 2 or 3 more otos because the one I have now is really skittish on his own. I'm not sure what to do for the other fish though. I know they're all pretty stressed out (which is why I'm upgrading asap) because the cherry barb chases everything around whenever he can. One glass fish is sort of bullied by the other 2 on top of the harassment of the barb. Also, anytime I approach the tank, they all run and hide unless they're starving. I've added more hiding places and more plants, and although they seem to be a little more at ease, they still swim away in fear, especially the barb.
So I'm wondering what else I should stock. I was thinking that adding some female cherry barbs would mellow out the male that I have now, but I'm not sure how many to add. More glass fish are also an option. Oh and since the death of my good ole gourami, I'm lacking a centerpiece fish. Please, suggestions would be greatly appreciated! (also, keep in mind that I'm also working on a 55g so some can be transferred over there later too)