Fish compatability

[Fancyrat]

My 29 gallon eclispe has 6 painted white skirt tetras in it.  I was thinking of adding 6 cherry barbs and some cories.  I was wondering if regular gouramis would be compatable with these guys. They're labeled "semi-aggressive" so would they harass my other fish? Dwarf gouramis run $5-7 here and I'm tight on money so I thought I'd add a blue and a gold gourami at $3 each.

Also, I have a paradise fish that I'd like to put in there... I know they're fin nippers, is it worth the risk?

 

[fishboy]

That should work out fine..... only if you are gonna get gouramis, dont get more than one male. They are very territorial with each other.The paradise would be a no-no because they do NOT get along with gouramis. I have a paradise in my two gallon that doesn't have a tail anymore, from my stupidity of putting him with a pair of golden gouramis.Gouramis are great fish to have and are very colorful.... hope you like them as much as i do *thumbsupsmiley*

 

[fishboy]

BTW: dont add all those fish at the same time unless you went fishless or you will have a mini-cycle...

 

[Fancyrat]

don't worry - I did a fishless cycle.  I'm still not sure how fast I should stock as I don't want to lose the bacteria that I built up.

 

[fishboy]

If I remember correctly, nitros- bacteria will go in a "slumber" sort of mode for about two weeks if there is nothing to consume. After that two weeks they will start to die off...

 

[koolkatzfish]

I was a chicken, even with a fishless cycle I added my fish slowly.  I had most of them in another tank so I knew them and would have been heart broken if they died.  So I moved them at about 4-6 a week, and did water tests in between.  It worked well for me.