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Aquarium Advice Freak
I have to admit, I started my 29G tank without a good plan for stocking it, and started stocking it without much research, so now I'm in a situation of having to deal with some restrictions on what I can do from here on (assuming everything lives through the cycle).
At first, I thought that cichlids were out of the question, knowing nothing about them except "they are aggressive". Now I'm interested in possibly putting a pair/trio of one of the milder species in (GBR, maybe). But here's what I've got now:
29G lightly planted aquarium - I am planning on more plantings, and know that cichlids can be an issue.
4 Tiger barbs
4 Neons (had some die off the day after I got them home)
1 Cory cat
My big concern is obviously the barbs. They seem to be doing OK with the neons now, but I do have concerns. They are very active and nippy, but mainly with each other now.
Should I just plan on staying with more mainstream community fish, or can I put some cichlids in there? I do plan on adding 3-4 more neons once the cycle is complete, just so they have a good school. I also need another cory or 2, and maybe an algae eater. Any suggestions? Thanks!
At first, I thought that cichlids were out of the question, knowing nothing about them except "they are aggressive". Now I'm interested in possibly putting a pair/trio of one of the milder species in (GBR, maybe). But here's what I've got now:
29G lightly planted aquarium - I am planning on more plantings, and know that cichlids can be an issue.
4 Tiger barbs
4 Neons (had some die off the day after I got them home)
1 Cory cat
My big concern is obviously the barbs. They seem to be doing OK with the neons now, but I do have concerns. They are very active and nippy, but mainly with each other now.
Should I just plan on staying with more mainstream community fish, or can I put some cichlids in there? I do plan on adding 3-4 more neons once the cycle is complete, just so they have a good school. I also need another cory or 2, and maybe an algae eater. Any suggestions? Thanks!