Can my tank hold anymore fish?

[zombie2k]

Hi, great site you have here!

I have been wanting to get a few more small fish that will school around with eachother for my 30 gallon (tall) tank (eclipse system).

The tank is moderately planted and I intend to put a few more plants in the tank in the coming weeks.

I have two fairly large black angelfish, one blue gourami, one red tailed black shark, and one other kind of fish (He's light grey on his head and darker grey on his back half with a furly long tail).

I don't have any camera so I can't provide you with pictures, but based off this description (ask away if you need more info), do you think my tank can handle anymore fish?

Thanks in advance for the help!

[black hills tj]

Sounds like you could use some cory cats to cover the bottom

I have a single black angel, 2 golden algae eaters, a black skirt tetra, 2 cherry barbs, 3 cory cats, 2 scissortails, 2 bala sharks, a red tail shark, 2 silvertip tetras, a pristella tetra, and 2 black neon tetras and they all do fine

Most people say I'm overstocked but my fish seem happy

[Zagz]

Cory cats will work on the bottom to be sure. The shark will get too big for the tank eventually but you can worry about that later. Without know the ID of the mystery fish, I can't advise you on any other middle dwellers.

[zombie2k]

Thanks guys for the replies so far

I tried to look for some photos on the internet according to description for the mystery fish and this is what I was able to come up with:

http://www.timstropicals.com/Freshwa...0Skirt%20Tetra
Gymnocorymbus%20ternetzi&Family=TetraLarge&Family2 =Tetras&Page=index

The fish looks a lot like that in the front (with the stripes and colors), but the fins (top, bottum, and tail) are long and furly on mine.

Hope that helps, thanks!


EDIT:

Alright, after doing some more research I found out that it's called a long fin black skirt tetra. Here is a video of what he looks like.

http://www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_...ras_bigger.htm

(video is the second one down)

More advice is welcome!

Thanks!

[zombie2k]

I don't know the protocol for bumps on this site, I didn't see any sticky that said it was bad, so here it is!

I'm going to the fish store tomorrow morning to pick out some new fish, any more suggestions or comments would be much appreciated! Thanks!

[severum mama]

black skirt tetras are schooling fish and would appreciate being in a group of 6 or more. Your tank seems pretty heavily stocked, so I would suggest trading in your red tailed shark- as Zagz mentioned, they grow too large for your tank, plus in my experience with its less-aggressive cousin (the rainbow shark), they may nip the fins of your angels. My rainbow shark is aggressive enough to live in my SA/CA tank and not get pushed around, so the red tailed shark, in time, will probably be too aggressive to live in a community tank. I'd trade it in to your LFS and get some more black skirts, although they have a reputation of being nippy as far as tetras go, so keep an eye on your angels' fins. JMO.

[zombie2k]

I've never brought a fish back to the store, do I just put him in a tupperware bowl or what?

I'd never expect him to be mean to the angels, he sometimes chases my gourami around though--but has never left any visible signs of biting on him.
On another note, does anyone know who's eating all of my plants? I'll take that foo back too!

[eah]

Originally Posted by zombie2k

I've never brought a fish back to the store, do I just put him in a tupperware bowl or what?

It depends on the store. Many won't give you a refund, but will accept the fish. In my area, Petco takes fish back but some others won't. It might help to call ahead and ask. As far as transporting, a large tupperware container should work.

[zombie2k]

I didn't pay much for him (maybe 7 bucks compared to the 20 for each angel), so Im not really concerned about a refund, I'd just rather not run into any tank wars later down the road--though he is my prettiest fish. So it looks like I'll try that and go ahead and buy some tetras.

Do I need to get more longfin or will my longfin hang out with any old blackskirt tetra?

[black hills tj]

Severum...that interesting. I've always heard that the red tails are more peaceful and the rainbows are mean little buggers. I've never had any problems with my red-tails.