29G lighting and fixture change.

[GoldfishNewbie]

I wish my lfs had more unique fish lol, I've only seen pictures of glass cats I really want one though haha

 

[CoyoteWildfire]

Beautiful fish, but it's pretty much mandatory to have at least five of them... They're true schoolers so that's part and parcel to keeping them happy and healthy. And they're the only fish that I've been able to get a school going without ending in utter disaster.

 

[Bettababe1011]

It looks great. Sorry you had such trouble with it though.

 

[GoldfishNewbie]

I wonder if I can ask my lfs to order them :S how big do they get?

 

[GoldfishNewbie]

agh sorry! off topic again!

 

[CoyoteWildfire]

Haha, no problem. They get to about three or four inches, so you'd want at least a 29G tank to house a full school. I know some LFS do stock new fish at request, so it couldn't hurt to try!

And thank you Dakota! It was a pain for sure, but all's well that ends well, right? Initially I had a problem where my white skirts went berserk and started attacking each other just like the issue I had with my black skirts. I think the abrupt change in light intensity probably startled them though, as they've settled down.

 

[Bettababe1011]

Haha, no problem. They get to about three or four inches, so you'd want at least a 29G tank to house a full school. I know some LFS do stock new fish at request, so it couldn't hurt to try!

And thank you Dakota! It was a pain for sure, but all's well that ends well, right? Initially I had a problem where my white skirts went berserk and started attacking each other just like the issue I had with my black skirts. I think the abrupt change in light intensity probably startled them though, as they've settled down.

It's good that they've calmed down.

 

[CoyoteWildfire]

Agreed. No more skirt tetras for me...