cplawrence
Aquarium Advice Freak
I just got started about 4 months ago. I have a 29 gallon tank with a hang on back filter (Penguin 330). I have been doing water changes (about 15%) twice a week. The fish in there are a bit misguided due partially to incomplete advice from the shop I purchased the tank at (for example, I now understand that I should have six or more of the tetras). Currently there are:
3 Black skirt tetras
2 Swordtails
3 Male dwarf gouramis
1 Rainbow shark
1 Small plecostomus
The local shop indicated that there would be room for more, but as I've been doing more reading, I was suspicious that that would not be the case. So far, everyone is getting along fairly well, although the gouramis will nip at each other from time to time. I have tried rearranging the decorations a bit, but that didn't seem to help. I had read (recently) that they really should be kept with females around as well--which is primarily why I had considered adding to the tank.
Thanks for your help--let me know if you need any other information.
3 Black skirt tetras
2 Swordtails
3 Male dwarf gouramis
1 Rainbow shark
1 Small plecostomus
The local shop indicated that there would be room for more, but as I've been doing more reading, I was suspicious that that would not be the case. So far, everyone is getting along fairly well, although the gouramis will nip at each other from time to time. I have tried rearranging the decorations a bit, but that didn't seem to help. I had read (recently) that they really should be kept with females around as well--which is primarily why I had considered adding to the tank.
Thanks for your help--let me know if you need any other information.