Hello everybody,
I currently have a 10g aquarium set up in my dorm room. I am relatively new to keeping aquariums, but I'll try to provide as much info as possible.
In my tank I have:
-1 upside-down catfish (who eats leftovers, and makes a great scavenger at night)
-5 tiger barbs
The products I use are:
-Prime (double dose since I use the dorm water)
-Tetra EasyBalance
-Tetra SafeStart
I constantly fight high (safe) free ammonia (NH4), which is probably due to a stint where I had my roommate keep my fish and he really OVERFED them.
Also, I have never seen fish fight more than two of my larger barbs do. I feel like I should go get more larger barbs, because I heard the larger the school of barbs the less they fight, but if I get more fish, I am really risking the overcrowding situation.
More fish = higher ammonia = more stress = more fighting = more fish.
So... I ask the community of aquariumadvice.com, What should my next move be?
I currently have a 10g aquarium set up in my dorm room. I am relatively new to keeping aquariums, but I'll try to provide as much info as possible.
In my tank I have:
-1 upside-down catfish (who eats leftovers, and makes a great scavenger at night)
-5 tiger barbs
The products I use are:
-Prime (double dose since I use the dorm water)
-Tetra EasyBalance
-Tetra SafeStart
I constantly fight high (safe) free ammonia (NH4), which is probably due to a stint where I had my roommate keep my fish and he really OVERFED them.
Also, I have never seen fish fight more than two of my larger barbs do. I feel like I should go get more larger barbs, because I heard the larger the school of barbs the less they fight, but if I get more fish, I am really risking the overcrowding situation.
More fish = higher ammonia = more stress = more fighting = more fish.
So... I ask the community of aquariumadvice.com, What should my next move be?