Im not too worried, 8 barbs should bother each other enough, if they start fighting i will remove either
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Im not too worried, 8 barbs should bother each other enough, if they start fighting i will remove either
Aquatic_Adam
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Then do it to it!
Issue, unless my LFS is hiding them from me, nobody in my city has them! Ill call my LFS tomorrow and ask and see if they can order one, wish me luck! so to recap:
29 gal tank, penguin bio wheel 170 150 watt heater:
1 apisto cichlid
8 odessa barbs
6 juli corys
1 pleco (can i get a clown pleco?)
Aquatic_Adam
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tmg996 said:
Usually they sell apistos as a male and female combo. But. I could be wrong, haha.
Aquatic_Adam
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tmg996 said:
Also I'd go with a bristlenose pleco, hard worker and stays relatively small.
allaboutfish
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severum mama might still have a female apisto but other then that unless you can get it from a petstore all you will find is a pair.
Say i cant find one, what other fish do you recommend? Possibly not a cichlid, because my LFS doesnt have alot of them
Aquatic_Adam
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What's your opinions on gouramis? That's to both of you. Haha
I like the dwarf powder blue ones, how big do they get and how many can i keep?
allaboutfish
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maybe a pearl gourami or male betta but im not familiar with how aggressive those barbs are
allaboutfish
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haha before i could suggest a gourami it was up
Aquatic_Adam
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allaboutfish said:
Ive had some for over a year now. They aren't that aggressive. Especially if you are getting a large group like 8. I do worry about them because they can be a little nippy. I'm trying to think of a different centerpiece fish...
How big do regular gouramis get, such as gold ones? If their too big i can do a dwarf
Aquatic_Adam
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The dwarf gouramis don't get too big and the opaline, gold and pearl gouramis get to be like 5 or 6 inches I believe. The pearl gouramis can have some real pretty color, I'd look into those.
Aquatic_Adam
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tmg996 said:
You might be able to get away with a normal gourami. Pearls are real pretty but an opaline gourami would contrast the red of the odessas really nicely. I'm not gourami expert but like I said, I think average gouramis get t be like 6 inches long. Which is kinda big because they aren't long and slender, they got some mass to them.
If they get big, how about 6 odessa barbs, 4 cory cats, and a bristlenose, with the opaline gourami, their really nice, red and blue are my favorite colors
allaboutfish
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opaline
pearl
pearl
opaline
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I like the opaline alot! i have the odessas with their bright red, opaline with their awesome cool blue, some funny cory cats and a pleco! and my LFS has tons of opaline gouramis for 4 bucks! Why is it that bigger fish are generally cheaper?
Aquatic_Adam
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tmg996 said:
What kind of corys are you thinking about getting?
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