Hello Everyone ^_^,
First this isn't a "help me pick my fish" thread lol, I would just like to hear everyone's opinion on my picks as this will be my first tank( just started fishless cycle so it'll still be awhile hehe).
36G tank -
6 Zebra Danio(for some reason I really like these even if they are plain looking lol)
6 Cardinal Tetra(always a fun watch at the LFS)
6 Cherry Barbs(insert nifty comment on why I chose these here...)
1 Mystery Snail(every home needs a vacuum and their cute to boot)
1 Bristlenose Pleco(because IMHO plecos rock!)
1 Honey or Opaline Gourami(this im in the air about, I really would prefer the Opaline but read they can become overly aggressive with smaller fish, like most of my choices happen to be lol. Opinions welcome doubly so on this pick)
So thems my picks, I don't think im going to be overstocked(used a few fish calculator thingys to help me guess ^_~) and am really excited for when I can actually start stocking my tank.
This leads me to my questions though, with schooling fish how many would be safe to add at a time. I'm fairly certain I don't want to add 6 fish all at once but I could be wrong due to my newbiness. Second, would it be better to add the schooling fish or the others first? I'm trying to avoid any possible territorial conflicts(i'm looking at you gourami >.>....)
Thanks for reading ^_^
Cieno
First this isn't a "help me pick my fish" thread lol, I would just like to hear everyone's opinion on my picks as this will be my first tank( just started fishless cycle so it'll still be awhile hehe).
36G tank -
6 Zebra Danio(for some reason I really like these even if they are plain looking lol)
6 Cardinal Tetra(always a fun watch at the LFS)
6 Cherry Barbs(insert nifty comment on why I chose these here...)
1 Mystery Snail(every home needs a vacuum and their cute to boot)
1 Bristlenose Pleco(because IMHO plecos rock!)
1 Honey or Opaline Gourami(this im in the air about, I really would prefer the Opaline but read they can become overly aggressive with smaller fish, like most of my choices happen to be lol. Opinions welcome doubly so on this pick)
So thems my picks, I don't think im going to be overstocked(used a few fish calculator thingys to help me guess ^_~) and am really excited for when I can actually start stocking my tank.
This leads me to my questions though, with schooling fish how many would be safe to add at a time. I'm fairly certain I don't want to add 6 fish all at once but I could be wrong due to my newbiness. Second, would it be better to add the schooling fish or the others first? I'm trying to avoid any possible territorial conflicts(i'm looking at you gourami >.>....)
Thanks for reading ^_^
Cieno