Well after carefully setting up my 20 gallon tank, filter, heater (set at 22 deg. ) and plants etc and letting it run for a couple of weeks I decided it was ok to get my first fish.
After HOURS of research on the web, I thought I would get a shoal of gold barbs, let them settle in for a couple of weeks then get a shoal of mountain minnows and finally in a month or two get a bolivian ram.
WELL! stupid me asked hubby to pick up the barbs from the shop. BIG Mistake.
He was sold golden TIGER barbs! And if that wasn't enough, came back with a silver shark because it 'was stunning'.
So bang goes my plan to have a peaceful tank and a ram.
I am now looking for suggestions, Is this enough fish for my tank (6 barbs) or would there be space for one (or a pair) of something else, perhaps a gourami??? And what would get on with my existing fish???
I don't want to introduce anything which will get bullied or eaten.
SIGH!
After HOURS of research on the web, I thought I would get a shoal of gold barbs, let them settle in for a couple of weeks then get a shoal of mountain minnows and finally in a month or two get a bolivian ram.
WELL! stupid me asked hubby to pick up the barbs from the shop. BIG Mistake.
He was sold golden TIGER barbs! And if that wasn't enough, came back with a silver shark because it 'was stunning'.
So bang goes my plan to have a peaceful tank and a ram.
I am now looking for suggestions, Is this enough fish for my tank (6 barbs) or would there be space for one (or a pair) of something else, perhaps a gourami??? And what would get on with my existing fish???
I don't want to introduce anything which will get bullied or eaten.
SIGH!