This is my first time having an aquarium and I want to try and do the best I can. I have a 55 gal tank which I bought on Saturday. I added two bags of gravel to the bottom, filled it full of water and added Aquarium Salt, De-clorinator, and a Cycle bateria. I hooked up a filter, water pump and heater and put a few decorations in the bottom.
Yesterday I got 5 Tiger Barbs, 1 Rainbow Shark and 1 Gold Gourami. The Tiger Barbs are very active, chasing each other and playing "tag". The Gourami and Rainbow Shark were both very shy. The shark found a nice spot under a sunken ship to hide out and the Gourami just stayed in the top corner of the tank.
This morning I decided to get a school of Malabar Danios. I got 5 of them and put them in and they are darting about and having a good ole time. The shark has started to come out and play and even the Gourami is moving about more. I was told by the lfs clerk that all of these fish a hardy and should be ok while the tank cycles.
I am not going to get any more fish until after it cycles, at which point I am thinking about getting 3 cories, a small pleco and maybe 5 neon tetras. Is this too many fish for my tank?
I have test strips to test the water and will be watching it closely. What else do I need to know to make sure my tank is happy and health?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Yesterday I got 5 Tiger Barbs, 1 Rainbow Shark and 1 Gold Gourami. The Tiger Barbs are very active, chasing each other and playing "tag". The Gourami and Rainbow Shark were both very shy. The shark found a nice spot under a sunken ship to hide out and the Gourami just stayed in the top corner of the tank.
This morning I decided to get a school of Malabar Danios. I got 5 of them and put them in and they are darting about and having a good ole time. The shark has started to come out and play and even the Gourami is moving about more. I was told by the lfs clerk that all of these fish a hardy and should be ok while the tank cycles.
I am not going to get any more fish until after it cycles, at which point I am thinking about getting 3 cories, a small pleco and maybe 5 neon tetras. Is this too many fish for my tank?
I have test strips to test the water and will be watching it closely. What else do I need to know to make sure my tank is happy and health?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.