Husband says "no more fish"..

[c4cache]

My husband and I are having a debate: He says no more fish, I say a few more would be fine. My signature states everything we have in the tank, excluding the pond fish of course. What do you all think? Are we overstocked as we are? Or could we put a few more nice little community fishies in there? Your answers will settle our arguement once and for all! lol

[Slappy*McFish]

You could safely add quite a few more fish to that 210g.

[jm1212]

you could add quite a bit acctually. 210 gallons is ALOT of room to work with.

[c4cache]

Ahh Haa! That's two for me, zero for the hubby!
Oh, it's on buddy, it's on!!!! lol

[Bnoble]

yea but if the fish start mating then what??? lol no room.. u have plenty of room to add more fish

[Cory Keeper]

Bnoble has a point, the live bearers you have are VERY prolific, and can multiply like crazy.

[nycsicktank]

those livebearers will be great food for those pond fish

[rwspear76]

add more......

[Ruben Tolon]

normallyI'd say replace said fish with some large cichlids, but anyway, you definitely should add more fish.

[Marinemom]

Add more fish. There is plenty of room even if they do have babies since a lot of them do not survive anyways. It is called survival of the fittest or the smartest depending on the fish. The livebearers you have will eat their young so I think there is plenty of room for the kinds of fish that you have listed.

Marinemom

[c4cache]

I don't really want to fish out babies to feed to the pond fish, poor little guys. More likely to just let nature take it's course within the tank. Who knows, a few might live. (But not likely)

Five votes for more fish......looks like my hubby is gonna loose this one! lol Sorry hon!

[Fishy_Fun]

i personally think you have more room.Thats alot of room for the fish you currently have i say "GO FOR IT"!

[c4cache]

Another "yes".... The hubby is goin' down! lol

[THE V]

Your hubby didn't stand a chance on this one.. you have space for a few more..... unless (tossing the hubby a bone) Where do you put the goldfish when you bring them indoors? And how many are there?

If they are going into the 210 then they can max out the tank very fast.

[c4cache]

The 7 goldfish have their very own "winter home" in the house (a 75g).....(sigh), I know, I know, how spoiled can they get. My husband thinks I'm nuts! I guess I kind of am lol

[ibr3ak]

Your husband sounds like a cool guy, no more fish for you!

[c4cache]

Let's see.......The 210g, the 75g, 2 dogs; a clepto min pin, (he'll rob you blind!) and an australian cattle dog. 2 cats, a pond and 6 kids. My husband does all the upkeep on the tanks and the pond, it's a group effort on the dogs, cats and the kids. Yeah, I agree, my hubby IS the best! Wouldn't trade him for anything...well, maybe that 400g I've had my eye on :grinyes:

[bluekrissyspike]

you can add more. if i were you i'd increase the numbers of each group before adding more variety. you'll see that the fish act different in larger groups

[nickmcmechan]

abosutely agree, i'd go for a minimum of

12 tiger barbs (maybe more- they can be nippy but this lessens in arger groups)

double the danios, tetras and mollies

at least 8 ADF

then tazke it from there

[Coler]

absolutely ^ what nick said...that's a great size tank you have going there.

[chinnp]

Yeah, the livebearers will breed like crazy and I don't see any other fish in there that would actively prey on the babies. I used to keep platies with angels in order to keep the population in check.

[Dwarf Puffers]

Yeah, the livebearers will breed like crazy and I don't see any other fish in there that would actively prey on the babies. I used to keep platies with angels in order to keep the population in check.

The black widows, tiger barbs, betta, pictus, and livebearers would all go after them... A large tiger barb can easily fit a molly fry down, and a full grown pictus can eat (and probably will :lipssealedsmilie:) most of the fish in the tank!

I agree that you can add more. Add to the schools, and look at some larger fish (dwarf cichlids?) that can be baby control.

[c4cache]

Would love to increase the size of their schools! Will do that before I buy any others. Are pictus catfish really that aggressive? The guy I have keeps to himself, in his little cave, doesn't bother anyone.....yet.

[c4cache]

Oh, almost forgot. I've been told that dwarf cichlids will eat plants. True or no? Cuz that would be bad, very very bad. Would love to have some though, pretty little fish.

[Rbishop]

You have plenty of room to bring the current groups to size and plenty more.

[Bnoble]

Oh, almost forgot. I've been told that dwarf cichlids will eat plants. True or no? Cuz that would be bad, very very bad. Would love to have some though, pretty little fish.
yes they will eat plants! LOL...

[captaincaveman9]

add more fish :)

[Reddog80p]

I'd up the schools and add another school maybe 12 rummy nose tetras, and a few Bristlenose Plecos.

[Squawkbert]

I'd add a dozen Corydorus adolfoi and a mess of rummys, red-eyes or maybe scissor tails.

[Hollygirl]

I don't really want to fish out babies to feed to the pond fish, poor little guys. More likely to just let nature take it's course within the tank. Who knows, a few might live. (But not likely)

Five votes for more fish......looks like my hubby is gonna loose this one! lol Sorry hon!
You might want to consider purchasing a 10 to 15 gallon and raising some of the livebearer fry. I raised White Cloud Minnow fry (started with 4 adults, now have about 15 White CLouds) and it really is interesting and a lot of fun.

[blasterman_]

Are pictus catfish really that aggressive?

Nope.....but they'll eat smaller fish. Not sure how big yours is, but he'll eventually make a meal of the neons and easily small fry.

Most of the fish listed are fairly short lived anyways.

My vote is for a school of about 3 Bala sharks.

[c4cache]

You might want to consider purchasing a 10 to 15 gallon and raising some of the livebearer fry. I raised White Cloud Minnow fry (started with 4 adults, now have about 15 White CLouds) and it really is interesting and a lot of fun.



I'm pretty sure my life expectancy would greatly diminish if I told my husband I wanted another tank to raise babies in:hitting: I'm for the bala sharks though, love those guys!

[Canuck]

yes they will eat plants! LOL...

Dwarf cichlids is a pretty general term that describes a number of species, some quite suitable for a planted tank, ie. German rams, Bolivians, kribs.

[wataugachicken]

MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[c4cache]

I think it's safe to say that my husband has LOST this argument. Victory is so sweeeeet! :nutkick:

I really love our little pictus catfish, but if he's going to make dinner out of his tank mates, maybe I should consider finding him a new home when he gets a bit bigger. (dangit!) When that time comes, what would be a good bottom feeder replacement for him? Opinions?

[wataugachicken]

both the pictus and white algae eater should go. once the pictus realizes that his tankmates are food and his mouth is big enough to fit them inside, he'll start taking advantage of the situation. as for the algae eater - is it an albino chinese algae eater? they get big, stop eating algae, and go after other fish in order to feed off their slime coats. a few small plecos would fit nicely into your tank - bristlenose, rubberlip, pricier ones like gold nuggets or queen arabesque, even a royal would fit in there if you have driftwood for it to eat. there are tons of small plecos, trouble is finding them locally.

[Hollygirl]

I'm pretty sure my life expectancy would greatly diminish if I told my husband I wanted another tank to raise babies in:hitting: I'm for the bala sharks though, love those guys!
You could buy another tank and use the excuse it is a hospital/quarantine tank, then use it for the babies! LOL!

[Slappy*McFish]

Another idea for bottom feeders and algae eaters are Otocinclus cats and Corydoras.

[OldMan47]

I love both the otos and the cories. You probably have plenty of room for some of each. A half dozen otos would keep any algae at bay and a small school of corydorus is always nice in a tank. Let me add one more vote for more fish but take it easy on the guy.

[c4cache]

I'll look into some of the suggestions made to replace my little pictus. Dangit! I really like that little guy, too! (sigh) I guess that'll teach me to impulse buy.

My poor husband is still holding out that he's going to have a miraculous comeback in this argument, by the way. Holding on to the bitter end! lol

[c4cache]

- is it an albino chinese algae eater?

Yes! That is exactly what he is! For the life of me I couldn't remember his name. Thank you!

[Squawkbert]

CAEs are generally bad news.

Cories, BNPs, Otos... all good.

[BadDogsPa]

Add more fish, your tank is plenty big and as for babies they will be eaten as fast as there born..

[gatotsu77]

I'm also of the opinion that you've got PLENTY of room to work with... you could easily add a few large peaceful fish, or several schools of smaller fish. Rummynose tetras look great in large schools, and if you're willing to do the work necessary, adding 5-6 discus would be a lovely addition to your tank IMO. (this would certainly impact your water change schedule... but to me, they're well worth the effort. I love my discus)

[Marinemom]

Sorry but your husband need to realize defeat. You have all kinds of room for more fish. There is nothing more depressing then a full tank set up with hardly any fish in it.

Marinemom

[syddakyd]

you have a ton more room because not only is it planted but the tank is massive. throw in some "center piece" fish for a fuller look.

[c4cache]

OK this is the husband, I came home this morning from work, and found a stranger in the tank???? I know i lost the vote and i can live with that, but the only reason I have a freshwater tank to begin with was a scheduling change at work, I much prefer the salt tank but no longer had the time to keep up with it, and have become very fond of the oddity's of the sea, but as some of you may know every thing will eat every thing else and even in a 210 you are limited to the fish you can keep compared to freshwater, so when I feed the fish add the kayos ensues the tank is just to busy for my taste. I know we have room for more, and as the looser of this fight i think i will go the battle for more of the school instead of different fish.

[c4cache]

This is the wife again and I am soooo busted; The stranger that my husband is talking about is a new corie...actually two new cories. (There is also a rainbow shark that my husband hasn't seen yet) What can I say, I couldn't resist them in their poor little tanks at the pet store. They wanted to come home with me, they were begging, I couldn't say no!

I've decided to throw my husband a bone here, since he's being such a gracious loser, we'll concentrate on building up the schools of fish we already have before I buy anything else for the tank. (I bought the cories and shark last night while he was at work... I'm a woman with a credit card and I had no supervision, what do you expect? Sorry honey, I'll try to be good. :grinyes: )

Oh, almost forgot! Got some plants I ordered yesterday. AWESOME!!!!!! We should have a nice green carpet of grass covering the tank in no time. (will give all those babies a nice place to hide....shhhh, don't tell the husband.)

[duke33]

MORE FISH!