I am wondering if anyone can give me some advice on my Black Skirt Tetras. I have six of them in my 10gallon tank, and water quality is as follows: Ph 7-7.5; Hardness about 150; temperature 78F. The water where I live is extreamly hard, about 200 normaly, so I think I will double the dose of "Blackwater Extract" which I have added to the water to make it softer. I haven't been able to find much information about these Tetras online or in any of my books.
I was thinking that later I might add 3 Corydoras and some Cherry Barbs to the tank with the tetras. As far as my reserch shows, they have the same prefrence to water quality and should all get along. I have heard mixed information about cherry barbs though.. would it be better to keep them in pairs (a male and a female), or in a group? Because of my tank size I hope they like being a pair.
I won't add those fish for quite a while though, as this is a new tank setup and I'm having some troubles with it. I have added Cycle and iron rich fertilizer for the plants (half of which are doing fine, Java fern I believe, and a "palm", but my Rosette plants have lost most of their leaves, but I think the new leaves opening up look fine. I do not know their name exactly, my pet store doesn't lable plants very well. I did have to take them out of the pots they were in, as it contained awful material, so that may have weakened them some.)
anyway, thanks for any help, it is greatly appreaciated!
I was thinking that later I might add 3 Corydoras and some Cherry Barbs to the tank with the tetras. As far as my reserch shows, they have the same prefrence to water quality and should all get along. I have heard mixed information about cherry barbs though.. would it be better to keep them in pairs (a male and a female), or in a group? Because of my tank size I hope they like being a pair.
I won't add those fish for quite a while though, as this is a new tank setup and I'm having some troubles with it. I have added Cycle and iron rich fertilizer for the plants (half of which are doing fine, Java fern I believe, and a "palm", but my Rosette plants have lost most of their leaves, but I think the new leaves opening up look fine. I do not know their name exactly, my pet store doesn't lable plants very well. I did have to take them out of the pots they were in, as it contained awful material, so that may have weakened them some.)
anyway, thanks for any help, it is greatly appreaciated!
