I have a new 50 gal tank that is Finally ready for fish. My b/f bought some the other day, and I'm not sure what they are, I was hoping someone could help me. ( I tried to post pics but I'm not sure how, it didn't work anyway.)
2 are some kind of gouramis, about 2-3 inches long, silver color with long "tentacles", graceful and beautiful fish.
1 is another kind of gourami, smaller 1-1/2 inches, a light blue color, "tentacles" are not very long (I'm guessing it's just young)
2 are some kind of barb, about 2 inches,orangey color with orange eyes. They are fast swimmers, dart around the tank a lot especially at feeding time.
From what I understand, all of these are schooling fish and I'm going to have to add to their numbers (especially the poor blue gourami, he just sits in the corner all alone, I feel so bad for him). How many should I get? I heard that 5-6 is a decent sized school.
Any help would be appreciated, I haven't had much experience with aquariums since I was a kid and one of my chores was cleaning my mom's danio/tetra/guppy tanks. Thanks
2 are some kind of gouramis, about 2-3 inches long, silver color with long "tentacles", graceful and beautiful fish.
1 is another kind of gourami, smaller 1-1/2 inches, a light blue color, "tentacles" are not very long (I'm guessing it's just young)
2 are some kind of barb, about 2 inches,orangey color with orange eyes. They are fast swimmers, dart around the tank a lot especially at feeding time.
From what I understand, all of these are schooling fish and I'm going to have to add to their numbers (especially the poor blue gourami, he just sits in the corner all alone, I feel so bad for him). How many should I get? I heard that 5-6 is a decent sized school.
Any help would be appreciated, I haven't had much experience with aquariums since I was a kid and one of my chores was cleaning my mom's danio/tetra/guppy tanks. Thanks