Fish recomendation
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you have all this fish in a 12 gallon??
-1 Bala Shark
-1 Female Balloon Molly
-1 ? Chinese Algae Eater
-1 ? Dwarf plecostomus
-2 Male Fancy Guppy
-3 Female Fancy Guppy
-5 ? Leopard Danio
-2 Female Silver Lyretail Molly
-2 ? Zebra Danio
-1 Bala Shark
-1 Female Balloon Molly
-1 ? Chinese Algae Eater
-1 ? Dwarf plecostomus
-2 Male Fancy Guppy
-3 Female Fancy Guppy
-5 ? Leopard Danio
-2 Female Silver Lyretail Molly
-2 ? Zebra Danio
yea but many will be leaving soon as the origional owners will be having them back
I don water changes frequently and havent had any problems with this group since august and only lost one male lyretail molly who was in bad shape to begin with
I don water changes frequently and havent had any problems with this group since august and only lost one male lyretail molly who was in bad shape to begin with
you'd need like a atleast 100 gallon for all those fish!! :thud:
I recommend you get NO MORE FISH!!!
I recommend you get NO MORE FISH!!!
An Angelfish should do nicely in a tall size tank. They can get pretty big, so I would get them when they are small because if their mouth is the size if a fish, they'll eat it.
I would tone down the overstocking a bit, though. misscrosson is right.
I would tone down the overstocking a bit, though. misscrosson is right.One angel fish needs atleast a 25gallon... it cannot go in a 12gallon, expecially with all those fish already in there!!
I've looked at the list of fish you say you have in this 12g tank, and every time my head hurts, I go to another thread, then I come back.
I'm fairly new to fishkeeping but I've done an enormous amount of research on the web during the past 5 months on: tank types, tank sizes, filters, heaters, planting, bottom materials, rock, driftwood, water maintenance, how to clean, using gravel vacs, treating different kinds of water, lighting, etc. And that's not including the fish and their needs!!! I'm not fussing at you, just trying to get you to understand that, while fishkeeping is not for rocket scientists, there are BASIC things one must know in order to care for fish in a humane and considerate way.
As already stated, the tank at present is like a can packed with sardines. You say that some will be returned soon to their owners--which ones, and how soon? What will that leave you with? Fish can get extremely stressed out=sick if certain needs are not met. Some fish need more room to swim about in, others do fine with a smaller physical territory.
Perhaps you should wait on thinking about another fish until after the visitors have gone, and spend some time watching your little buddies, figuring out if they seem happy or frenetic. Example: my first tank was a 10g. I got 6 young head/tail light tetras for it, along with several plants. Then I added a mystery snail for algae control. Then a clay pot, then a little resin "rock" bridge for them to daredevil under. A few months later, the tetras have grown at varying rates, none more than 1 3/4 inches (just one), and even though I've set up a 55g for cichlids, I'll be getting a 20 or 29 for the tetras since they are feeling crowded to me. So, I hope this is helpful for you--you just might want to get another tank for another fish, or split the present fish up into two tanks, etc. Best of luck!!! Just my 2 minnows' worth.
I'm fairly new to fishkeeping but I've done an enormous amount of research on the web during the past 5 months on: tank types, tank sizes, filters, heaters, planting, bottom materials, rock, driftwood, water maintenance, how to clean, using gravel vacs, treating different kinds of water, lighting, etc. And that's not including the fish and their needs!!! I'm not fussing at you, just trying to get you to understand that, while fishkeeping is not for rocket scientists, there are BASIC things one must know in order to care for fish in a humane and considerate way.
As already stated, the tank at present is like a can packed with sardines. You say that some will be returned soon to their owners--which ones, and how soon? What will that leave you with? Fish can get extremely stressed out=sick if certain needs are not met. Some fish need more room to swim about in, others do fine with a smaller physical territory.
Perhaps you should wait on thinking about another fish until after the visitors have gone, and spend some time watching your little buddies, figuring out if they seem happy or frenetic. Example: my first tank was a 10g. I got 6 young head/tail light tetras for it, along with several plants. Then I added a mystery snail for algae control. Then a clay pot, then a little resin "rock" bridge for them to daredevil under. A few months later, the tetras have grown at varying rates, none more than 1 3/4 inches (just one), and even though I've set up a 55g for cichlids, I'll be getting a 20 or 29 for the tetras since they are feeling crowded to me. So, I hope this is helpful for you--you just might want to get another tank for another fish, or split the present fish up into two tanks, etc. Best of luck!!! Just my 2 minnows' worth.
thanks for the advise everyone.
I never thought my tank was overstocked because I never had any disease problems, aggression, or other problems usually indicative of overcrowding
as far as I have read about these fish they act as thwy would in a correctly sized populated tank
I never thought my tank was overstocked because I never had any disease problems, aggression, or other problems usually indicative of overcrowding
as far as I have read about these fish they act as thwy would in a correctly sized populated tank
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