like I said, tiger barbs are pretty agressive alone, and they are lonely too. I think the best thing for your little buddy is to give him back to the LFS so he can be in a big tank w/his own kind before he snaps and stars kicking the crud out of your other fish. a snail would be fine. try to establish some hitchiker snials in there, they are great at eating algae. make sure you get a small type pleco and not a common one. like I said bristlenose would be good; aso would a clown.
fancy gold fish do not do well with tropical fish because they need different foods and the tropical fish will out compete them. if you feed a goldfish a high protien diet, they are going to have problems later in life like constipation, etc., and the tropical fish like tetras, do well with the protien in their diets. your mothers pearl scale did fine with a pleco because plecos are vegetarians and dont compete with it for food at the surface.
fancy gold fish do not do well with tropical fish because they need different foods and the tropical fish will out compete them. if you feed a goldfish a high protien diet, they are going to have problems later in life like constipation, etc., and the tropical fish like tetras, do well with the protien in their diets. your mothers pearl scale did fine with a pleco because plecos are vegetarians and dont compete with it for food at the surface.
I know, I meant that they do fine in tropical temperatures,and his fathers fish don't seem like the kind that would out compete his goldfish, and you can always target feed them, or put softed veggies in ther for them. many tropical fish commoly kept together have very different dietary needs also.
leopard plecos are nice and small too. They are a little expensive ($13 for mine) but it is great at getting it's job done and doesn't get too big at all.
Aw come on... Be the man here! Tell her how it's going to be, your mind's made up, and that's that, because you are the man! That's how it works at my house.
(Please don't tell my wife) :joke:
I think you're on the right track taking the catfish back. A lot of people don't think of a catfish as being predatory. People have this idea that catfish are lazy, laid back, and slow, like they are in cartoons or something.
Catfish are very efficient eating machines. They have an amazing ability to turn food into body mass. Unfortunately, they sometimes like to eat body mass that we would prefer they leave alone.
OK, these seems like as good a time as any to break my n00b silence and jump into the fray.
I've recently added a pictus to my 20 gallon, and he seems to be doing great. We talked with our LFS about the temperment of the pictus, and understood that they are "marginally" agressive. Last night we noticed that the two fantail goldfish in that tank seem to have had their tails nipped. So much for "marginally" agressive. We've already got one agressive tank with a couple JD's, a pink convict and a crayfish... so we're not really looking to start another agressive tank. I'm hoping that someone here might have some insight into dealing with this pictus and what, if any, non agressive fish might cohabitate well with him. I guess I should add that he's relatively small at this point... 2-3" at the most.
OK, these seems like as good a time as any to break my n00b silence and jump into the fray.
I've recently added a pictus to my 20 gallon, and he seems to be doing great. We talked with our LFS about the temperment of the pictus, and understood that they are "marginally" agressive. Last night we noticed that the two fantail goldfish in that tank seem to have had their tails nipped. So much for "marginally" agressive. We've already got one agressive tank with a couple JD's, a pink convict and a crayfish... so we're not really looking to start another agressive tank. I'm hoping that someone here might have some insight into dealing with this pictus and what, if any, non agressive fish might cohabitate well with him. I guess I should add that he's relatively small at this point... 2-3" at the most.
well... I hate to say this, but your tank is way too small for any of those fish full grown. to keep all those fish together as adults, you would need a 75g, maybe more, those fanitails will top 8" and the pictus can get to about 10", I think. I doubt the catfish is the nipper, as they don't have small enough jaws to nip effectively, and their mouths are turned downward in most cases. most likely your goldfish are turing on each other because your tank is too small. also, you should make your own thread on this subject. posting in someone elses thread asking for help while they are is known as hijacking.
A 20 gallon too small for a couple goldfish? You've got to be kidding. They are less than 2" at this point. They have plenty of room. They were moved to the 20 gallon from a much smaller tank, and had no issues with agressiveness in that tank. Just how much room do you think 2 small fantails need?
also, you should make your own thread on this subject. posting in someone elses thread asking for help while they are is known as hijacking.
A 20 gallon too small for a couple goldfish? You've got to be kidding. They are less than 2" at this point. They have plenty of room. They were moved to the 20 gallon from a much smaller tank, and had no issues with agressiveness in that tank. Just how much room do you think 2 small fantails need?
yes, way too small, unless of course you want them to be stunted and die an early, painful death. you just asked a question, and I gave the wholly acknowleged answer that you would get from anyone else here. and they won't be "less than 2"" of long. they'll outgrow that tank in a few months. 2 young fantails (there is no such thing as small with goldfish, it's young.) would need a good 55 gallons, because even though they can live in a 20G when they are small, it's best to start them out right, in a tank that they would need for life.
