Fushtank Help??

Question

Ok i have a 23 gallon with one white cloud, one angel, one cory a Chinese algae eater, one platy, one rasbora, one tiger barb. What else should I add, what can I do to improve??

Answer 1

As far as adding goes... well, improving first might be the best answer.



White Clouds are coolwater fish, but they can tolerate the lower end of the tropical temp range.



Corydoras should not be kept singly, 3 is a bare minimum.



The Chinese Algae Eater will get rather large and territorial as it matures. It will also not eat algae (unless very young) and will be a rather heavy waste producer.



Angelfish can be quite territorial. (Today I had to move one of mine because of territorial issues. I had 4 in a 100g tank)



Tiger Barbs should be kept in groups of 6 or more, and preferably in a species tank. They will chase and shred fins of anything they can catch, like the Angel, Platy, and Rasbora. They are terrors in small numbers - a bit less so in large enough groups because they pick on each other and leave the others alone a bit more.



Platies can be kept alone, but do better in groups. Not mandatory though.



A 23g tank is borderline for an Angel (long term), but...



I would keep the Angel,Platy, Rasbora, and the Cory.

Add 2 Corys

Add 6 Rasboras



and if the tank is established and has a bit of algae growth to support them, I would add 3 Otocinclus. They will control algae, but if you add them before there is any they will starve.



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By the way... Plants absolutely, positively, and without a doubt do not create algae. That is ridiculous. Actually, plants will outcompete algae for nutrients and reduce the growth of algae in a tank.

Answer 2

return the tiger barb, he's a schooling fish and won't make it in a group less than 6. The corys and rasboras need to be in groups of 3 or more. So that should finish stocking your tank and then some.

Answer 3

Well first of all don't get anymore fish my eyes got tired reading that list. You should probably put a filter in there if you don't already have one. I have a 25 gallon and use two. Your Cory and algae eater might like some live plants as a treat. Actually all your fish probably would. Get a rather inexpensive one and they can just munch of it as much as they like. The Plant will create a natural algae which your bottom feeders will love. But don't put too many in or you will have a algae overrun.

Answer 4

I have had a tiger barb all by itself before and did good until we lost power and all the fish died. We had a total of 350 fish dead. There is so many because my fire mouths started breeding.

Answer 5

i think you have to remove some fish because the rule is 1inch = 1 gallon i think there might be some crowding or else make a place for the fish to hide.

Answer 6

maybe a filter so you don't have to clean it out much and maybe have those things that make bubbles I saw them at the dentist once they looked kinda cool

Answer 7

Put something with shelter for them.