On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 02:26:53 GMT, Dave Peck wrote:
Sparkle seems okay. I have one mean Barb but the others get along great.
The mean one chases all the other Barbs but leaves the other fish alone. I
had 9 barbs for a while and they did get along better, and I thoought about
adding three more, but I can only find small ones at LFSs. I suppose I
could go to Petsmart and see what they have, cause they usually have bigger
ones. Then again, 37 g tall tank, 6 barbs, 4 cories, 1 black shark....
aren't I getting close to capacity?

What sizes are they?

I usually go by the rule of an inch of fish length to an
inch of tank length, if territory won't be an issue. Worked
for my first tank (barbs!) as long as you have an ok filter.

I don't know how big black sharks get (I mean, they might be
a fish that when it gets bigger you will either put in a
larger tank or swap at your LFS, or they might not outgrow
the tank - I just don't know about them, or how big yours
is, or whether you plan for it to stay in that tank when it
gets bigger!)

I think I'd risk a few more barbs for the sake of harmony.
They don't get too big, and adding small ones is probably
fine - I've done that to keep up numbers in the past, and
it went well.

My 2d - up to you of course!

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