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#1 ·
Hello again. My friend doesn't have interent so I am posting this on his behalf. He just bought a 55G tank and want to keep this stock... is it possible.


4 Angel Fish
3 Neon Tetras
5 Seprae Tetras
5 Tiger Barbs
2 Blue Groumais (Sorry if I misspelled that.)

I belive that is all for fish wise, I think he said he wanted a few snails and shrimp also though. Get back to me soon so I can let him know if it's a good or bad idea. Thanks!
 
#2 ·
if he want angels he can't keep the tiger barbs.they nip. he needs at least 6 neons and 6 seprea.if it's planted and has lots of hiding place the shrimp will be ok.but keep in mind the angel can and will eat fish smaller then it's mouth and it's diet does contain shrimp
 
#3 ·
Thats going to make him sad, he was set on both angels and tiger barbs. Oh well... And as for the angels eating fish I've never had mine eat anything.. he's almost 6 inches from top fin to bottom and at least 4-5 Inches from nose to back fin. And he enjoy the company of my 1 1/2 inch Sepraes :p
 
#5 ·
those fish are too big. it has to fit in it's mouth lol fish eggs, fry's those things.
 
#7 ·
0.0 you get them that small omg
 
#10 ·
I agree, definitely only 1 Blue Gourami and don't put Tiger Barbs with the Angel. I do have a Blue Gourami with 7 Tiger Barbs and they all get along fine. Might be a good idea to get a larger Blue Gourami to start before adding some small barbs. Also, with the Barbs, the more you have the less they will pick on others. They will just fart around with each other. I would recommend adding a few to that number. Maybe at least 8 or 9 I had 8 but one recently died. I will probably add a few more. They are not a problem with the other fish I have in the tank I have Oto's, Platys, rainbow shark and the Gourami. The Barbs are fine with everyone. I think if you only have a few though, they will be more of a problem.
 
#12 ·
Well my buddy bought 4 Angels.. he said he came home from work today.. and one was just gone... 0.o... Not in the filter, not in the floor within 5ft of the tank anywhere. So I'm wondering what happened honestly. He went ahead with 2 Blue Grouamis.. and 4 Angels, 5 Tiger barbs. I'm offering to take the tiger barbs off his hands and put in my 29G .. but why only 1 Blue grouami? I might offer to take one of those off his hands too :p lol!
 
#13 ·
Chances are one of the Gourami will try to kill the other. Maybe he will get lucky. Maybe he just happened to buy the two fish that will be a mated pair or the two that will be submissive and well behaved together. Maybe... Good luck to him, and his fish. I hope he has a heavily planted tank with a lot of hiding spots for his fish, that will help. The Tiger barbs need the swimming room so a 55 is a nice size for them. I would add a few more of them though, the larger the group, the less chance of them being trouble to the other fish.
 
#15 ·
There are some real problems with this stocking plan.

Tiger Barb and Serpae Tetra are not good community fish. Check out the profiles (click on the shaded fish name), it explains why and what is necessary to keep these two species if he really wants either. But not with angels.

Angels are shoaling fish that should be in groups, and 4-5 in a 55g would be fine. Again, check out the profile on Pterophyllum scalare (this is the "common" angelfish species), it explains the needs for keeping these fish healthy.

Neons need to be in a larger group, minimum six but more when space permits. But not advised with angels as others have also noted. The profile on angels mentions suitable companion fish.

Gourami and angels are not good together; they are too alike temperamentally. Yes, some may say they have them with no problems, fine; but that is today. Things can change when the respective fish's natural instincts take over.

The shrimp will be food for most of these fish.
 
#16 ·
faint's i though he read this first before buying =S
 
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