Hi,
I have a cycled 10 gallon tank that has been running for about 5 months now. I have 3 platies, 1 nerite snail, 1 ghost shrimp, and 1 bamboo shrimp. My boyfriend went to the fish store and picked up a flying fox and brought it home. He said that's the last fish we were going to add in the tank. Anyway, I didn't know anything about this fish, and I looked online and it said they need a 30-40 gallon tank & they eat green algae until they reach adulthood and they can get 6 inches long. Well, I don't have any green algae in my tank, but so far we've had it for 3 days and he looks like he's doing fine. I see him eating and moving around the tank a lot. I also read that you should only keep 1 in a tank. Is it ok if I leave it in the tank?
I have a cycled 10 gallon tank that has been running for about 5 months now. I have 3 platies, 1 nerite snail, 1 ghost shrimp, and 1 bamboo shrimp. My boyfriend went to the fish store and picked up a flying fox and brought it home. He said that's the last fish we were going to add in the tank. Anyway, I didn't know anything about this fish, and I looked online and it said they need a 30-40 gallon tank & they eat green algae until they reach adulthood and they can get 6 inches long. Well, I don't have any green algae in my tank, but so far we've had it for 3 days and he looks like he's doing fine. I see him eating and moving around the tank a lot. I also read that you should only keep 1 in a tank. Is it ok if I leave it in the tank?