nathan7294

i have a 15 gallon tank that is long and moderately planted i have four tiger barbs in there now but i want to get something else.. i kinda like plecos i like some angle. i like my barns but im looking for something with a little bit more variety

Amanda

Beware what type of pleco you buy if you're set on getting one.
Commons can reach 18 inches.
Angels can not be in with tiger barbs, they'll tear at it's fins.

nathan7294

do you have any other fish suggestions? im open to anything

Amanda

All you have is 4 tiger barbs right now?

nathan7294

yes
i wanted someting hardy because the last time i tried to get the tank set all the fish died within 2 weeks

Amanda

You could always add more tigers - that way you'll really be able to see the schooling effect.

nathan7294

i saw some all black tigers online but i cant find them at any pet stores and the alboina tigers are to pasty for my taste

Amanda

You could have green tigers, they're different looking, but will still school with the others.

nathan7294

thats cool... i'll look into that i was also concerned about my tigers because all of them have dark spots between their 2nd and 3rd stripes...the people at the petstore said it would be fine but im not sure

Amanda

Is there anyway that you could post some pics of them?

nathan7294

i might be able to in a min. is there any more exoic fish you could suggest that are still small enough for my tank? not barbs

Nicolas Rodriguez

Well, most types of tetras? You could add a small school of neons or something similar, neons are very pretty fish, the look very exotic too, not sure how they would look with tigers though...

Amanda

I'm not sure if the tigers will leave the neons alone. Tigers like to chase and nip.

nathan7294

i found a freshwater lionfish and the site said that it only grows to five inches....

Amanda

Freshwater lionfish?
Could you post the link?

agabr123

i'd get some kind of bottomfeeder, otos or corycats, maybe a small variety of pleco.

pinkfloydpuffer

Actually those are brackish fish. But very interesting indeed.

nathan7294

i really like the rino plecos

Amanda

Just make sure that the pleco will not get any larger than 6 inches.

agabr123

yeah, definitely no common pleco for this tank!

nathan7294

http://www.petsolutions.com/Default.aspx?ItemID=68200
here is the lionfish link.....7-10 inches not 5

nathan7294

i like the clown plecos too how bout catfish?

Amanda

You could have cories

nathan7294

how big do they get?

Amanda

Around 3 inches, depends on the type.

nathan7294

i might get some...last time i tried to put fish in this tank i wasnt very prepared and i put 2 kissing gouramis and a clown pleco in there.... they were cool while they lasted

Amanda

Ah yeah, Kissing Gouramis can get to be a foot long...I can see how that didn't work out.
A clown pleco should be okay in your tank.

nathan7294

well i think part of the problem was that i didnt have a very good filter and i had one plant in the tank...i was also told that gouramis and plecos arent very good starter fish

Amanda

That depends, plecos have a huge bioload, and most beginners aren't prepared for that. Gouramis are a relative of the betta, and have similar needs. Most gouramis get much larger than a betta, except the Sparkling Gourami.

nathan7294

wats a bioload? this tank is my first fish tank i've had that doest have goldfish im still kinda learning