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Allison - 2008-01-22
I recently acquired (rescued) two 6-inch Red Tailed Tinfoils from a local pet store. I have them in a 75-gallon tank with 4 5-6 inch golfish of various colors, and they love each other! They all swim in formation at the front of the tank, and aren't skittish at all! I am militant about water changes, and the temp is at 73-74, so everyone is in an appropriate range. Eventually I will be getting a larger (100+) tank, so they all have room to grow. The Tinfoils seem extremely hardy, since when I brought them home they had already been at the store for maybe 4-5 hours, and the only means of transportation was in a pot used at my house exclusively for fish purposes (not cooking!=). Anyway, I floated it in my tank and one jumped clear out onto the carpet! I dunked my hands in water, grabbed him, and put him in the tank, and he acted as though he'd lived there his whole life! No harm no foul. Overall, a fantastic fish. If you have the room, get some.

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kram - 2011-02-28
Better make your aquarium 100 gallons cuz your fish will grow bigger xD.

Kathy Zadori - 2008-07-17
I am wondering if Cherry Barbs are compatible with dwarf Platies and Neon Tetras.

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Joshua - 2010-11-01
Yes, they aren't aggressive fish. They don't nip or anything like that.
fish boy - 2011-02-18
Yes, absolutely. I have three of them mixed with 2 neons and 4 platies. They get along great.

Tony - 2011-02-15
I recently purchased a small CAE. The tank is a 55 gal. It is only populated with 2 black mollies and the CAE at this time. The CAE has me a bit nervous. It seems to flop about more than swim, it will bury itself in the substrata and stay there head in the substrata wiggling about for some time. Does this seem normal to you other CAE owners, or should I be concerned about my fish's health?

Anonymous - 2008-08-15
Do glow light rasbora glow in the dark? I know this is a stupid question but I'm just curious.

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Jim Lock - 2011-02-07
No . . . lol

Lithium - 2011-02-05
I have a CAE that I'm sure is pregnant and I can't seem to find anyone who knows how long these fish stay pregnant. I have a feeling that she's having trouble passing the eggs can anyone tell me how long they stay pregnant for?

hartin marie - 2008-01-23
I have just been given a bala shark which occasionally goes to the side of the tank which has the heater, and hangs upside down like a bat! Any reason why anyone?

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tim - 2011-01-20
To stay warm.

WN - 2011-01-16
This fish eats slime coats end of story.
Just ask my dead Silver Dollars...

Allis - 2011-01-16
Here's what I know of CAEs: We had a golden one in a 10 gal with a goldfish. Bad Idea. He attacked that poor goldfish everyday for months until I couldn't watch it anymore and fed the CAE to my turtle. At the same time, I had another in my 25gal. After seven years, he still resides there and is my favorite fish. He is five inches long now, and I expect him to get bigger. He chases the other fish away and sometimes attacks my angelfish, so I will have to move him to a bigger tank, but so far, so good. Be aware, CAEs need lots of plants, places to hide, and gravel to dig in. They need a big space (55gal or more) so they can have the territory they need to be happy. Mine is in a 25 now and is clearly too big to swim comfortably.

Robin - 2010-06-12
I went from two Tiger Barbs to just one, I bought a ten gallon tank yesterday and will put in more fish today. Is six barbs the max for a ten gallon tank?

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Editor's Note - 2010-06-12
If they get to the maximum size (3 inches), it would be too small. Three inches is a really big tiger barb though, I don't know if Ive ever seen one that big! They will probably get to be 2 inches so going by the one inch per gallon rule, 5 would be better.
Mike - 2011-01-14
They'll be fine as long as you keep up with weekly partial water changes (10-15%). I used to keep my 6 Green Tiger Barbs in a 10 gallon until my girlfriend bought me 2 more Regular Tiger Barbs. I have since upgraded to a 55 gallon and bought 6 more Regular Tiger Barbs, so I now have a total of 14. Still planning to add 2 more Green Tigers to even out the numbers.

Nate - 2010-06-19
Hi I'm keeping 6x Neon RosyBarb(F),2x Fancy Guppys(M),3x Molly(F)+20ish fry (not sure if there crossed with guppy or she came preg), 5x NeonTetra(M/F) a butterfly pleco and 2x Siamese algae eaters in a 60L Biorb. They all seem to get along but the guppys do get abit of abuse off other tankmates. What fish would it be wise to add to my collection? I do not wish to home Platys or Swordtails but I would like some very colourful fish, also I am willing to re home my guppy if needed.

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Anonymous - 2011-01-14
This tank is well overcrowded already!!!

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