how to setup a good denisonii barb tank

[WOLF & FISH]

ok I am going to final this .


1. Tank ---( Length 44 / width 24 / height 18 ) inch 82 us gallon 312 liter.

2. Substrate ---Sand

3. Décor ---Big round rock , Driftwood

4. Plants ---Amazon sword, java fern ,anubias, cabomba red and green, hair grass, java moss

5. Fish ---denisonii barb(6), German blue ram(4), cory dora(3), Siamese algae eater(3), neon dwarf rainbow(8).

6. Filter ---DIY external canister , double head sponge filter(2), power filter(2).


Is there anything wrong ? Or it is ok, if wrong then please please give your suggestion.

Thank you.

 

[GermanDude]

There is nothing wrong, as long as your fish do well and you enjoy what you gave set up.
I would suggest you to look for a longer tank, 60 inches or more.
As the barbs are growing, yours is going to be very short.

 

[WOLF & FISH]

there is no other option to go large for me is left
please tell me how i can maintain the situation you are pointing ????

 

[GermanDude]

Denison barbs grow up to 6 inches and swim pretty much.
And they get scared easily, in my experience.
Sudden change of light, reflections, vibration caused by walking people nearby, and they freak out.
In case of a short tank, chances are high they get hurt, because they try to escape very fast, but there is no sufficient space, and they bang against the glass.
I felt my 48 inch were too short when they reached 4 inches of length.
They do better in groups of 10+ , by the way.
Seems like it makes feel them more secure.

 

[tiger15]

I used to have a group of 7 Denison in my planted 75 and got cramped when they reached 4+ inch. Now they are in my 6 ft 125 with large cichlid, along with shoals of Congo and diamond tetra. While the Congo and Diamond tetra often spread out and males engaged in combat, the Denison never fight and always shoal together, often joined in by 3 SAE that look superficially similar. The 125 is planted with mostly regular and Trident Java fern with open space on the left where the Denison like to hang out near the bottom. The Denison aren’t the center piece of my 125, but a good companion fish for the largeer cichlid. I am filtering with three Penguin 330 on the back and a circulation pump on the left end to create longitudinal current. May be they have many companions, the Denison are calm and never skittish.

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

They are bold and calm with ages and in community tank, my Denison barbs came to the front along with other fish and beg for food when I'm around near the tank I don't have any aggressive fishes in my tank. Once they get use with tank mates, they swim a lot more calm in shoal instead darting around like a rocket

 

[WOLF & FISH]

is there any other smaller sp similarly like denisonii ? I'm just curious about, my tank is 82 gallon which is 312 liter i think it can hold at least 4 denisonii, i really wanna keep this fish, but incase if i can't because of small tank then which fishes are gonna be the best alternatives for denisonii ?

 

[twentyleagues]

is there any other smaller sp similarly like denisonii ? I'm just curious about, my tank is 82 gallon which is 312 liter i think it can hold at least 4 denisonii, i really wanna keep this fish, but incase if i can't because of small tank then which fishes are gonna be the best alternatives for denisonii ?

other smaller barbs. It will take a good couple years for them to achieve full size. I'm not advocating getting them based on that though. I agree they will need a 6' tank eventually.

 

[twentyleagues]

other smaller barbs. It will take a good couple years for them to achieve full size. I'm not advocating getting them based on that though. I agree they will need a 6' tank eventually.

Some of that went missing......
Odessa barbs, checkerboard barbs and other small barbs. None look like the denisons barbs though. But cool looking barbs non the less. On another note maybe something like Congo tetras or African red eye tetras as they wild be better in the smaller tank.

 

[WOLF & FISH]

" is there any other smaller sp similarly like denisonii ? I'm just curious about, my tank is 82 gallon which is 312 liter i think it can hold at least 4 denisonii, i really wanna keep this fish, but incase if i can't because of small tank then which fishes are gonna be the best alternatives for denisonii ? "

" other smaller barbs. It will take a good couple years for them to achieve full size. I'm not advocating getting them based on that though. I agree they will need a 6' tank eventually. "

" Some of that went missing......Odessa barbs, checkerboard barbs and other small barbs. None look like the denisons barbs though. But cool looking barbs non the less. On another note maybe something like Congo tetras or African red eye tetras as they wild be better in the smaller tank. "

I want as colorful as denisonii...........................