Tank Mates for a barracuda

[YaYgoldFish]

I was wondering if i could put anything in with my 2 barracudas. They are both 5 or 6 inches long and about 1 inch big. They are in a 25g long aquarum with a mountain shrimp, dwarf gourami, and a common 2 inch long pleco. I was wondering what i could put in with them since its a bit doll and my gourami's only freind is the pleco..(hes always with my pleco)

Ive searched around and found this guy( a Umbee Cichlid) could go in well, but i dont want to have to buy a 135g like they said i should

heres a pic of them :)

[cocoa_pleco]

that plecos gonna get big, so i think it'd be a bit much to add more

[Drumachine09]

They are already in too small of a tank. I would think a 55 would be sufficent, for now. Better a 75. Step up the size, and you could prolly get more cudas.

[YaYgoldFish]

Don't want any more cudas.

[YaYgoldFish]

They are already in too small of a tank. I would think a 55 would be sufficent, for now. Better a 75.

for now they are alright, i could fit atleast 10 of them all ligned up from one side to the other, they always hang around one side of the tank making the rest seem empty. plus i have to wait for a really good deal for a bigger aquarium.

[Drumachine09]

for now they are alright, i could fit atleast 10 of them all ligned up from one side to the other, they always hang around one side of the tank making the rest seem empty. plus i have to wait for a really good deal for a bigger aquarium.


Your 25 long is 50-60 inches long? sounds fishy to me.

[YaYgoldFish]

i think its like 50 ??

[cocoa_pleco]

???? my 29g is a long tank and its 39"

[YaYgoldFish]

???? my 29g is a long tank and its 39"

OUCH, my bad on that..its not 50 inches, its 55 inches!.....just kidding lol. No i accidently somehow misread the tape, its a 32 inches...I don't know why i thought it was 50 inches...oh well..my bad..

Back to the point= THe cudas can still fit 6 times their lenght

[Drumachine09]

OUCH, my bad on that..its not 50 inches, its 55 inches!.....just kidding lol. No i accidently somehow misread the tape, its a 32 inches...I don't know why i thought it was 50 inches...oh well..my bad..

Back to the point= THe cudas can still fit 6 times their lenght



Yeah, true, but the do need more space, that is a fact.

[cocoa_pleco]

Yeah, true, but the do need more space, that is a fact.


ditto! :1: :1: :1: :1:

[YaYgoldFish]

If i had the money I definitly would, but even if i did my parents wont let me bring any more aquariums into this house because we ran out of place..we have 5 aquariums in my basement...thats why when my cudas outgrow my tank im probably going to have to sell it and do the same until i have nothing in my 25g. Then i move my res in there and use the 10g to make a small community tank ( more like 15 neons, 2 snails, a couple different snails, loads of plants)...but if they can wait like a year maybe i could find a place to put them...

[Drumachine09]

Even a small step up would be great. Like a 30-40 long.

[YaYgoldFish]

I was saving up for a 40 long, but then my mom thought she was getting a good deal from my lfs...They sold her a used 25g with a used and broken filter plus cheap rock substrate and a broken stand..for 100 bucks! Now i have to pay her back wich kinda pisses me off since i had found a 55 gall for 35 with a stand..oh well....Well see what i can do.

[cocoa_pleco]

That was kinda a jip for the 25g. My used 33g was 40$ with iron stand, largest aquaclear, slate, gravel, heater, light, and air pump, and hood and light.

Sucks that the 55g offer came after for you. darnit! lol

[YaYgoldFish]

I know i hate thinking about it...-.-

[PBrods]

I had a red tailed Barracuda for almost 2 years and it was only about 4". How fast do they grow?

[Brhino]

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