Cwinn71109

Thank you so much for all the advice. We have seen a couple of recommended lists that my son is now trying to smoosh together but I told him he probably will have to make some choices. Here is what he's giving some thought to and I will add my notes and everyone can give me advice. 2 bristlenose (I think 1 is plenty) 2 powder blue gouramis (is this one that has to be done in pairs or is it better to have a single) 6 cherry barbs (he loves the bright red color) 5 killifish (again he loves the color) I think he will likely have to make a choice between the barbs or killifish unless he's willing to give up the centerpiece of a gourami. Overall he is looking for a peaceful and colorful fish tank. He has AD/HD and OCD and watching them swim is calming and he really enjoys watching them. Thanks again for the help.

Do the cherry shrimp take away from having the other kinds of fish. I've heard them mentioned but haven't seen them. We tried regular little shrimp when he first got a 10 gallon tank but he complained he couldn't see them. Is there a way to do a pleco with this type of setup. He REALLY wants a pleco. He just thinks they are cool.

My son is working on starting a new fish tank. We have a 29 gallon tank and we got fish and have subsequently had a massive algae bloom that caused us to loose everything in the tank. We got it cleaned out and have begun cycling it to prepare for when we get new fish. In the meantime, we've done a little research to see what we may have done wrong. I think the 2 biggest issues was my son misunderstood me when we were discussing feeding fish and was giving the 1 pleco 2 algae wafers twice a day and I think we also overcrowded the tank. We had 6 tetras (3 different types), 6 plates (2 different types) 2 dwarf gouramis, 3 black mollies, and 2 snails. I guess before going into what he's thinking he wants when the tank finishes cycling I am wondering if I am on the right track for what went wrong with this first attempt. Any advice I appreciated.