I need help with my 55 gallon setup.?

Question

I have a 55 gallon tank and I am lost on what to add. I have a pictus catfish, 3 tiger barbs, 5 zebra danios, 4 platys, a male betta, and 2 african dwarf frogs. I dont know what else I should add to make the tank look more balanced and full. I already have plenty of decor. I like fish that are active. Any opinions?

Answer 1

1 more danio

3 more barbs

1 bristlenose

some guppies

Answer 2

I have a 55 gallon in mine I have:

2 Blood Parrot Cichlids

2 Jellybean Cichlids

5 Black Widow Tetras

5 Tiger Barbs

2 Albino Cories

1 Snail ( have no idea of what kind )

Answer 3

Get some more tiger barbs, they will be more settled and less likely to cause trouble in a bigger group.

Ian

Answer 4

I would take the 2 ADFs and move them to a smaller tank.  They are not fast eaters and you will probably have to spot feed them.  From Experience this gets old fast.

I would also put the Betta in the smaller tank with the ADFs and get him out of the big tank.  WHY...well he could live peacefully there...but it also limits what you can get....fin nippers like Tiger Barbs are faster than he is and can do some damage.  Bettas might be fighting fish, but they are slower than a lot of other fish and may get attacked.

I would add 5 Giant Danios with your Zebras.

Add 1 Gourami...not a dwarf (you could) but a Blue...or even a Kissing Gourami.  They get to be about 8 to 12 inchs and a tank this size would be great for one.

Add come Cory Cats...5 Emerald Green or 5 Panda Corys...they will school together somewhat but like to be with their own...they are social so no less than 3 of one type.

Add a Snail...a Golden Mystery Snail or a Black Mystery Snail.

And add a school of larger Tetra like Black Skirt Tetra or Red eyes or even the Fruit Skirt Tetra(blue or pink).

Tiger Barbs are great and will school of your Black Skirt Tetra, but add a couple of more to what you have.

Recap

2 more Tiger Barbs

5 Black Skirt Tetra

5 Cory Cats

1 Gourami

5 Giant Danios

1 Mystery Snail (Black or Golden)

added to your 1 pictus catfish, 3 Tiger Barbs, 5 Zebra Danios, 4 Platy.

Take your Betta and 2 ADFs and place them in a 10 Gallon Tank.  Easier to care for the ADFs.  And the Zebras and Giant Danios wont stress him out...nor will a school of Tiger Barbs nip at him...if he is in another tank.

Best of Luck!