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Hello all! I have recently started a 30 gallon tank on 3-12-08. I added 6 zebra danios on 3-24-08. I read I should not add anymore fish for another 8 weeks.I would like to add 2 more kinds of "pretty" fish. I am thinking of lemon tetras and white skirt tetras. However, I have read conflicting accounts of how many of each I should purchase. Lemon tetras I have read should be kept in a shoal of at least 6 by some sources and other sources say to keep them in shoals of 8-10. As far as the white shirt tetras the accounts have varied from 3 fish to 8-10 fish. I am very confused. What are your suggestions for my 30 gallon tank without ooverloading the tank??? I am open to other kinds of fish suggested but please keep in mind i am a beginner and need hardy fish.

Thank you!

I believe all tetras do better in a well established tank, so I would probably wait on the cycling process to complete (aka when the ammonia level is 0, nitrites 0, and nitrates less than 40 ppm). I would suggest you have a maximum of 20 fish, but that's just generally speaking. It totally depends on the types of fish you want to put in there. In shoal fishes, the more the happier. Personally, I like gouramis but I'm not sure whether they like danios off the top of my head.
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Phishie

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Thanks for the information

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Phishie

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."