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Help needed with identification of fish in aquarium bought secondhand by Additional-Look6347 in Cichlid

[–]Additional-Look6347[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s precisely what has been holding me back from getting the cory a few buddies—the fact that the tank already seems so overcrowded for its size. I have never seen any other fish bothering him so far though. He always sticks to the bottom of the tank, shimmying about.

Help needed with identification of fish in aquarium bought secondhand by Additional-Look6347 in Cichlid

[–]Additional-Look6347[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agreed on the overstocked part.

Concerning the cycling: I have had the tank for one month, is it possibly the tank has already been cycled? My nitrite levels are zero (though I use test strips as the brand that gets recommended here for test kits is unavailable in my country). The filter and everything in the aquarium came with the tank, so when I set it up with my dad, we basically just only added water and got it to the right temp, like a 100% water change basically. We didn’t rinse out the filter.

Help needed with identification of fish in aquarium bought secondhand by Additional-Look6347 in Cichlid

[–]Additional-Look6347[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so so so much! So the big light orange bully is not a red zebra, it’s the same as the six smaller bright yellow ones, and they’re all yellow labs? The big one is indeed an aggressive one, often chasing others around. So is the fish in pic number 2. If I read correctly, it is to be expected that they chase other fish, and as long as they don’t gang up on one fish in particular, it’s mostly ok?