Just seen a tank full of cherry barbs at LFS, Lovely they are. I have heard they are tough little characters, is this right cos they look very delicate
Ken

can iadd a second quetion about cherry barbs and ask if they would live fine with a shoal of tetra neons

They're great little characters! They are tough! Great for the beginner because they're colourful, hardy and, once they get settled in - active little fish.

They were my first fish, and I love them! Couldn't rate them highly enough!

Yeah, they'll go fine with neons. I have them in the same tank with Pristella tetras. They both usually mind their own business - even Hannibal largely leaves the tetras alone.

How many in shoal Lindsay same as Tetras then

how many of each i was thinking like 8 of each in a 12 gal tnk would that be fine?

Yeah, they're the same as tetras when it comes to shoaling - so minimum of 6.

Lewi: You have a filter strong enough for a 24gal, right? I might be tempted to stick with only 6 of each and see how they get on then. In fact, I think you'd be close to your stocking limit if you had 6 of each.

yeh it will do a 24 gal i thought i did put 6of each well i meant to lol

I'd recommend you get the barbs first Lewi. Neons should really be added to a fully mature tank.

so if i cycle the tank first then ad the barbs then howlong should i wait before adding the neons???

Well, if everything goes OK, wait 2 weeks, (consider it quarantine period) then get the neons and put them in quarantine for at least another 2 weeks before adding them to the main tank.