Great, healthy looking tank! I think by changing the substrate color to white or black you can bring out the colors of the barbs more. This one kind of mutes their color imho.
I have 5 odessa barb in a small tank, I'm going to get and setup a bigger tank when I can, I was wondering do you have a heater for yours? Simply because my odessa barbs seem to be happy with no heater, but I do want to get a heater for my bigger tank but I don't really know how they'll react to it
Hi, I do have a heater in mine but the odessa barbs don't need it they are a temperate fish so 14C - 22C or 65F - 71F. I had the heater in for some other fish in the tank and i was at the high end for odessa
As I was sitting here today in my office admiring my pack of 6 males in a 75 community I was daydreaming of an entire tank of these beautiful fish. Then boom your video was there! Tank looks great. Do they breed for you?
@@KelsAquariums thanks for the reply. There's alot of different advice on the internet. Some say all male, some say 1:1 and some say at least 3:1 in favour of males. Good to know your ratio works.
@@KelsAquariums thanks, good to know they are as I'm wishing to add them into a community tank with white cloud mountain minnows, amano shrimp and peppered corys.
Hi, I no longer run two inkbirds i run one. the reason I did in this video is I was running 3x200 watt heaters and the inkbirds i had had 2 sockets each so needed 2. I currently run a single ITC-306A with 2x300 watt heaters attached. I did a video on this new inkbirds about 2 days ago :) vid here czcams.com/video/5r2wM1BMO6o/video.html
Hi how many of the Odessa Barbs would you recommend as the sole inhabitants of a 123 litre tank 40x40x82cm? I had initially thought 21 but looking at the size of them in your tank I'm not sure
@@unclevladimirovich no probs mate. If the fish are at a local shop that you can get to easy you could always try adding 10 then if you think you can get more adding some more in time but if you are having them delivered i would go 15. at 1st might look like its a bit empty but they will grow quickly :)
Hi, I use 2 very powerful lights which are way to much (EcoTech Radion XR15w Freshwater) however I have them turned down to 25% power and i run the lights for 6 hours 30 mins each day
This looks great. Odessa Barbs, substrate and decor. Thumbs up! I see some Cherry Barbs as well. Would Tiger Barbs work with the Odessas? That sump is cool.
Hi, Odessa barbs would be ok with tigers. I have just added 18 black ruby barbs to this tank to keep it heavily stocked with barbs the females look a lot like tiger barbs but the males are very colourful czcams.com/video/gQXEQFNohwg/video.html
@@KelsAquariums That’s bigger than I thought! Have been viewing this tank back and forth as I try to decide if a 47 gallon long would suit a small (8) school of Odessa barbs, being that you have them at 2 inches. What do you think?
what a very boring tank, poorly laid out and stressful for the fish. such a shame because with an aquarium of this size you can do so much more. more fun for the viewer and more fun for the fish.
Great tank. I've got 43 myself and they're wonderful fish. Thanx for sharing.
Hi, Yeah I like them a lot they do make it hard to feed my bottom dwellers though as they eat everything
I have the same problem myself so I keep them by themselves.Keep on tankin'. Ed from Arizona
Looks good
Your Odessa Barbs look great! I wish I had enough space for some, but unfortunately, I'm limited to nano tanks at the moment.
Put some more plants in, the long flowing types will give them some cover and look amazing.
3 swords
I'm really loving the setup, what size tank is this?
hi, it is 5'x2'x2'
Great tank bro, I want to get 200litre, I have a 84 litre tank with few barbs
Great, healthy looking tank! I think by changing the substrate color to white or black you can bring out the colors of the barbs more. This one kind of mutes their color imho.
Healthy looking tank mate cheers. P.s. who else is rooting for the ghost shrimp?
I have 5 odessa barb in a small tank, I'm going to get and setup a bigger tank when I can, I was wondering do you have a heater for yours? Simply because my odessa barbs seem to be happy with no heater, but I do want to get a heater for my bigger tank but I don't really know how they'll react to it
Hi, I do have a heater in mine but the odessa barbs don't need it they are a temperate fish so 14C - 22C or 65F - 71F. I had the heater in for some other fish in the tank and i was at the high end for odessa
Your tank and fish are really nice! New sub!
As I was sitting here today in my office admiring my pack of 6 males in a 75 community I was daydreaming of an entire tank of these beautiful fish. Then boom your video was there! Tank looks great. Do they breed for you?
What female to make ratio do you have?
Also, i was told Odessa barbs will eat shrimp but i see you had some amano shrimp with them with no issues.
Hi. the ration was about 60% male and i never had an issue with amano you may have an issue with cherry shrimp or smaller but amanos are fine
@@KelsAquariums thanks for the reply. There's alot of different advice on the internet. Some say all male, some say 1:1 and some say at least 3:1 in favour of males. Good to know your ratio works.
@@lpoolck17 TBH i just bought 36 of them from my LFS and that was the ratio i got they are quite peaceful
@@KelsAquariums thanks, good to know they are as I'm wishing to add them into a community tank with white cloud mountain minnows, amano shrimp and peppered corys.
Why does my ordesa barbs lose colour at night
Clear water
Curious why do you have two Inkbirds, and two separate ones? Two heaters?
Hi, I no longer run two inkbirds i run one. the reason I did in this video is I was running 3x200 watt heaters and the inkbirds i had had 2 sockets each so needed 2. I currently run a single ITC-306A with 2x300 watt heaters attached. I did a video on this new inkbirds about 2 days ago :) vid here czcams.com/video/5r2wM1BMO6o/video.html
I love Odessa barbs my fav fish I'm just going to set up my tank its going to be a barb tank
and yes my fav corries albino very busy
Nice tank!
Hi how many of the Odessa Barbs would you recommend as the sole inhabitants of a 123 litre tank 40x40x82cm? I had initially thought 21 but looking at the size of them in your tank I'm not sure
Hi, they do grow to about 2". personally I would go for 10 to 15 but does depend on filtration as well. hope that helps
kel
@@KelsAquariums Thanks for your answer I appreciate it
@@KelsAquariums The tank is a Fluval Flex 123L if you're wondering
@@unclevladimirovich no probs mate. If the fish are at a local shop that you can get to easy you could always try adding 10 then if you think you can get more adding some more in time but if you are having them delivered i would go 15. at 1st might look like its a bit empty but they will grow quickly :)
@@KelsAquariums Update if you care to know, 15 turned out absolutely perfect. Thanks for the recommendation!
nice man im thinking of getting some odessas myself
Nice, do you still have this tank?
Hi, Yes czcams.com/video/02avws0VeNw/video.htmlsi=nu89b-DQA0PJimFU it has changed a bit over the years
Would love to know how much light this tank receives? Thanks!
Hi, I use 2 very powerful lights which are way to much (EcoTech Radion XR15w Freshwater) however I have them turned down to 25% power and i run the lights for 6 hours 30 mins each day
This looks great. Odessa Barbs, substrate and decor. Thumbs up! I see some Cherry Barbs as well. Would Tiger Barbs work with the Odessas? That sump is cool.
Hi, Odessa barbs would be ok with tigers. I have just added 18 black ruby barbs to this tank to keep it heavily stocked with barbs the females look a lot like tiger barbs but the males are very colourful czcams.com/video/gQXEQFNohwg/video.html
What size tank is this
hi, it is 5'x2'x2'
How many gallons?
Hi, about 120 imperial gallons or 145 US gallons
@@KelsAquariums That’s bigger than I thought! Have been viewing this tank back and forth as I try to decide if a 47 gallon long would suit a small (8) school of Odessa barbs, being that you have them at 2 inches. What do you think?
@@MattKeepsFish would be fine they are a great fish
@@KelsAquariums Awesome. I’m looking forward to them
Do think I can keep 5/6 in a 10 gallon?
What size tank?
Hi, it is a 5'x2'x2' about 550 litres
what a very boring tank, poorly laid out and stressful for the fish. such a shame because with an aquarium of this size you can do so much more. more fun for the viewer and more fun for the fish.
Jealous much.