can i add 5 tigerbarbsto my tank?

[DclownD]

umm my friend aparently thought they were cool and he bought me 5 of em without asking... i can get a small tank set up for em for now till i can move em into a 10 or 20 gal... just wish he would have asked

 

[FishGeek]

No you cant. They get 4 inches a piece and are semi aggressive and need swimming space. They wont wokr in your tank. Take them to your LFS and see if you can exchange them.

 

[DclownD]

okay i will, will they live in my 5 gal bucket overnight with a air pump?

 

[wilsonriverfish]

those tiger barbs would make chaos in your tank when they get bigger!

 

[Igor The Cat]

actually Barbus tetrazona dos not get to 4 inches unless they are wild caught specimens, aquarium breed max out at about 2.5 inches and 5 would be okay in a 10 but better in a 20. the main problem is they are high energy and when kept in small groups like you are sugesting they are fin nippers especially to long fined fish such as regular angels (but ive found Altums to be fine companions)

cheers

-Java

 

[DclownD]

so if i get them a 20g tank how many should i have? and would otto's be a good clean up fish for em?

 

[Igor The Cat]

you could put 6 in a 20gal as long as it has decent planting, then otocinculi would be good algae eater as they are in most tanks, but what do you by "clean up fish" if you need something to eat the extra food (highly unlikely with barbus tetrazona anyway) you COULD get some cories or loaches, but it would be better to just feed them less anyways, and if you want some bottomfeeders then feed them specialized foods anyway.

cheers

-Java

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Go for a 29G, they would be much happier, and is a much nicer tank. Can get them for a decent price at Walmart.

 

[THUNDER]

I have 8 Tiger Barbs and they are very PLAYFUL, but they do not cause chaos in the tank. Make sure you have plenty of them in a group, at least 6. I doubt that they will reach 4 inches, but you never know.

Its a good buy at WalMart - AquaCulture 29 G Deluxe, but their light/hood sucks. If you want a better light, go get one. If you want a better hood, go get one. You can always get something better and give away what you had with the box. The AquaTech filter in the kit, you can give it away and get a better filter. Its all up to your preference.

Thunder

 

['-JIN-']

29gallon would be the best,but i think 20g is ok,not to good not to bad,moderate

 

[Stevie]

ime tiger barbs can and will nip at anything that takes there fancy. Idealy(spl?) they should be kept on there own,but if you where going to keep them with other fish make sure they can handle themselvs eg: rtbs or other types of barbs.

 

[Igor The Cat]

ive found that they are only nippy when in very small groups, when they have a decent shoal they tend to keep it within themselves.

cheers

-Java

 

[Stevie]

ive found that they are only nippy when in very small groups, when they have a decent shoal they tend to keep it within themselves.

cheers

-Java

Really? I had 10 and they still nipped,not all the time but you know if an other fish swam near them...........

 

[Igor The Cat]

thats what ive seen and found, but as for tigers i personally cared for ive only had wild caught, that tend to be less agressive.


cheers

-Java

 

[THUNDER]

I had 6, but they wouldnt behave, so I had to explode the population to 10 and 2 died during the introduction phase, so I am left with 8 healty tigers. With a school of 8, they finally learned and listened to me.

Thunder