Feisty Tiger Barb

[Drew]

Since the weekend I've set up a 10 gallon tank with three Tiger Barbs and a Corey catfish. Yesterday I noticed that one of the Tiger Barbs took complete control of the tank and the other two were actually hiding up behind the filter. So, I got three Albino Tiger Barbs and threw them into the mix to see if that would spread out some of the attacks. All was fine until this morning when I saw that same Tiger Barb picking on the three new Albinos, while the other two original Tiger Barbs hid behind the filter, this time with the Corey. Should I add a few more barbs, or should I get rid of the feisty one?

 

[ram man]

get rid of all of the barbs. and get the corie some friends of his own kind so he will be happier. tiger barbs in my oppinion should be kept in 20 gallons or more.

 

[Stevie]

I have heard that albino tiger's dont have the same "killer edge" as normal tiger's so I would not mix them.

 

[bpc75]

sounds like too many fish for a 10g to me....

 

[phOOey]

10g isnt really big enough for tiger barbs. i'd say get rid of the barbs, get 3 more of the same species of cory and then try something a little more peaceful like cherry barbs

 

[snoce]

also when u first add fish to a tank they always seem to hide for a few days till they get used to thesurrondings

 

[punkrockfish]

this is def a case of wrong fish for the wrong tank, i agree on getting rid of the tiger barbs, get some more cories, and then get a top level schooling group of fish that are smaller and more peaceful.