Help adding barbs

[actiondave13]

K. I have a 29 gal tall, it has a kribensis, a mickey mouse platy, and a green tiger barb. Wanted to add a schol of green barbs but when I got to my LFS..which I love..they get my business...to all of you that use WALMART AND PETCO please stop..your ma and pa LFS needs the business more..and chances are they will be much more helpful w/ better quaility fish. K enough ranting..my LFS only had one green barb, so I got him and 2 other tiger barbs. Now Ive read I should not keep tiger barbs w/ green barbs...comments? I do plan on getting 4 more greens on Sat..they are arriving today and possibly adding more tiger's since I know they like to schol but now I'm not sure they will all get along. I'm thinking since the tigers are more aggresive I wont add any more..just the greens. Thanks for the input.

 

[misterking]

Green barbs are just a colour morph of tiger barbs, they're absolutely fine together, in fact I think unwritten law on the forum keeps, or has kept, them together. They're both equally bad for fin-nipping fish with long fins, but looking at your stocking you should be fine, so you could buy more green barbs AND tiger barbs if you like.

 

[actiondave13]

Thanks..that is what i thought when I left the fish store...but when i checked aqadvisor it told me not compatable//but this puts them togther.. I think I will get 3 more green and 2 more tiger because they do schol w/ their own kind but they chase each other...depends,seems like the tigers chase the greens but seen the greens go after the tigers as well....fun fish to watch in a tall tank and they are fast enough to get away from the kribensis