Barb

[Jimmy74]

If 5 boesmanis need a 4 foot long tank, do 5 tinfoil barbs need a 10 foot long tank?

 

[Circus]

From what I have seen people recommend, a 5 or 6 foot tank would be okay for a group, but I have never kept them myself (my largest tank is a 4 foot).

 

[Colin_T]

Melanotaenia boesemani only grow to 4 inches long.
Tinfoil barbs grow to 10-12 inches long and don't belong in tanks because they live in groups and you would need a huge tank for them.

 

[Jimmy74]

Melanotaenia boesemani only grow to 4 inches long.
Tinfoil barbs grow to 10-12 inches long and don't belong in tanks because they live in groups and you would need a huge tank for them.

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[Slaphppy7]

8 foot tank for TFB's, minimum....

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Yep. Tinfoil barbs are one of those fish that are generally best left in the wild. (see also bala sharks) I'm not sure I understand the comparison to bosemani rainbows; they have nothing in common except fins, gills, and they're both kind of pretty. But a ten foot tank (assuming it's normally proportioned in depth and height) would indeed be OK for a school of tin foil barbs.