Bottom Dwellers

[smokeyjo]

Are there any bottom dwellers I can put in my tank with green tiger barbs as I've got mid to top water fish but the bottom looks bare because all the fish stay up in the water

 

[smokeyjo]

Anyone? Lol

 

[mislisa]

What size tank do you have? what's the substrate like?

 

[smokeyjo]

Its a 130 litre tank with sand but I know I can't risk corys with the barbs which I'm pretty gutted about

 

[This Old Spouse]

I have a bristlenose pleco in with my tiger barbs and he's just fine.

 

[codheadjohn]

A dwarf cichlid or 2?

Rams or Apistogramma are popular choices

 

[smokeyjo]

I have thought about a small pleco but want something I can watch through the day like corys that sift through the sand or am I being a bit too picky lol

 

[This Old Spouse]

My little BN is out all the time. But then again, my husband has an older one that we rarely see!

 

[smokeyjo]

My little BN is out all the time. But then again, my husband has an older one that we rarely see!

Yeah that's the thing you cannot guess the personallity of plecos

 

[mishmash]

Its a 130 litre tank with sand but I know I can't risk corys with the barbs which I'm pretty gutted about

Erm, who said you cant have corys with barbs ? They are tough little buggers, I've seen plenty of setups with both in.

 

[gatorsean]

you could go with a kribensis. mine constantly sifted the sand and actually did a pretty good job of keeping the bottom clean, but only stick with one of those. and you could get corys if you wanted theyre pretty tough.

 

[tmh0921]

Dwarf Cichlids - Kribensis or Apistogrammas

 

[Fishy friend2]

What is your current stocking? Maybe you could have Cory's if your tiger barbs soal Size is okay

 

[smokeyjo]

I've currently got 6 green tiger barbs 4 black ruby barbs 2 cummings barbs 6 red eyes and 10 neons

 

[Fishy friend2]

I think that you should be okay with cories, just monitor the barbs behavior for a little while to make sure that there is no bullying