Guppies with Tigers?

[c1tyfc]

My Misses keeps asking me if we can have some Guppies in our tank cos she likes em(see sig). I keep telling her "not a good idea", but she doesn't believe me. Please can you tell her why and your experiences with this type of mixture?

 

[Lateral Line]

Tiger Barbs, (Barbus tetrazona), when kept in numbers, (6+), usually keep themselves to themselves. That said, any trailing fins will be deemed as fair game for them to nip as they flash past.

Guppies and Tigers just don't mix.

 

[Morrgan]

Tiger barbs can't resist long, flowing fins like the guppies have. Combine the two and you'll end up with finless guppies.

 

[millym]

as everyone else has already said...............the flowing fins would be much too hard for the mischevious tigers to resist.

 

[cherrybarbbaby]

Tigers-- trust me they can't resist long fins.

Tigers also play kinda...rough and your poor guppies my get abused
Tige barbs playing w/ guppies will go a little something like this:

'chase..chase...nip nip nip.. chase chase chase.. nip nip' with the tiger barbs
doing the chasing and the nipping and your guppies doing the running!

The tiger barbs will have a ball but your guppies my become floaters.