how many tiger barbs?

[GSD]

how many tiger barbs will be needed to mke then happy and not nip other fish
will 7 be ok?

 

[ccg]

Do you have a problem with them nipping other fish?

 

[GSD]

no i went today becasue i have a 20gal that only has afew platies so i decided to gweet 5 barbs............but i get 2 free so will the be agressive to eachother or will i need more of them for them to be happy?

 

[digital_run]

You should have atleast 6 Tigers to spread out their aggression amongst themselves...But the more you have the better...In a 20gal i wouldn't have anymore than seven due to the lack of space.

ÐR

 

[tttnjfttt]

I currently have 7 tiger barbs and they aren't agressive in this group size. Initially, I had tried to start with a group of three with plans to add more in a week, but they became extremely agressive towards each other, I had to pull out the most agressive, and within 24 hours anohter one had stepped up to take over.

Seven is good, and right now I have them in my 20 gal. Make sure you have plenty of hiding spots, but also plenty of open swimming space, since they are VERY active.

 

[digital_run]

When small tiger barbs may seem ok in a 20gal...But when fully grown 7 of them will be quite crowded in a tank of that size. Usually i wouldn't recommend anything smaller than 30us/g for a school of TB's but if your going to do it then keep a close eye on your water readings and frequent water changes in order for them to thrive.

JMO

ÐR

 

[abstract]

a school of TB's really should be in a 3' tank IMHO...as was already said, when full grown a 20g will be pretty cramped...keep that in mind in the future

 

[-*-MicHAeL-*-]

are green tiger barbs just the smae but difernet colour, they look cool

 

[digital_run]

are green tiger barbs just the smae but difernet colour, they look cool

There exactly the same...Just a color morph. There is also an Albino type aswell and they should both be treated the same as regular tiger barbs.

DR

 

[-*-MicHAeL-*-]

ok