New Tiger Barbs

[minnow]

I have just gotten 4 tiger barbs from the store yesterday. I've heard that I should have no less than 6 and even better with eight or more. Well, I also heard that these barbs shoal in groups of 3 and don't really group in a single dominant group. They are in a 20 gallon tank with minnows and guppies (they don't really bother them so much).

If anyone can clear this up, it would be great.

Another question, what do tiger barbs eat? Will flakes and vegetables do?

 

[tetras4me]

any odd number 3 or more would be good so add one. yess they do eat flakes with a brine shrimp or blood worm meal once or twice a week. its good that there not bothering your other fish because they are uselly very nippy twords fish with long lowing fins like your guppies

 

[ZeeZee]

I have just gotten 4 tiger barbs from the store yesterday. I've heard that I should have no less than 6 and even better with eight or more. Well, I also heard that these barbs shoal in groups of 3 and don't really group in a single dominant group. They are in a 20 gallon tank with minnows and guppies (they don't really bother them so much).

If anyone can clear this up, it would be great.

Another question, what do tiger barbs eat? Will flakes and vegetables do?

I have 3 tiger barbs with a rainbow shark. The shark is the only one who's aggressive. My tiger barbs will eat flakes but they also like algae pellets.