Questioning about breeding tiger barbs

[newbie?]

As most fish guides say, you should keep a group of 6 tiger barbs in a community tank or else they will start bullying/nipping each other's tails?

About breeding:

Place the pairing tiger barbs in small quarantine tank, 10 gallons or less, 48 hours (2 days) old. This should be beside a window sill where there is lots of light shining. There should also be marbles, or a plastic thingy to separate the male from eating the eggs before they hatch. OR, let the pair lay their eggs then transport them to a quarantine tank.

I've also heard the male tiger barb eats the eggs as soon as they are laid; I guess the person was exaggerating

Also, can I place 2 tiger barbs, with 2 of each of 2 other types of barbs, so they won't be aggressive. ( if "with 2 of each of 2 other types of barbs" confuses you, then think of me getting 2 golden barbs and 2 green tiger barbs.

And again, will I need a filter for my quarantine tank if I ever get one?

Please, I need answers

 

[Lateral Line]

Tiger Barbs habitually chase each other about. If you have 6 or more, there are generally enough of them to keep their interest on each other, if there are less, they'll start chasing everything else around as well. Even with a larger group, they will still nip at anything with long trailing fins.

I described my method for breeding Tiger Barbs in this thread. The advice you quote is a little light on detail, it is also true that the female will eat the eggs as soon as she has time. You should not have other fish in the breeding tank, the breeders are busy breeding, the other fish will simply eat.

You need to keep the water in your breeding tanks very good, fry are somewhat more delicate then adult fish. You should mature one or more sponge filters in your main tanks for a couple of weeks before breeding, then you have a good filter, and a extra food source to boot, the surface will be covered with things the fry can eat.

 

[newbie?]

Hmm..

I've only got one tank; that is my 10g tank.
Though I got it that size to fit in my room.

Would a small, plastic container, that would fit a sponge filter and heater do?

Btw, in the link to your thread, it says "infusoria and rotifers"; I don't know what they are, BUT, I think infusoria is the stuff the fry eat as their natural source.

 

[Grouchy]

Try this post

Definitely get a separate tank, with sponge filter. No gravel (another mistake I made). Fine plastic plants laid on their sides across the bottom are perfect for protecting the eggs from the parents. As soon as you see those little white dots, order or purchase some liquifry No1 and No2, get a microworm culture, and prepare to hatch some brine shrimp about a week later. I bought the SanFranciso bay hatchery and added aeration from an external pump, the hose held in place with a hockey puck (seriously). Remember to change about 10% of the water each day for the first couple of weeks. Once the tiger barbs get to about 1 cm in length they will eat anything you put in the tank: flakes, brine shrimp, shrimp pellets, zucchini, aglae discs, tubifex worms, --- anything. Quite voraciously, in fact I'm sure a couple died from a feeding frenzy around food; they are like pirahnas. Make sure you have a good sized breakout tank (10 gallons per 15 fry) and probably should be willing to resell or trade some in to a local pet store or cull some of the rejects.