Tiger Barb Behavior

[mancin]

Grief is not what I would exactly call a comment on a forum, its merely the truth so that part of the equation doesn't make a difference. Yeah you are doing everything in your power to make them comfortable, responsible fish keeping, that is great. Of course people on here are going to help, most of them are great keepers with a great knowledge base. We are all newbies at some point, mistakes happen, had a few myself and we all need advice at some point, dont deny that, however, its simple with a bit of research and so many people dont do that when its so easy to do so, ignorance is just a poor excuse.

The point is, I didn't ask questions about cycling. This was not my first post on this forum. And funny how you are telling me my ignorance is a poor excuse, however it seems you fish-in cycled as well!!! I did do my research about the fish I was interested in, but yes I do agree I didn't research enough about how to get the tank ready. I had several friends that have had fish before and none of them knew about fishless cycling, and I trusted my LFS too much. I wouldn't call that ignorance.

Regardless, this post is pointless anymore. I've gotten the answers I needed.

 

[MarineMoney]

Grief is not what I would exactly call a comment on a forum, its merely the truth so that part of the equation doesn't make a difference. Yeah you are doing everything in your power to make them comfortable, responsible fish keeping, that is great. Of course people on here are going to help, most of them are great keepers with a great knowledge base. We are all newbies at some point, mistakes happen, had a few myself and we all need advice at some point, dont deny that, however, its simple with a bit of research and so many people dont do that when its so easy to do so, ignorance is just a poor excuse.

The point is, I didn't ask questions about cycling. This was not my first post on this forum. And funny how you are telling me my ignorance is a poor excuse, however it seems you fish-in cycled as well!!! I did do my research about the fish I was interested in, but yes I do agree I didn't research enough about how to get the tank ready. I had several friends that have had fish before and none of them knew about fishless cycling, and I trusted my LFS too much. I wouldn't call that ignorance.

Regardless, this post is pointless anymore. I've gotten the answers I needed.

I fish in cycled? I dont think you are correct there when i introduced my 2 mollies my ammonia was 0 and nitrites at the most minimal they could get, and my tank had been cycling for a long time fishless without them, you need to get your facts right. But yes you're quite right, this post now, is pointless.

 

[Himagain]

(I actually don't know if I even have any females?).

male tiger barbs will have bright orange noses, while the females are the same color as the area within the stripes...also the females get much bigger bellies, especially when filling with eggs...

also are you trying to breed them? noticed you had "a breeder tank"

i also did a fish in cycle with tiger barbs, ugh, i'll never do that again...i only lost one in the process but it was a major hassel...

to address the original problem...was the barb struggling to stay in his position, like was he trying to swim downward with no luck? if yea then i would say it was a case of swim bladder...even though you are feeding sparsely with the fish in cycle, this fish maay have had more than he needed to eat lol...also these fish "sleep" in that position and sometimes lose alot of their color...i notice this with mine (i have moon lighting so i can see in the dark lol)...hope this helps you out...good luck with the fish!!

Just signed up with this site, and have enjoyed reading some of the posts already. I have a couple of tiger barbs, and a couple green barbs as well. Fortunately for me, the local pet store has just recently hired a new manager, who has over 20 years experience raising thousands of different fish.
As I read this post from mancin, I noticed the comment about "loss of color". I had a;ready asked my pet shop guy about this, and he told me that Barbs and other fish will lose their color if the water is not kept warm enough. He recommends that the tank be kept between 75 and 80 degrees.
I raised the temp on my tank, and noticed a dramatic improvement in my barbs' color!

 

[Skins]

(I actually don't know if I even have any females?).

male tiger barbs will have bright orange noses, while the females are the same color as the area within the stripes...also the females get much bigger bellies, especially when filling with eggs...

also are you trying to breed them? noticed you had "a breeder tank"

i also did a fish in cycle with tiger barbs, ugh, i'll never do that again...i only lost one in the process but it was a major hassel...

to address the original problem...was the barb struggling to stay in his position, like was he trying to swim downward with no luck? if yea then i would say it was a case of swim bladder...even though you are feeding sparsely with the fish in cycle, this fish maay have had more than he needed to eat lol...also these fish "sleep" in that position and sometimes lose alot of their color...i notice this with mine (i have moon lighting so i can see in the dark lol)...hope this helps you out...good luck with the fish!!

Just signed up with this site, and have enjoyed reading some of the posts already. I have a couple of tiger barbs, and a couple green barbs as well. Fortunately for me, the local pet store has just recently hired a new manager, who has over 20 years experience raising thousands of different fish.
As I read this post from mancin, I noticed the comment about "loss of color". I had a;ready asked my pet shop guy about this, and he told me that Barbs and other fish will lose their color if the water is not kept warm enough. He recommends that the tank be kept between 75 and 80 degrees.
I raised the temp on my tank, and noticed a dramatic improvement in my barbs' color!

My tank temp is set at 25c and all my barbs colour up lovely.

Keith.