Tiger Barb

[Foley_chcc]

one of my tiger barbs has its head facing the bottom of the tank and its tail up towards the top is there something wrong with him?

 

[canarsie11]

My tigers do that when asleep, but rarely during the day.

 

[Tjimbsoj]

It's completely natural and apart of their life cycle. They regularly "point-down" when sleeping or feeding.

 

[digital_run]

Hi there

Tiger barbs do the whole hangin with heads down for a few reasons...Usually its for sleeping...but they will also do it when they are overfed...and when there is something wrong with your water...Tiger barbs are especially sensitive to high nitrite levels and will hang with there heads down also when your water isnt acceptable for them. Test your water...if everything is fine then maybe its just eaten to much...and if thats not it...hes lazy HIH

 

[canarsie11]

How are those tigers doing?

 

[Tropjunky]

heard lots about tigger barbs they're weird. the ones i used to have kept going slightly sideways when swimming (when the lights were out).

 

[canarsie11]

Yea that is normal