Tiger Barbs and Corys

[MAM]

have a 20 gal waiting in the wings, still trying to decide what to stock it with. really like tiger barbs and was considering making it a tiger tank with a school or 6 or 8. but i adore cory cats and will have pandas in one tank, juliis in another and was hoping to put paleatus (peppered) in the 20 gal. will the tigers bother the paleatus (peppered) corys much or will they leave them alone? (i figured maybe because they are a bigger cory the tigers may not bug 'em much)

 

[Debo]

Hi,
You will LOVE having them together. The cories stay at the bottom most of the time eating ALL THE TIME. The tigers patrol the tank.....UNTIL..........................................Feeding time. I have this one little TB that we call Bad Ass. He torments the cories and the shark when they are eating. But the run him off. It's like they take turns. They all get along well and this chasing each other off is really fun to watch. No one ever gets hurt.
Deb

 

[millym]

hi there
we have 3 tigers,3 green tigers & 2 peppered corys. they get a long really well. the tigers never bother the corys at all - in fact its more the corys that chase the tiger gang away occasionally(nothing vicious).
enjoy

 

[MAM]

yay!!!!! its settled then, tigers and corys for the 20 gal.