Tiger Barbs!

[JoeyBlackrose]

Ok Im cycling a new tank. A friend had one sitting around holding nothing but air and dust. So I liberated the tank.
Its a 10 US gallon tank.
I want to use it for Tiger Barbs only.
What amount would be recommended amount of TB for this tank?

 

[dwarfgourami]

Ok Im cycling a new tank. A friend had one sitting around holding nothing but air and dust. So I liberated the tank.
Its a 10 US gallon tank.
I want to use it for Tiger Barbs only.
What amount would be recommended amount of TB for this tank?

None, Im afraid. These medium-sized boisterous barbs need a much bigger tank, I'd say a minimum of 3 foot, and with enough water/surface to house at least 6, preferably 8 or more of them. If you want barbs, I would look at something smaller and more peaceful like cherry barbs.

 

[JoeyBlackrose]

Thanks for the good words Mate. Ill look for the CB's

Cheers

 

[edgun88]

Also be aware that barbs cannot tolerate high levels of anything. They aren't that hardy. If you going to use them to cycle your tank, I wouldn't advise it.

 

[barb-babe]

Alright, so I'm interested in breeding my Tiger Barbs, i've been reading up on it like crazyy. One problem, I'm having difficulties sexing them. Anyone have some pictures to help clarify things?

Also, I've had mixed opinions on the difficulties of breeding Tiger Barbs. Any other opinions?

Thanks.

 

[scorphonic]

I got some tiger barbs last night, woke up this morning to the female laying eggs in the plants and the male defending her from the other fish. I didn't find it that hard to be honest...I just put them in the tank and fed them some blood worms last night to help them relax in the new tank (sweeten them up!!)

I was told that it could have been the difference in water hardness between my water and the person I got them off, also pH was a bit different and my tank water was about 25 degrees C when they went into the tank and was 27 this morning, the level that I am going to keep them at from now on.

Hope that helps, The tank that I have is 180L so they have loads of space.

 

[pinkdolphin_113]

its easy to sex tiger barbs once they're sexually mature.
if their nose/mouths have a red tint to them, they're male. if they have just a yellow nose/mouth, they're female.
also, the ventral fins will turn bright red and a red line going from the top of his dorsal fin to the black stripe under neath it. females have pale red ventral fins and only a small bit of red at the top of her dorsal fin

 

[matt295]

i find that getting lots of the same fish increases the chances of ahving a pair(s) if you have trouble sexing them but then again, they are shoaling fish so they should be kept in groups of 6 or more

 

[pinkdolphin_113]

yea true, you're bound to get a male and female in a shoal.
would this be classed as "pairing up" though because its not like they stay together?

and you probably won't be able to sex the fish in the shop anyway because of their size and how young they are.