Scarletmonuka Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Hey guys i'm gonna get some barbs again. i've been reading that if you don't keep tiger barbs in a group pf at least 6 they can get quite fin nippy. just wondering if it has to be a group of 6 tiger barbs as i was thinking of getting 4 tigers and 4 rubys. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 you really want to keep tigers in groups of a MINUMUM of 6 to limit their fin nipping, I'd go for 10-15 to be better. ime tigers and black rubies tend to form big mixed schools, but the rubies are far more passive and can sometimes be dominated by the more agressive tigers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted December 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 ok then so what other barb would go better with tigers then? not green tigers or albino tigers though. defiently gonna stick with tiger barbs as i used to have them and miss their busy darting round the tank. they will be going with a small keyhole and a small firemouth cichlid as well as some emerald green corys cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 try odessa barbs or rhombo barbs for something a bit different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted December 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 ah love the look of the odessa barbs so i shall go with that. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted December 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 The other question i have is that my LFS has its own barb tank... the tank is lucky to be 60 litres. but they have 20 - 30 small barbs in there. they have been there for quite some time now. if i get my tiger barbs from there will they be stunted? or going into a bigger tank are they gonna start growing to their proper size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 If you do get barbs from the LFS dude they should be fine, they do seem to go through quite a few of them and every time I see new stock turn up it always includes barbs. I bought the tigers I sold you from there and they were fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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