Scarletmonuka Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 So i'm planning on getting some new fish on thursday. I have a 30 cm bgk in the tank these fish will be going into. some of the fish i will be buying are going to be 3 odd cm tiger barbs. His previous owner had him in with some neons and he let them live. but in saying that we have fed him guppies. there are a couple of 5 odd cm firemouths and a rainbow shark of the same size in there with him atm and he leaves them well enough alone. What do ya's reckon? should i risk it? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilwis Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 how many barbs? and do you have another tank to put the rest in should it fail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted February 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 how many barbs? and do you have another tank to put the rest in should it fail? 6 tiger and 4 green tiger. yes i do and i was thinking that. but i'd have to buy heater and light for it though. i suppose thats not much of problem. then when the albino bristlenoses arrive that that i'm going to buy on trademe they can in there if they too small aswell. haha i just wish someone would buy BGK... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 You could always give it away, then it will probably go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilwis Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 id give them a try if you can get your backup tank up and running but then you can get stuck with a group of barbs and a BGK in separate tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Barbs should be fine dude, he's been in with them and black widows before for quite some time. Only fish he ever fought with was a rtbs. Just keep him fed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilwis Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Just keep him fed. lol quote of the century :gpo2: thats how they deal with sharks in tanks to stop them eating all the other fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Barbs should be fine dude, he's been in with them and black widows before for quite some time. Only fish he ever fought with was a rtbs. Just keep him fed. yeah alright we got a quite a bit of bloodworms at the moment and always heaps of flakes. katie quite regularly goes and gets him earth worms as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 my BGK used to eat the other fish only at night time when the lights were off, since he has that awesome electrical prey locating system. so, i was thinking, if there was a small night light on the tank during night time, just enough so the fish could see, then the BGK wouldn't have the advantage of the darkness to be able to catch the little fish as easy.... just a thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 would that not annoy the hell out him though? and the other nocturnal fish in there? (plecs and albino birchri) i guess they do come out durning the day anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critter_crazy Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 If you've got a bichir in there I wouldn't imagine a ghost knife would do any more damage than one of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted February 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 If you've got a bichir in there I wouldn't imagine a ghost knife would do any more damage than one of those Birchir is only bout 7 cm at the mo... i know when he gets bigger he could be an issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 i think BGK eyesight is pretty dim at the best of times anyway, hence their developed electrical navigation. i used to use a very small low light overnight with my falcor (RIP) so that it was dark enough for him to come out and dance, but light enough so that other fish could see him, and so i could still see his silhouette dancing against the background. it looked rad. aww, i miss him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted February 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 i think BGK eyesight is pretty dim at the best of times anyway, hence their developed electrical navigation. i used to use a very small low light overnight with my falcor (RIP) so that it was dark enough for him to come out and dance, but light enough so that other fish could see him, and so i could still see his silhouette dancing against the background. it looked rad. aww, i miss him. from below the tank? pointing up from the floor? awesome pic.. loving the poster in the back ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 yeah, in that photo, it was a 20w 2 foot light, on the floor under the tank, facing towards the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted February 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 So i got 6 tiger and 6 odessa barbs.. the 3 smallest tigers got munched by BGK last night and one other has no tail fin.. Left the odessa barbs alone. i'm giving BKG away now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 bugger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilwis Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 well that sux :ske: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Damn man that sucks, he was so well behaved when I had him, didn't even touch the neons or rams which are both easier to catch than barbs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted February 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 hah do you want him back? I fed him blood worms and all. Really those ones that got munched were tiny.. i'm going to keep a light on at night time till i get a dim floor one sorted.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 it's a fish eat fish world. i'm quite tempted to drive down to pick him up.... or maybe i should catch a plane. wonder if they will let me on board with a strange looking fish in a bucket... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I'll pass dude lol, he doesn't really suit the way I have my tank set up sorry. Put him on trademe for $1 reserve I bet he sells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I'll pass dude lol, he doesn't really suit the way I have my tank set up sorry. Put him on trademe for $1 reserve I bet he sells. if you are giving him away free or cheap as chips just be careful that he is going to a proper home and not someone that only takes it because it's free... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted February 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 if you are giving him away free or cheap as chips just be careful that he is going to a proper home and not someone that only takes it because it's free... If I one dollar reserve him it will state that it has to go into a tank at least the same size as he's in now. he's lived in smaller but it wouldn't be fair for him to go into one smaller then what he's been in now. i do like this fish and if i had the room i would keep him... he just doesn't fit in with how i am doing this tank unfortuantly. and really i don't want to wait to save up for a bigger tank before i can have my set up how i want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Ok so i originally bought 6 tiger barbs and 6 odessa.. BGK ate 4 of the tigers so i got another (bigger) 6... i am now down to only 4 Odessa's... even with feeding lots of flakes blood worms and sinking shimp pellets every night. moral of the story 30 cm BGK's do eat barbs!!!! haha i think i'm going to have to make a DIY tank divider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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