From the article: Tiger Barb
Have you kept a Tiger Barb? If so, share your experiences about care, habitat, feeding and breeding of Tiger Barb. Your knowledge could help other owners Share Your Experiences
LOVE MY TIGER BARBS!!
- I've kept 6 of these in a ten gallon tank and ive have no aggression at all!! I even have them with a betta, the mountain minnows I have them with get closer to the betta then they do!! I love them! get 6 or more though!!
- —Guest Fishkeeperforlife
In need for a list of tiger barb mates
- My name is Georgina, 14, I have had my tank established for 3 years now, my fish had no problems and were all healthy and they died of natural causes like old age. I currently have no fish in my tank now and I want a good plan for my tank. I’ve fallen for the tiger barb. Although recently researching the internet their more negative. I was thinking of getting 3 corys, I’ve heard zebra danios are good tank mates for tiger barb so I will get a shoal of them, I would like two or one slightly larger fish for my main fish, then I will add 8 tiger barbs at the end so they do not get territorial. My question is I want a list of great tank mates for tiger barbs I have spent two days researching and I just want a straight up list....please help me xxxxx
- —Guest tiger barb help
Tigerbarbs
- I've got 2 barbs , fun to watch! They will be swimming then both turn looking towards bottom & start flapping fins beside each other . What are they doing ?
- —Guest TonJa
Strange behavior
- I moved a few things around in my tank. Now all my barbs are staying to the right side of my tank. My zebra danio as well. Wondering why they are staying close to the top.
- —Guest AmAnda
He ate my baby!
- Hi I just bought a shoal of tigers an dropped them in my 220g cichlid tank an my graffie started to chase my smallest tiger around after about 2 mins of watching this I though to myself that I should take them out. As soon as I thought that my graffie had ate him an needless to say I was not happen watching my graffie chew my barb up I thought that he Was a goner. And then outta no where as my graffie was going to take a large chomp to swallow what was left my tiger shot outta his mouth an I was able to save him. He an his shoal are now in my 20g hospital waiting to get bigger lol hope to add them in about 2months again lol this time I hope they put up a better fight lol
- —Guest Chase
Tiger Barbs! Money stealers
- I just got a tank. I got 3 Tigers and I can't remember the names of the others, but I had a total 13 fish. The Tigers weren't biting at any fish. Well two days later I got two more fish and then all of a sudden the Barbs have started to bite. Now I have to get rid of four of my fish so I can get 4 Barbs so I can have a group of seven Barbs. These Barbs are burning a hole in my wallet. But they're too pretty to let go.
- —Guest nesbit
A mix of Barbs
- I have a 29 gallon tank with 5 tigers 2 greens 4 black rubies 1 Odessa and 1 "devil barb", + 2 tetras, a Pleco, and a crab. They all get along great. The various barbs alternatively school together and break off into smaller groups making for lively choreography. The tetras just mind their own business. I had one very aggressive Odessa which stressed the others out. I gave him back to the store and once I got rid of the bully the tank is peaceful!
- —Guest studioac
Nip nip nip nip...
- These fish are very aggressive. I have two in a seven-gallon tank right now and to make it plain, you need a school of at least 4 Tiger Barbs to keep nipping to a minimum. They are chasing each other to no avail and I am introducing three more very soon. These fish are really aggressive and I don't recommend them to beginners looking for peaceful fish! However, these fish aren't very fussy about pH levels, so 6.0 to 8.0 should be perfect long-term. Happy fishkeeping!
- —Guest Aquaboy
Long Fin Barb
- I had 8 Tiger Barbs that were healthy and then I added 5 Long Fin Barbs. The next day 5 of my 8 tiger barbs were dead. The internet seems to say the tigers are aggressive so why were they the ones killed? The tigers were smaller so I guess big fish eat little fish but the size was not that huge of a difference. The internet does not say that one type of barb would kill the other as far as I can find. I just figure I will post what happened so if it happens to someone else they can build on this issue.
- —Guest chris harley
Overly aggressive
- I've had 2 tetras and 2 blue gouramis in my 55 gallon tank for 2 years and recently purchased a tiger barb. I immediately noticed the tiger was a little bully to my tetras and yesterday one was missing. I have 8 other fish but I'm almost certain the tiger ate my tetras. On the ill advice of the petstore I only purchased one barb but after reading, research and reality, I realize that was a mistake an I will be purchasing more tigers today to see if it will make a significant difference. Glad I found this forum!
- —Guest shawn
Have a bad rep.
- I have a 6.5 gallon planted with aquatic wood. 5 Green Tigers school in it and don't give the three peppered cories the time of day. They're definitely entertaining to watch. When I upgrade my tank I definitely want to try and create multiple schools of different types of barbs with some sharks thrown in for good measure.
- —Guest Alex
Tiger Barbs and Goldfish
- I had two Tiger Barbs and two Goldfish and the Tiger Barbs kept nipping my Goldfish and the next day my Goldfish were dead
- —Guest madeline
Intresting little fish
- I have 3 aquariums, and I keep 5 tiger barbs in a 6.6 gallon bookshelf aquarium. They love eating fry. They always dispose of the fry from my breeding pair of convict cichlids that I house in another tank. Plus, they are fascinating to watch when they schoal. If you are saddled with problems, sitting in front of a tank watching tigers schoal will put your mind at ease!
- —Guest Community Disorganizer
Wow
- I have had the same 15 barbs in my 400ltr tank for three years now they are stunning when they shoal. I keep them with new world cichlids and even thought the ph is high for them they have thrived. They keep themselves together and always active all around the tank. And the cichlids have never bothered with them at all I've never even seen the cichlids chase and barbs. Wonderful fish for the more boisterous community tank.
- —Guest Beautiful
Very Hardy
- My Tiger Barbs have lived for about 5 years now. They have been through a nasty hurricane, moving 3 times, and upgraded tank size twice. While quite aggressive, they are a great addition and can hold their own again similarly aggressive fish.
- —Guest Sarah
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