Least aggressive barbs?

[Copachick]

In your opinion, what are the LEAST agressive/nippy of the barbs? I have a 29 gallon with silver tips and serpae tetras (who were nippy themselves) and my boyfriend really wants to put like 5 barbs in with them. Nothing TOO overly aggressive. We've never kept barbs before so I dont want anything too mean. If thats even possible.
Any ideas?

 

[LyndaB]

I had no issues with my cherry barbs.

 

[TigerBarbs]

My tigers were a little nippy and always fought for the leader of the pack. Never injured each other though

 

[Shawn214]

2nd the cherry barbs

 

[Copachick]

yeah I always figured if there were enough of a group of them they keep their aggression with each other. I just worry about my silver tips and serpaes. I dont want them getting nipped and bullied to death

 

[rreekers]

2nd the cherry barbs

I agree I have no issues with my cherry barbs

 

[severum mama]

I think some odessa barbs would be nice.

 

[LyndaB]

I had my cherry barbs with serpaes and black phantoms and no issues whatsoever.

 

[Copachick]

and cherry barbs are the little guys,right?

 

[LyndaB]

They're not THAT little..... little to me is a guppy. These guys are a good 2 inches, I'd say. http://www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.php?genus=Puntius&species=titteya&id=142

 

[Copachick]

Maybe the ones Im thinking of are something else. What are the green ones called? emerald? Are the pretty aggressive I wonder

 

[stingrays4]

Hi Cherry barbs, petonza barbs,ruby barbs and checker barbs. I've only kept ruby and checker barbs both with know problems I have always found with barbs that if kept in groups of at least 6 then they are usually pretty good.

 

[Copachick]

Ive never seen checker barbs before. I just looked them up they look neat

 

[stingrays4]

Hi they are cute,and usually very peacefull

 

[Paxdaddy]

I have 5 gold barbs in my community tank and they have never caused a problem.

 

[rreekers]

I have 5 gold barbs in my community tank and they have never caused a problem.

I feel like gold barbs are iffy .. they get to 3 inches, I've tried 2 different school over the last 2 years.. the first 6 , nipped fins and terrorized everyone... the second set of 5, attacked my cories all the time

 

[Lifeoffroad]

In your opinion, what are the LEAST agressive/nippy of the barbs? I have a 29 gallon with silver tips and serpae tetras (who were nippy themselves) and my boyfriend really wants to put like 5 barbs in with them. Nothing TOO overly aggressive. We've never kept barbs before so I dont want anything too mean. If thats even possible.
Any ideas?

The kind you don't put in your tank. J/k. My understanding is that they are all aggressive so its a toss up.

 

[Paxdaddy]

I feel like gold barbs are iffy .. they get to 3 inches, I've tried 2 different school over the last 2 years.. the first 6 , nipped fins and terrorized everyone... the second set of 5, attacked my cories all the time

Wow. I guess I got lucky then. Mine just pick on each other. No damage though