Restocking

[jrskater1999]

So i am considering getting rid of my african cichlids and restocking my tank. I was thinking about tiger barbs. I will look at my LFS for other ideas but does anyone have anything that would be cool in a 26 gallon? Thanks

 

[jackwagon]

I have 7 tiger barbs in a 55 gallon and they are great schoolers and vey fun fish to watch. I would keep them in a group of at least 5 for your tank.

 

[jrskater1999]

Is there anything i could have with them?

 

[jackwagon]

Long finned fish are a huge problem because the tiger barbs will nip them. I would suggest something small and solitary like a bristlenose pleco but that would be about all you have room for because the five barbs equal 15in of fish and the bn is 4-5 in but others might have some ideas of more solitary species

 

[emerald76]

Long finned fish are a huge problem because the tiger barbs will nip them. I would suggest something small and solitary like a bristlenose pleco but that would be about all you have room for because the five barbs equal 15in of fish and the bn is 4-5 in but others might have some ideas of more solitary species

The one inch per gal rule doesn't work
For example, would you have a 2 inch Oscar, 2 inch common pleco,3 inch jack dempsey, and three 1 inch tiger barbs in a 10 gallons aquarium?
Or a 2 inch koi, 1 inch tiger barb, 10 inch Oscar, 5 inch common pleco,and three inch common goldfish in a 20?
I don't think so
You could have the fish/ amounts mentioned above plus a nice centerpiece like 2 green tiger barbs or albino Barbs as they school together IMO

 

[jackwagon]

Obviously it wouldn't work because oscars and the other fish you listed get huge and some are aggressive but the tiger barbs max out at 3 In and the bn maxes out at 4-5 in so that leaves enough room for those fish to coexist.

 

[emerald76]

Obviously it wouldn't work because oscars and the other fish you listed get huge and some are aggressive but the tiger barbs max out at 3 In and the bn maxes out at 4-5 in so that leaves enough room

Tigers are semi aggressive

 

[jackwagon]

Yes they are but the larger the group you have the less aggressive they are towards other fish. A group of 5 will be good as that is the minimum they should be kept in. As long as you don't add anymore fish other than the bn he will be good

 

[Maxkolbe]

What he's trying to say is it doesn't always work because not all fish are compatible because of issues like aggression, diet, or other things. For instance you can't keep 2 neon tetras in a 2 gallon tank because they need groups and need more room. Also you can't keep two 5 inch fish in a 10. There are always more factors than you see just by inches. A good example would be that I have 13 inches in my 10 (a beta, 9embertetras, and an otto) but consider it stocked right whereas 2 yellow labs (4 inches) jn the same tank wouldn't work because of aggression/size and 5 black skirt tetras wouldn't work because they need more room than a 10 gallon offers.

 

[jackwagon]

I agree I was just trying to say I would think the tiger barb setup IMO.

 

[jrskater1999]

Could i do a communty tank with some cherry barbs, some tetras and others?

 

[Maxkolbe]

Sure, how about a school of the barbs, a school of neons, a dwarf gourami for a centerpiece, and either some shrimp (assuming you have live plants) or corries for the bottom?

 

[jrskater1999]

Sure, how about a school of the barbs, a school of neons, a dwarf gourami for a centerpiece, and either some shrimp (assuming you have live plants) or corries for the bottom?

I want to do a school of the barbs, but a no on the neons because they are so common, idk about the gourami, and maybe some shrimp. Is there any other kind of tetras i could do? I dont wanna do cardinals or any other kind of neons. Thanks!

 

[Maxkolbe]

Do you like bleeding heart tetras?

 

[Maxkolbe]

Some other choices would be embers, black phantom, several kinds of danios, and gold pricella tetras

 

[vanimal]

Glow fish look pretty cool if you like bright colors