Tiger barbs - Aquarium Advice

Big C · 01-11-2006, 11:03 AM

Hi Guys,

Quick question. What can i add to a 30 g tank with 3 tiger barbs, 3 green tiger barbs and 3 arulious barbs?

Thank you!

Jchillin · 01-11-2006, 11:18 AM

Bottom dweller, dwarf pleco(s) preferably. Bristlenoses come to mind immediately.

Crusis · 01-11-2006, 11:51 AM

Gouramis have always seemed to hold their own with barbs in my tanks.

Big C · 01-11-2006, 11:59 AM

Thanks, folks. These will be stage 3 in the [acronym:1fb25bfc1a="quarantine or quart depending on context"]QT[/acronym:1fb25bfc1a]. One more week of stage 1 for 5 of the barbs, then to the Blue Rams project for the 75 -stage 2, and then to the Plecos and may be a couple of pearl gouramis that i always liked -stage 3.

Well it looks like I'll be busy for a while and with enough time to plan further stages!

I read yesterday here that a tank is never done. How true!

Jaymz_Eric · 01-12-2006, 03:54 PM

i love my 3 tiger barbs, they don't like me though, i think its the long bhlue gotee that scares them lol

IceWind · 01-12-2006, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaymz_Eric

i love my 3 tiger barbs, they don't like me though, i think its the long bhlue gotee that scares them lol

That would scare me too.

In any case, I have a 29g with 12 of the bad boys and its enjoyable watching my Red tailed shark chase them and get all pissed off and then chase him into a corner or cave. Luckily they leave my Pleco alone as they freaking ate my **** Rupperlipped Pleco

01-11-2006, 11:03 AM	#1
Big C Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 375 Images: 3	Tiger barbs Hi Guys, Quick question. What can i add to a 30 g tank with 3 tiger barbs, 3 green tiger barbs and 3 arulious barbs? Thank you! __________________ Gracias amigos! 5 g w/ Minows 30 g planted: 3 aurulious barbs, 4 tiger barbs (2 green), 2 Gold barbs, 1 lemon fin barb 75 g planted:1 dwarf gouramis, 4 guppies, 1 sword tail, 1 SAE, 1 gold gourami, 4 black phantom tetras, 3 serpae tetras, 6 brilliant rasboras, 2 diamond tetras, 10 rummynose, 1 blush koi angel (huge!), 3 clown loaches, 3 yo yo loaches, 1 golden nugget, 2 GBR 10 gal QT tank -almost always going with new "projects"

01-11-2006, 11:18 AM	#2
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,976 Images: 47	Bottom dweller, dwarf pleco(s) preferably. Bristlenoses come to mind immediately. __________________ _________________________________

01-11-2006, 11:51 AM	#3
Crusis Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 152	Gouramis have always seemed to hold their own with barbs in my tanks. __________________ Crusis ________________ 2 x 75G Freshwater 1 African Cichlids 1 planted community 3 x 20G Freshwater Barbs, Mollies, and Platys 1 x 10G Spawning <chica boom chica boom boom>

01-11-2006, 11:59 AM	#4
Big C Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 375 Images: 3	Thanks, folks. These will be stage 3 in the [acronym:1fb25bfc1a="quarantine or quart depending on context"]QT[/acronym:1fb25bfc1a]. One more week of stage 1 for 5 of the barbs, then to the Blue Rams project for the 75 -stage 2, and then to the Plecos and may be a couple of pearl gouramis that i always liked -stage 3. Well it looks like I'll be busy for a while and with enough time to plan further stages! I read yesterday here that a tank is never done. How true! __________________ Gracias amigos! 5 g w/ Minows 30 g planted: 3 aurulious barbs, 4 tiger barbs (2 green), 2 Gold barbs, 1 lemon fin barb 75 g planted:1 dwarf gouramis, 4 guppies, 1 sword tail, 1 SAE, 1 gold gourami, 4 black phantom tetras, 3 serpae tetras, 6 brilliant rasboras, 2 diamond tetras, 10 rummynose, 1 blush koi angel (huge!), 3 clown loaches, 3 yo yo loaches, 1 golden nugget, 2 GBR 10 gal QT tank -almost always going with new "projects"

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01-12-2006, 03:54 PM	#5
Jaymz_Eric Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Flatwoods KY Posts: 34	i love my 3 tiger barbs, they don't like me though, i think its the long bhlue gotee that scares them lol

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