harlequin barbs

[shadyfish]

Just picked up 6 of these guys today at my lfs they were labeled harlequin barbs anyone got any info on these fish?

 

[tyspot1000]

Very Neat! They look like a morphed form of a Tiger barb. I dont know anything about them, so wait for more replies.

 

[shadyfish]

They are very neat a bit skittish to light but very active could 6 of these live comfortably in a 29gal? Their in my 55 right now but their tankmates might see them as food so I was wondering if I should switch them to the peaceful tank

 

[tyspot1000]

You could try, but Im not sure of what the personality of these fish are. Wait for more input.

 

[shadyfish]

Anyone have any input?

 

[Cdepriest6009]

They look like my tiger barbs and mine are a little skittish to light also. I have 3 tigers in my 20 gal along with several other fish. I don't see why they wouldn't be fine with a 29 gal. Just watch them cause if they are tiger barbs they are fin nippers and will pick on the other fish no matter the size especially if they have them out numbered.

 

[mudraker]

Almost all barbs are schoolers that should be kept six or more at at time. They can be very nippy and it is not unheard of for them to pick on smaller, peaceful fish until death.

What kind of fish do they have as tank mates?

 

[Crepe]

Never heard of them before...but they do look like long finned tigers. But since they don't have 4 stripes -it's barbus tetrazona(four zones) for a reason- they aren't...