Tiger Barb Questions

[The_Desacrator]

I have a 37 gallon in my room that I want to add life to. I want to get Tiger Barbs but have some questions.
Are they compatible with Plecos and Cory Cats? I have one pleco and 4 cats and would prefer to keep them.

Also how many can I get. Id like to get a decent amount of them.

What do they eat? Just fish flakes and blood worms? How often should I be feeding them? Worms every other day and flakes every day?

 

[FishieKeeper429]

Barbs must be kept in groups of 6+ and need a lot of room to roam or they will get aggressive. The only thing you'll have to worry about is fin nipping as that is what barbs are basically known for. I keep barbs with my shark and they leave him alone if they have space to hide and room to shoal. Make sure you heavily plant or have caves. My barbs eat flakes every day and they clean up every bit so I'm moving them to worms soon.


20g long Baby Shark tank
10g Betta

 

[Tigerbarb12]

Tiger barbs are fine with almost anything, IF you keep them in a large enough group. In a 37g, u could have pleco, cories and 7 or 8 tiger barbs

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[Bichir Bro]

I would look into their much tamer (and probably better looking) cousin Desmopuntius hexazona. I love tigers but like said you really need a big school with an even bigger tank to avoid aggression.

 

[The_Desacrator]

Okay thanks guys I'll try to pick up some tonight and if I do I'll post pics!

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[The_Desacrator]

How long do they live?

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