Tiger Barbs

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mro2you2
 
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Tiger Barbs

by mro2you2

Hi, I got some new tiger barbs on Oct 17 and they've lived up till now but some times they all three school some times one goes into a cave and hangs out then some times they all split apart. What is the matter?


mro2you2
 
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by mro2you2

This is kinda important All day that I know of Ive hadnt seen the one school one time.


Peterkarig3210
 
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by Peterkarig3210

I think you need more than 3 to stimulate their schooling instinct better.


mro2you2
 
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by mro2you2

is 5 a good number?


Peterkarig3210
 
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by Peterkarig3210

Try it.

Are those live plants? You write that there's gona be lots of plants.

How are they growing?


mro2you2
 
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by mro2you2

There ok the bulds keep on uprooting there self. As far as the plant I have now they ok they have some brown spot on them though and have a bit of algea on then. Thx for asking.


peterkarig
 
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by peterkarig

From what I see your plants need low to medium amount of light.

You should probably either get stronger lights or go with only low light plants like Anubias.


Zambize4899
 
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by Zambize4899

Six is the recommended number for Tiger barbs, and pretty much any schooling species. I have 6 Tiger barbs and they school quite a bit.

Z


mro2you2
 
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by mro2you2

Bad news, One died I did a water test every think is great. The others are okey and so are the other fish. It was the one with the dot in the middle. :(


Bassdr1710057
 
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by Bassdr1710057

Sorry to hear that your tiger barb died. I as well started off with three tiger barbs and had the same probelm. Then I noticed that two of them were always fighting. Then I noticed that they started harrassing the third. I looked at them closely and I realized that I had two males to one female. And it was the males that were fighting and harassing the lone female. So when one of them go tired he would go off by himself under a big plant.

I eventually went and got three green barbs and now eveything is great. They all school together and even let my clown loaches school with them as well. I have to say they very interesting fish to watch in the tank as they are the one of the most active fish.

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