best non-schooling fish with tiger barbs?

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mama2two
 
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best non-schooling fish with tiger barbs?

by mama2two

I have a 30 gallon tank with 4 tiger barbs and 2 neon gold barbs.

I would like to add two different kinds of fish. Because of the size of the tank I am assuming I need non-schooling fish?

I am also concerned about finding fish that the tiger barbs will get along with.

Any thoughts?


mama2two
 
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by mama2two

I was thinking of maybe adding a blue gourami and a red tailed shark?


tekneb
 
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by tekneb

The redtail should be fine. They don't get that big (4-6 inches), are rarely aggressive, and should be able to fend off your semi-aggressive tigers. I have barbs and a redtail myself and the redtail pretty much runs shit :). Redtails are also known to eat algae so bonus! Gouramis are occasionally known to be aggressive also, so you are running a risk putting them in your tank, albeit a small one.


LUVMUFF9326
 
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by LUVMUFF9326

ive got blue n yellow gouramis in my community tank n there mellow but my barbs dont mess with them due to the fact there much bigger,ive also got mollies tetras dojo loaches n a few others n they all get along.the only problem i had with my barbs was with snails.other then that there mellow with every thing else.


christofrontosa
 
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by christofrontosa

kribensis are one of my favorites.


yasherkoach
 
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by yasherkoach

harlequin rasboras and zebra danios, even though they prefer schools, the fish being very small (3 inches tops), can be fine if you purchase 3-4 danios and rasboras. these two fish, though they are peaceful, will get along with the tiger barbs because they are quick enough

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