Can I add filament barbs to this tank?

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Considering a group of filament barbs for a future 671 liter of 2.42m x 77cm x 36cm (signature). I have some questions about their compatibility with the rest of the fish.

-Is 36cm too shallow a tank for them?
-How much oxygen do they need? The tank will be somewhat warm (27 degrees), so I may not get them if they need a lot.
-Are they active enough to potentially stress the fairly inactive (as in, mostly hover in one area) archerfish or spook the skittish chalceus? If anyone's kept these combos I'd appreciate your experience!
-Might the yoyo loaches or clown loaches nip the fin filaments of the males?

Thanks!
 
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Your length and width seem ok, but 36cm depth!! That's a bit paltry for an extremely active boisterous fish. My six are in my 360g and they use every nook and cranny of it. They're pushing 6" now so pretty much full grown.

They don't pester my other fish one bit, they're always too busy arguing/playing amongst themselves. They seem to court constantly, lip locking all the time and the males always have the tell tale spawning tubercles on their heads.

None of my other fish nip their long flowing beautiful fins, simply because they're too fast, lol. My tank is well oxygenated, temps around the 25°c area, maybe slightly more.
 
I keep 10 Filamentosas in a 120 gal. long. They go well with my Botias, Denisons & several more Barb & Tetra species.
Filamentosa Barbs are hyper active feeders. No worries about uneaten food resting on the substrate.
They aren't very aggressive but might occasionally nip at a tankmates fin given the opportunity.
 
Agree with both above. My filaments are in esoxlucius esoxlucius rebuilt 6x2x2 which due to their size and activity levels in my opinion is smallest I’d go with them now. Moved them up from my 5x18”x2 as they were too skittish and just destroying the vallis planting. Now they live with larger fish, tyre track eel, silver distichodus, young mahrseers and botia eos and are also constantly courting. 27 is ok as long as the oxygen level is high.
 
Grateful for the advice from all. Looks like the height might be a bit of a deal breaker here, even if everything else is probably ok.

Oh well. I can always try them out in my 2nd 473 liter (similar dimensions to Dave's and Stephen's tank) once the roseline sharks for that tank pass away. It''s got plenty of height too, lol.
 
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