Tiger barbs not eating staying near surface

[Punjabiking1500]

update?

Afte changing 60% water and adding airstone they r doin fine but i am feeling bad for dead ones the alive one has not eaten for three days

 

[Punjabiking1500]

This isn’t what I meant. I meant to add established filter pads or media not the waste and detritus.


This makes sense now. Tiger barbs are fast swimming active fish they need a decent source of oxygen and proper filtration.
Just putting them in a little bowl isn’t going to work.

yep that’s a 6.5 gal bowl that’s a large bowl not small?

 

[Deadeye]

6.5 gallons isn’t a lot of space at all. I keep mine in 60 gallons and it uses every inch of it (killed off its school even with all that space).

 

[Jim bean 20055]

You dont go by how large the bowl is. You need to go by how much gallons it can take. Your 6.5 gallon bowl with no filtration at all is way too small for a group of tiger barbs.

 

[Punjabiking1500]

6.5 gallons isn’t a lot of space at all. I keep mine in 60 gallons and it uses every inch of it (killed off its school even with all that space).

You dont go by how large the bowl is. You need to go by how much gallons it can take. Your 6.5 gallon bowl with no filtration at all is way too small for a group of tiger barbs.

Ok everyone there is this stock on the tank now
1 tiger barb
2 black skirts
1 betta
1 apple snail
“Update”
I feeder them just now and all are taking diet the seem fine now
Sad ? about 3 barbs that I lost
First experience with non monsters

 

[Punjabiking1500]

And now it is with airstone I will remove it when plants grow and multiply

 

[Jim bean 20055]

Well now you need a bigger tank for your fish. You should leave the airstone.

 

[Punjabiking1500]

Well now you need a bigger tank for your fish. You should leave the airstone.

Ok I’ll try rarely any pet shop opens

 

[Deadeye]

You may be able to get one online

 

[Punjabiking1500]

You may be able to get one online

OK ill check