Will tiger barbs be agressive to any of my fish

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Reventon

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Would tiger barbs be agressive to or be eaten by
1 Black ghost knife
1 tiretrack eel
7 glass catfish
2 clown loaches
or 1 bristlenose pleco

If I do get tiger barbs ill get 8 or 10
 
Tiger barbs are fin nippers especially when in groups under about 5, if they have a small school, they will usually keep to themselves, but u may experience some nipping on fish with long flowing fins such as angels....out of your list, it is a gamble in my opinion...
 
i had a school of 10 tiger barbs that loved to nip at other fish. But, the real problem here...

That ghost knife will grow big enough to eat any tiger barbs you put in, as well as the glass cats. The tiretrack eel will as well.
 
Carefree_Dude;4946662; said:
i had a school of 10 tiger barbs that loved to nip at other fish. But, the real problem here...

That ghost knife will grow big enough to eat any tiger barbs you put in, as well as the glass cats. The tiretrack eel will as well.
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I disagree. Tiger barbs actually get pretty beefy, and BGK's usually ignore fish that aren't bite sized, IME. If you grow out a 2" BGK with a school you would be fine. Glass cats... That's a toss up. I would recommend against a tire track though, as they get to be 3 feet+ as adults. What about a peacock eel?
And what size tank is this anyway?
Tiger barbs themselves are hit and miss as far as nipping goes. I would honestly go for a different barb, like a school of denisonii, if you want barbs.
You also need 6+ clown loaches.
 
aclockworkorange;4947231; said:
I disagree. Tiger barbs actually get pretty beefy, and BGK's usually ignore fish that aren't bite sized, IME. If you grow out a 2" BGK with a school you would be fine. Glass cats... That's a toss up. I would recommend against a tire track though, as they get to be 3 feet+ as adults. What about a peacock eel?
And what size tank is this anyway?
Tiger barbs themselves are hit and miss as far as nipping goes. I would honestly go for a different barb, like a school of denisonii, if you want barbs.
You also need 6+ clown loaches.
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+1

I have a friend that has a group of Tiger barbs that are a little larger than a quarter. I would scratch the barbs and add a few more Clown Loaches. How big is this tank?
 
10 years at LFS and I have never seen a BGK capable of eating an adult tiger barb. I own one that's over 12", which is huge for an aquarium specimen, and he's in with 1.5" cichlids that he leaves alone.
 
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