View Full Version : Rosy Barb and Angelfish
Wateveryousay
03-28-2008, 11:26 PM
My rosy barb is bullying my very new to the tank baby angelfish. Is this just the barbs famaliarizing themselves with the angel or do i need to seperate them?
archer772
03-28-2008, 11:29 PM
Barbs and Angels dont usually make good tank mates so I would seperate them.
Wateveryousay
03-28-2008, 11:34 PM
Ok
Linden
03-28-2008, 11:44 PM
I had both in a 55-gallon and no one killed each other. I added 4 young rosy barbs to a tank that had 1 mature and 2 immature angels. They all co-existed for a long time. BUT, as you can see, I had the angels first - the opposite of your situation.
I use the past tense here because my big angel at a teeny tiny piece of undissolved buffer and my youngsters fell prey to a killer in the tank.
Hooked Newbie
03-28-2008, 11:47 PM
How many barbs are there? They need a proper schoal to feel comfortable otherwise they will "bully".
Wateveryousay
03-28-2008, 11:53 PM
Theres 2 barbs i think im gonna take out the barbs and eventually re enter them after the angel has become comfortable
Hooked Newbie
03-29-2008, 12:03 AM
What size tank? If large enough for an Angel, it should be large enough to increase the barbs to a good number. If there are enough barbs, any nipping should be amongst eachother and harmles overall.
Wateveryousay
03-29-2008, 12:11 AM
I moved the 2 barbs to my 10 gallon and now the angel is fine
archer772
03-29-2008, 12:45 AM
I had 7 Large angels and 5 Rosey Barbs in a 90 gallon and the barbs took out 3 of my angels befor I got them out. The angels were in the tank for 8 months before the barbs were added. Its just my opinion but I will never have barbs in with angels again.
Wateveryousay
03-29-2008, 12:52 AM
Oh geez i dont know my barbs seem quite happy in the 10 gallon i might not put them back in the 30
A 10 gallon tank is way too small for rosy barbs. Rosy barbs really need to be kept in larger groups like 7 or more.
lucy42083
03-29-2008, 9:27 AM
A 10 gallon tank is way too small for rosy barbs. Rosy barbs really need to be kept in larger groups like 7 or more.
:iagree: They will do much better in a larger group, the nipping and aggressiveness will be spread out throughout the school. Also they are very active and need room to swim - it's not really a bio-load issue but a space one. As for the eventual compatibility of Angels and barbs, I'm not sure as I haven't kept angels, but I've heard the barbs' nippiness is not good with the angel's long fins. But perhaps a large enough school would help this?