??? for tiger barb fans...

[theuselessfew]

Hi all! I was thinking of getting a few albino tigers to complement my regular and green tiger barbs, and fill out my school. Due to their aggressiveness, the ones I've bought so far, I've tried to keep the same approximate size. To keep the bullying to a minimum. But all of my LFS's only have reeeeally small albino tiger barbs. Maybe 1/2 the size of mine at home. Do you think they'd get beat down on?

Thanks is advance for any advice!

Mike

PS - A while back, when I added my green TB's there was some serious reestablishing of the pecking order. Near constant chasing and harassing.

PPS - I've got a 55g with decent hiding places.

 

[saltydog]

It is my experience(with mine)...the more you have the better.....i started with 3 barbs....they would beat on each other constantly ...and especially the other fish. Now I am up to 9 barbs.....and they arent that bad at all.

Just my experience

 

[firefish]

reply to albino barbs

I bought 2 tigers 2 green and 2 albino.The albino are a little smaller and the tamest.They were a little shy and hid alot at first but are fine now.probably some good cover will help.