Setting up a Species Tank - Barbs

[enrique4jc]

I'm planning a species tank for Tiger Barbs, Albino Tiger Barbs, and Green Barbs, and I have a few questions.

I would like to get a 29 gallon tank that is the same as the one I already have as they are going to be placed next to each other on opposite walls of a corner (I think I'm mildly OCD, into the whole symetry thing). So, in a 29 gallon, how many of each of these could I have? I was thinking it would be nice to put maybe 5 of each, but is this too much?

Also, what kind of tankmates would be good with them in terms of a clean up crew or something?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

 

[leavundst]

nothing helpful BUT if you where really OCD you would have identical fish in both tanks. :idea: lol

 

[enrique4jc]

Haha, I guess you're right. I think the fish will be fine, but in all honesty, it'll probably bug me if the basic decor and such is much different.

 

[pleco4030]

Have you seen the red tiger barbs (not the dyed ones), they are really hard to find but if you can find them i saw get some of those too for the species tank

 

[jm1212]

i would go with a strictly one species tank for a tank that small with tiger babrs. they need to be kept in schools of at least 12 to evenly distribute aggression in the school, and if you want to have fish with them, 18 is ok but 24 or more is playing it safe.

for your size of tank, get 14 tiger barbs of the various color forms.

 

[H3D]

IMO a 29 gallon aquarium is little too small for housing tiger barbs; especially 15 of them.

 

[enrique4jc]

Okay, so I'm not entirely educated on this...Regular tiger barbs, albino tiger barbs, and green barbs are pretty much the same and will shoal together right? Because those three are really all I'm talking about, apart from perhaps something to be a scavenger. Is it okay to put the three of them in together?

 

[cohazard]

I agree with H3D on the topic of a 29g being a little small for a moderate sized school of T.Barbs.

Can I suggest gold barbs in one tank, and cherry barbs in the other? They may not look like much at the LFS, but when properly cared for, they are some of the most gorgeous common fish out there.

HTH

 

[enrique4jc]

So is it consensus that 29-gallon is too small for keeping tiger barbs?

 

[dmopar74]

maybe a shoal of 15, but 5 or so i see no prob. they only get 3" at the most.