tiger barb and rainbow shark

[abskhan]

hello

plz any can tell me about tiger barb and rainbow shark

can i keep tiger barb and rainbow shark together in one ( 30 gallon ) tank,
if i keep them then how many tiger barb and how many rainbow shark plz
and diet of both tiger barb and rainbow shark what they eat how much in a day or week

 

[Rbishop]

Welcome to AC!

 

[abskhan]

Welcome to the forum!

In a 55, yes. In a 30, no. If you want tiger barbs, you could keep them and some serpae tetras.
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[johnskate17]

I have kept Tiger Barbs with Rainbow Sharks together for quite a few years now. They seemed to do fine in a 12-gallon, 40-gallon, and now a 55-gallon. But, my tanks have always been heavily planted, so there is always somewhere for the Rainbow Sharks to hide out. I have had three Rainbow Sharks (down to only two now) with as many as seven Tiger Barbs, and I have seen no different reactions between the fish in either the small or large tanks.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

Welcome to AC.

 

[axelrod12]

Welcome to AC, and my suggestion would be not to keep the tiger barbs with the shark. Many people say that if kept in a decent sized school (6-10) then tiger barbs will keep their aggression to themselves. I have not found this to be the case, my school of 8 successfully killed almost all of my corys before I removed them from the tank. Some people believe that tiger barbs should be kept in a species only tank and I'd have to say I agree with this.