Tiger barbs in a 20G?

I really like my platies. They are active and don't just eat the food at the top but will graze the bottom for food also. I already had some of the orange one with the black tail that were given to me. Then I found some mickey mouse platies that are a mix of yellow orange red and black. I also have 3 peper cory's and some shrimp in my 20h.
 
platies are also great, but watch the fry... you'll have a ton before you can blink an eye!
 
I also agree, not enough swimming room. Personally I would want a 3' minimum length for them. I suggest white clouds for your tank. They are very under rated IMO. You could easily have 15 in there.
 
yea, i second the white cloud minnows. they stay pretty small, are very hardy, and active. great fish
 
Tiger Barbs and Green Barbs will shool together nicely.
 
Update: Just wanted to thank everyone for their help. I went down to the LFS just to check everything out and see what caught my eye, and wound up falling in love with the Black Phantom Tetras. I got 3 of them to start, and so far they are doing very well. I plan on building up a school of 6 black phantoms and 6 serpae tetras. I think these fish are a much better choice for a smaller tank like my 20G.

I just can't decide if I should get 1 more school of some kind of tetra, or a couple bottom feeders in there to round out the tank....I guess I'll have some time to think about it though. :)
 
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