Hey was just wondering what would work well with a school of mossy barbs in a 20 gallon tank? i was gonna do a 35gallon but just picked up everything for a 20 on craiglist for CHEAP, this being my first real tank i figured smaller would be better to start. thx for any advise.
What works well with a school of mossy barbs
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Tiger Barbs can go well with Cichlids, Plecos, adn Bala Sharks. What you can do to achieve harmony is to have your Tiger Barbs in a big school, meaning there are quite a number of them. Since Barbs are fast swimmers, bottom-dwellers are good tankmates for them. :] Avoid having fishes with fancy tails and fins as the Tiger Barbs may play with them and nip them.
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I have a lone tiger barb in my community tank... he is very friendly and does well
but I normally dont reccomend keeping them alone.. nor in a community tank
but mine was a wal-mart rescue.. I found him.. so tiny.. and covered in ich.. so I complained to the manager and got him for free
but I normally dont reccomend keeping them alone.. nor in a community tank
but mine was a wal-mart rescue.. I found him.. so tiny.. and covered in ich.. so I complained to the manager and got him for free
i would do cherry barbs instead since they're better for communites, especially for a smaller tank. I know kuhli loaches are fine with cherry barbs and so are plecos but I'm not sure a 20g is big enough for even the smallest pleco. I'd probably do 6 cherry barbs, 6 zebra danios, and 3 kuhli loaches or something like that
lol... there is MANY species of pleco that will work well in a 20g
there is even a COUPLE that will work in a 10g
usually its best to do some research before ruling out all options
no problem.. sorry if I sounded rude
29g is minimum for SOME plecos.. but it varies soooo much depending on species
29g is minimum for SOME plecos.. but it varies soooo much depending on species