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	t-barbs and paradise fish?
pizpot Big Fish Posts: 382 Kudos: 82 Votes: 1 Registered: 01-Oct-2002	What happens if you put a paradise fish in with 6 tiger barbs?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	If it's a less agressive paradise fish the barbs destroy it's fins at the least and possibly kill it. If it's a more agressive paradise fish the tiger barbs attempt to remove it's fins and then the paradise slaughters at least one of them. There's a low chance that you have calmer barbs in a large enough group and a large enough tank that they won't really go after the paradise fish, but considering the tiger barbs well known reputation as a fin nipper along with the slow swimming habits and long fins of the paradise fish I think it's a good recipe for some injured fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
pizpot Big Fish Posts: 382 Kudos: 82 Votes: 1 Registered: 01-Oct-2002	Thanks. I don't know what got over me. Got a gift certificate for the fish store, and my julii cories do so well with my t-barbs. Last edited by pizpot at 27-Dec-2005 17:59
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Yeah, I don't know if they'd mix so well. As posted above, more tiger barbs and greater tank space would raise the chance that they could coexist with the paradise fish. Don't bet on it though. Corydoras are often left alone by fin munching middle dwellers because they tend to be unobtrusive. They also don't really present wide-open targets, because cories usually can't be attacked from underneath and tend to like sitting in or under a form of cover. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	just a note: i wouldn't say t-barbs for tiger barbs, as there are T-barbs or also known as spanner barbs. these can get bigger than tiger barbs. tiger barbs would probably eat the fins off of most labyrith fish. like stated above, not such a good idea.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51


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