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	Cherry barb help
hembo666 Big Fish Posts: 350 Kudos: 288 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Apr-2005	Can anyone advise me on cherry barbs, i have 2 males and 3 females in a 15g tank, all are very young. the advise i find from reading about them all seems to suggest that they wont be happy and should only be kept in pairs. can someone please advise me if they have had any experience in keeping them in groups. thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I have two pair in my 20g and haven't had any problems between them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
iltat Mega Fish Posts: 1076 Kudos: 1216 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Oct-2002	They're pretty standard to be kept in pairs, so I have never heard any type of evidence as to what happened when someone kept them in a group. Most fish that are such way don't work in groups because males will pick on other males and females will pick on other females. Breeding pairs are normally recommended to prevent any violence from occurring... PM/email/msg me if you have any questions/comments regarding me or my knowledge or if you want me to read a thread.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
DoctorJ Big Fish Posts: 344 Kudos: 1159 Votes: 191 Registered: 13-May-2003	Like Theresa, I have two pairs and they get on just fine. There's a certain amount of chasing that goes on: male chases male, males are always chasing females, but no problem. It's actually fun to watch the males compete with each other, showing off their fins and colours.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
hembo666 Big Fish Posts: 350 Kudos: 288 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Apr-2005	well i will keep an eye on them as they grow, if they get on ok they can all stay in the 15g, but i will allow space for them in the 70g in case i need to move some of them. might even move them all to the 70 to give them plenty of space and put some tetras in the 15
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
FishyCharacter Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 132 Votes: 1 Registered: 14-May-2004	I have found that if you have plenty of hiding spaces they should be fine.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
tinfoil Big Fish Posts: 438 Kudos: 252 Votes: 1 Registered: 27-Feb-2003	Don't worry 'bout a thing. You've got the perfect combination of males and females. No matter what people say, barbs are school fish, period. Keeping barbs in couples will do them no good. Always keep 5 or more barbs of any kind. About the chasing; hey, they're barbs! Barbs chase and play! Even very docile barbs like cherries occasionally like to "get wild". Just keept things the way they are and everything will be just fine.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I don't think you'll have any problems with Cherry Barbs. It's very normal to chase each other & they are on the peaceful side of the Barbs. :88) http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	i agree...the number is just fine (but they do tend to shy away sometimes, so, hiding places r nice )
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
freeblaze Enthusiast Posts: 279 Kudos: 421 Votes: 40 Registered: 27-Feb-2004	I have 3 and have never had any problems. 1 male 2 females. One female died in my epic move in Dec. FreeBlaze
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59


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