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Wingsdlc    Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005   | Good tank mates for Black Ruby and Tiger Barbs? I was kind of thinking a Raphael Catfish. I was also thinking a pictus catfish?? I am only doing them right now in a 20 gal. This summer I will be switching them to a 40 long that I just got but don't have the room for. Thanks!!! 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59 |      |
| scotrun Fingerling Posts: 20 Kudos: 20 Votes: 5 Registered: 19-Jan-2005 | In a twenty gallon, if you 6 or more Tiger Barbs, and you should, plus Black Rubys; then you really can't get anything else. Maybe a few Corys. |
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| Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | My curent tank list is: 2 reg. tiger barbs 2 albino tiger barbs 2 black ruby barbs 2 checkered barbs and 1 small Clown pleco. I would like to get some nice green tigers but most of the ones in my LFS's just don't look that great. I did have two that were almost black but I lost them to ick shortly after getting them. =( 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
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| dacmdw70 Fingerling Posts: 18 Kudos: 7 Votes: 1 Registered: 29-Nov-2004 | yeah, for some reason the green tigers seem a little more  e to ick. as far as cats, i had a rapheal and a pictus with my barbs, the pictus is alive and well to this day, the rapheal got his tail nipped off and died |
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| Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | How big to Pictus get? Do you need more that one? 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59 | |
Babelfish         Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003    | Pictus are big, active and schooling, minimim tank size is a 55 gallon with few or no other bottom feeders. While they're great fish they need more room than most due simply to their activity level. Additionally are not good with small fishe as they will be able to catch and make lunch out of anything they can fit in their mouths....which are surprisingly large. ^_^ [hr width='40%'] It only hurts when I breathe"  |
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| Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | So I have my tank list of fish above. When I got up this morning and looked at my tank I saw that my largest Tiger Barb looks as though she has internal bleeding around her butt and just behind the dorsal fin on her back. Right now she seems to be pretty mello and keeps chasing away any of the other fish that comes near her. Other then the blood spots she seems to be ok, all her fins are looking great in all. I have heard that barbs can be nippy but I didn't know they would take a club to another fish in the night! 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
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