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beachbabe13185 Hobbyist Posts: 61 Kudos: 65 Votes: 68 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	Would it be possible to keep a small school say five maybe six golden barb in a 10 gallon tank if they were the only inhabitants? Or are they too messy of fish to keep in a 10 gallon tank?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	A school of six gold barbs would be just fine in a ten gallon by themselves. They don't produce too much waste, and they don't grow very large, so you could easily keep them in there. If you wanted, you could even add a few ottos to your tank, just to eat up any algae that you experienced. 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 11:59
Gourami Mega Fish Posts: 1205 Kudos: 477 Votes: 1 Registered: 23-Apr-2002	Bio load wise a ten gallon could hold 5 gold barbs very easy. That doesnt give them much swimming room in a ten gallon though. I think they would prefer more room beeing such and active fish but you could keep 5 in a ten gallon pretty easy.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	I say no, not long term. Gold barbs do get big, 3-4 inches depending on what kind of "gold barb" it is. And like all barbs they do need swimming room, they may not be as active as rosys' or tiger barbs but they do need the room. ^_^ *Proud member of the Committee for Sig Line Restoration*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
whetu Mega Fish Posts: 900 Votes: 63 Registered: 31-Jan-2003	I have 7 gold barbs in a 30 gallon tank (around 3ft long)and I'm not happy about it. They are fairly active fish and ideally they would have much more room to swim than I can give them. IMO 10 gallons would be way too small.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	[font color="#000080"]I have to agree with Babelfish and Whetu, a ten gallon is too small. As Babel said some Gold Barbs can get fairly large and they need room to comfortably swim around. I have 3 Gold Barbs in my 20gallon and they're starting to grow pretty big, so i think a ten would be too small.[/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
BruceMoomaw Mega Fish Posts: 977 Kudos: 490 Votes: 0 Registered: 31-Dec-2002	Yeah, I agree -- they're easygoing and tough fish, but they do eventually get fairly large. I definitely would not try to keep more than 3 in a 10-gallon tank, and I might limit it to 2.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59


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