Community Tank Type 5 Tiger Barbs

Community Tank Type 5

Tiger Barbs/ Active Community Fish

General: Tiger Barbs are a great community fish.. They are colorful, active, and very hardy. Unfortunately they have acquired a reputation as aggressive because they will nip fins of slow moving fish such as guppies or neons. The solution is simply to keep them with other active fish. This community tank is great for beginners because there are so many hardy fish . Barbs and gouramis are best purchased in groups.

Tank Conditions: This community tank is suitable for tanks 10 gallon or more with standard filtration and heating. (For filtration we recommend an undergravel filter and an outside power filter.) Because many of these fish will grow best results are obtained if you use a tank of 30 gallons or more. You can use live or plastic plants. Temperature range 75-80. Maintain 1 tablespoon of salt per 5 gallons.

Feeding Feed twice a day with standard foods such as Flake food, ( Tetra Pro ) brine shrimp, plankton, bloodworms and algae tablets for your catfish. For increased growth rates feed 3 times a day. Supplement with Tetra Color Bits.

Fish Choices:

Barbs: Black Ruby Barb, Clown Barb, Gold Barb, Rosy Barb, Tiger Barb, Tinfoil Barb, Odessa Barb Cherry Barb

Botias: Red Tail Botia, Yellow Tail Botia

Catfish: Corydoras Catfish, Four Lined Pictus Catfish, Small Plecostomus Catfish, Pimelodella Catfish, Porthole Catfish, Raphael Catfish, Upside Down Catfish, Synodontis Catfish

Cichlids: Festivum, Jurapari Cichlid, Keyhole Cichlid, Kribensis Cichlid,

Danios: Giant Danio, Pearl Danio, Zebra Danio

Gouramis: Blue Gouramis, Kissing Gouramis, Gold Gouramis, Moonlight Gouramis, Pearl Gouramis, Platinum Gouramis, Sunset Gouramis

Knifefish: African Knifefish, Black Ghost Knifefish

Loach: Clown Loach, Kuhlii Loach, Dojo Loach, Weather Loach

Livebearers: Variatus, Moons, Swordtails, Mollies

Rainbowfish: Australian Rainbowfish

Rasbora: Red Lined Rasbora   Scissortail Rasbora

Sharks: Red Tail Shark, Red Rainbow Shark, Tri Color Shark

Tetras: Black Tetra, Large Bleeding Heart Tetra, Congo Tetra, Serpae Tetra Bloodfin Tetra

Other Fish: Algae Eater, Blind Cave Fish, Chilodus Headstander, Paradise Fish, Silver Dollar

Eels: Fire Eel, Spiny Eel, Tire Track Eel

Frogs: African Frog

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General:	Tiger Barbs are a great community fish.. They are colorful, active, and very hardy. Unfortunately they have acquired a reputation as aggressive because they will nip fins of slow moving fish such as guppies or neons. The solution is simply to keep them with other active fish. This community tank is great for beginners because there are so many hardy fish . Barbs and gouramis are best purchased in groups.
Tank Conditions:	This community tank is suitable for tanks 10 gallon or more with standard filtration and heating. (For filtration we recommend an undergravel filter and an outside power filter.) Because many of these fish will grow best results are obtained if you use a tank of 30 gallons or more. You can use live or plastic plants. Temperature range 75-80. Maintain 1 tablespoon of salt per 5 gallons.
Feeding	Feed twice a day with standard foods such as Flake food, ( Tetra Pro ) brine shrimp, plankton, bloodworms and algae tablets for your catfish. For increased growth rates feed 3 times a day. Supplement with Tetra Color Bits.
Fish Choices:	Barbs: Black Ruby Barb, Clown Barb, Gold Barb, Rosy Barb, Tiger Barb, Tinfoil Barb, Odessa Barb Cherry Barb Botias: Red Tail Botia, Yellow Tail Botia Catfish: Corydoras Catfish, Four Lined Pictus Catfish, Small Plecostomus Catfish, Pimelodella Catfish, Porthole Catfish, Raphael Catfish, Upside Down Catfish, Synodontis Catfish Cichlids: Festivum, Jurapari Cichlid, Keyhole Cichlid, Kribensis Cichlid, Danios: Giant Danio, Pearl Danio, Zebra Danio Gouramis: Blue Gouramis, Kissing Gouramis, Gold Gouramis, Moonlight Gouramis, Pearl Gouramis, Platinum Gouramis, Sunset Gouramis Knifefish: African Knifefish, Black Ghost Knifefish Loach: Clown Loach, Kuhlii Loach, Dojo Loach, Weather Loach Livebearers: Variatus, Moons, Swordtails, Mollies Rainbowfish: Australian Rainbowfish Rasbora: Red Lined Rasbora Scissortail Rasbora Sharks: Red Tail Shark, Red Rainbow Shark, Tri Color Shark Tetras: Black Tetra, Large Bleeding Heart Tetra, Congo Tetra, Serpae Tetra Bloodfin Tetra Other Fish: Algae Eater, Blind Cave Fish, Chilodus Headstander, Paradise Fish, Silver Dollar Eels: Fire Eel, Spiny Eel, Tire Track Eel Frogs: African Frog