20 gallon Tiger Barb tank...

[lionfish1991]

I have a spare 20 gallon tank and was thinking about setting it up to be a mainly tiger barb tank so i was wondering how many would be a good number too keep in the 20 and also if any other fish could go with them like sae or something??

 

[RobertW]

well SAe can go with them i believe... but is it a 20 long or not? i think a twenty long is good for some maybe 6 like me but i think its actually pushin it on size cause they might need more room to swim... although mine seem to be doin fine i want to get a bigger tank to house them in... i would say 6-7 if its a 20 long... if not then im not sure you should go for it...

 

[Lupin]

20g is pushing for SAE's. 6 tiger barbs may fit but a bigger tank is much better. You would be better off with cherry barbs.

 

[gabrie30]

I think you could easily have more barbs. I would get 3 new barbs every month, for 3 months. Make sure you have 3 males max in the tank.

 

[H3D]

A 20 gallon aquarium is way too small for tiger barbs IMO. I keep 8 of them in a 90 gallon and they use every inch of that tank. The main reason people find them to be so aggressive is because they keep them in tanks that are far too small for them.

 

[lionfish1991]

The tank is a 20gal long.

 

[irishspy]

A 20 gallon aquarium is way too small for tiger barbs IMO.

:iagree:

Cherry barbs would do well, however.

 

[Hooked Newbie]

Even with it being a 20 long, it's too small for Tiger Barbs. They are one of the hardest to properly stock and stock around although they are great fish. Many other choices for that tank though!

 

[tanker]

BIO load-wise you can but about 10-12, but size-wise (IMO) only about 6. Tiger Barbs are real swimmers and really like a long tank (48"). They would look great in a 55 with a 20 fishes school.

 

[jm1212]

a 30 gallon long (3 foot tank) is really a minimum for tiger barbs. plus, they should be in schools bigger than 6. 6 is an absolute minimum and doesnt really provide adequate aggression distribution.