Tankmates for cherry barbs and tiger barbs?
- Thread starter drunkenmastera
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From all that i've read a ram should work out well with the tiger barbs. I have found Ram's to be pretty good community fish. But I have never tried that before. They are typically more expensive than neons if money is an issue.
oh money is not an issue. I couldn't not justify paying 2.99 each and was planning to get 6 rams.
I was thinking of getting a bolivian rams or gbr. Bolivian is a lil more hardy.
I have tiger barbs with german blue rams and it is not an issue. However, I think you would be pushing your stocking a little. And I stock heavily! I think 5 tiger barbs, 7 cherry barbs and 6 Rams is a little much in a 29 gallon. maybe 2-3 rams would be better. They are 3 plus inches and full bodied when full grown. Bolivians get even bigger. You won't have enough room in a 29 for them to stake out their own territory. I have 6 in a 55 waiting for some pairing action. They have just started to mature and are becoming quite nasty to each other at times.
Just a thought and my opinion.
Just a thought and my opinion.
sorry, that was meant to be 6 neons.
But i would only put 1 or 2 rams, i was not thinking 6 at all hehehhe. that would be way overstock. I had a dwarf gournami with betta, bad mistake........also the ram was in there. He got in the middle between them two and bam, he did not last.
But i would only put 1 or 2 rams, i was not thinking 6 at all hehehhe. that would be way overstock. I had a dwarf gournami with betta, bad mistake........also the ram was in there. He got in the middle between them two and bam, he did not last.
I think the Rams can take care of themselves. I wouldn't worry about too much fin nipping from the barbs.
i stop by my local petshop and broke down and got 5 white clouds and 5 BIG RED serpae tetras.
They had some blue electric rams, but he was selling it for 18.99 each!!!
I might just get some gbr rams from someone on here.
ill get a picture once i find my camera's charger
They had some blue electric rams, but he was selling it for 18.99 each!!!
I might just get some gbr rams from someone on here.
ill get a picture once i find my camera's charger
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