Tiger barbs at night

[Millsn]

Millsn said:
Could anyone tell me where tiger barbs sleep? Ie mid water or bottom? My tank has no plants and large stones but my clown loach all own those spaces. Do barbs need much cover?

 

[fishorama]

I would say lower mid level. Not the bottom nor the top, if that's not too confusing, lol. I didn't have trouble keeping fairly big size TB with 5-7 inch clowns, all orange & black stripes together, day times anyway...but you know eventually the loaches will grow...plan on a 6ft+ tank after a while...+ you might need some bigger barbs, but not for a while...

What size is your current tank & clowns?

 

[Millsn]

Thanks very much. Ive a 200 gal with clowns 1 to 7". Saw some tiny TBs yesterday but they'd just be seen as food if they didnt just wind up in muy filter. Going shopping today

 

[fishorama]

There are some larger barbs I like but haven't kept. Mascara Dawkinsia assimilis – Mascara Barb (Systomus assimilis, Puntius assimilis) — Seriously Fish & clown barbs Barbodes dunckeri – Clown Barb (Barbus dunckeri, Puntius dunckeri) — Seriously Fish are 2

roseline "sharks" are pretty too Sahyadria denisonii – Red-line Torpedo Barb (Barbus denisonii, Puntius denisonii) — Seriously Fish I loved mine but didn't keep them with clown loaches, TwoTankAmin does!

 

[Millsn]

Thanks, I haven't seen that website before. The TBs I saw were juveniles (to explain the size issue). I now have 12 TBs waiting to go to the big tank in a couple of weeks