ok my tiger barbs dave and skynyrd died;ast week because of fin rot..or was it Lynyrd nipping at their fins? i belive it was Lynyrd nipping their fins causing stress which made it worse.. so, i got a placo (algae eater) and a red eyed tetra... when i woke up this morning, the tetra's fins looked like they had been nipped..now, it doesnt look too bad, but it will get worse.. is there any way to quarantine Lynyrd, my tiger barb/tank bully, in the same tank, like with a net or divider or something??cause i cant afford another tank just for him.. i might give him to my friend.. my friend has like generec 1 and a half inch community fish, i dont know wat kind though, he doesnt know either, sorry if that restricts an answer... any answers welcome
2006-09-17 05:02:47 · 6 answers · asked by e 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Try putting some larger and faster fish in the tank Tetras willbe geting picked on by barbs . Ihad six tetras for my first tank a while later I bought two Zebra barbs which i was told were not aggresive killed off my tetras with in a month.
2006-09-17 05:15:49 · answer #1 · answered by Matthew L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to say but Tiger Barbs are well known fin nippers. There is not allot of fish you Can put with them. If you get a fish to put with them they have to be faster and the less fin that sticks out the better. Tiger barbs are very aggressive fish so get a fish that has the same amount of aggressiveness and around the same size, not smaller. Try gourmai's or cichlids, they are just as aggressive.
I run the pet department at a local retailer and I don't put anything with my barbs except pleco's, snails and a few other faster algae eaters.
2006-09-17 12:27:03 · answer #2 · answered by unkowncountrygirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tiger barbs are generally peaceful fish but they CAN nip fins. This may happen either because its stressed and it needs a bigger tank or needs more of its kind. They need to be in groups of 4 or more. Or it could be the nitrate level in the tank. The barb maybe trying to damage the slimy covering on the body of the other fish so thay they catch infection and die, thus reducing the nitrate level in the tank naturally.
2006-09-17 14:17:04 · answer #3 · answered by oops1388 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be fin rot and not fin nipping at all. Add some salt for freshwater aquariums to help deal with th rot, prevent further infections and speed healing. You can buy fish tank dividers if you really want to, but I find that a lot of decorations and more fish will help solve the problems as well.
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2006-09-17 12:08:33 · answer #4 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tiger barbs are fin nippers. i have like ten of them and i feed the
three times a day.I have two treras,a ocser fish,and a Koi(carp)
and they fine together.
2006-09-17 20:30:43 · answer #5 · answered by Whispering.Cranes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tiger barbs are semi-aggressive and they will nip fins relentlessly unless in a pack of 5-6+
2006-09-17 15:25:38 · answer #6 · answered by double b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋