I have a 29 gallon tank and I have 8 fish. 3 Tiger barbs about half an inch big, 2 sucker fish and 3 other barbs tat i cant remember their names. And i want to get a fish thats big but not aggressive and that is compatible with my barbs. Not a fish that will grow huge but about 2 1/2 inches big.
2006-12-30 13:39:30 · 7 answers · asked by lilgman424 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
i also vote for the gourami, but you have to be careful of which ones. The three spot gourami (blue, gold, or opaline) should be housed with only one male per tank. You can tell by the dorsal fin. If it's long and pointed it's male, if it's rounded and sort of blunt it's a female. It's hard to tell unless you get good examples.
Dwarf gouramis may be too gentle for your tank.
Moonlight gouramis are fine as are snakeskin, but snakeskin are pretty ugly in my opinion. Kissing Gouramis get too big for your tank.
Paradise gouramis are fine too, but they can get territorial with eachother.
these gouramis will get up to six inches.
Some other types of fish you can try are the different varieties of rainbow fish, like the austrailian rainbow fish or the maccalochi rainbow fish. they get about 4 inches.
You could also try Beunos Aires tetras. HOWEVER, they are territorial and have been know to take over a tank, bully it, and completely change the whole feel of the tank. These fish are often kept in a species (one type of fish) tank, but I have seen them work with barbs. They get about 4 inches as well.
I also really like red glass barbs, they are smaller fish, but they are really pretty and would add some nice color if in a large school of about six or more.
Happy fish Keeping!
2006-12-30 15:02:14 · answer #1 · answered by lemonnpuff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tiger barbs can be a little bit aggressive fin-nippers, so I would add something like a gourami. They come in all types & colors. I have a moonlight gourami, which is silver, and an opaline gourami. I've also had paradise gouramis & flame gouramis in my 38-gal barb tank. I also have an angelfish in there, but angels can be difficult to introduce to an already-established tank. I have about a dozen tiger barbs, and with the large number, they usually stay in a school and it stops them from harassing the other fish.
2006-12-30 21:50:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would get a clown loach. In addition to being colorful (they're orange with black stripes), they will help keep your tank clean by eating uneaten food. If you have live plants and you get a snail infestation, they'll help with that as well (they'll leave very large snails alone [I'd stay away from snails though, they're more trouble than they're worth]). They won't disturb other fish, and they're not nearly as reclusive as most other loaches.
Now if you want to get a fish that will get really big, I would go with a south American redtail catfish, or a tiger shovelnose catfish, or perhaps some of the south American cichlids. Note, however, you can't keep these fish with the ones you have now, unless you don't mind the fish you have now disappearing.
2006-12-31 00:31:07 · answer #3 · answered by maggot_hex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well tiger barbs are nippers, although some are friendly and alot of people say they should be the only species in a tank
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2006-12-30 21:50:06 · answer #4 · answered by Skittles 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get a plecostamus (algae eater) they are nocturnal but can be very fun to watch. p.s. they grow with their environment so it will get about 8-10'' but they are not aggressive
2006-12-31 01:19:56 · answer #5 · answered by missinglynk0 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for gold or blue gouramis.
2006-12-30 21:49:23 · answer #6 · answered by Johnny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can add the tiny yet big catfish from pets smart.
2006-12-30 21:41:56 · answer #7 · answered by Alyssa N 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋