how can u tell the difference between female and a male. i have 2. i got them on black friday. and i can kinda describe them.... one is bigger and has a rounder type body and the other is smaller and is thinner. also the bigger one likes to chase all of my other fish. escpecially my female swordtail. and it also chases the thinner barb all the time!
yesterday i was trying to look for info on them and i know about the red on its fins and the green stripes on the males. and as for the green stripes i dont think that i have seen it yet. but as for the red.... on the thinner one its on the bottom fins and top, and i think alittle on the mouth. the bigger on is the same besides the red on the mouth! i think. plz help.
show pics! plz!
2007-11-27 05:12:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
my nana dosnt want me to get any more fish! cuz the pet store that we get them form die all the time.
the tiger barbs are in the tank with other fish
2 swordtail, male and female
2 glow light tetras
1 molly female
1 sucker fish
2007-11-27 05:29:19 · update #1
Well, this isn't in response to your question.
But, to warn you, 2 Tiger barbs isn't really enough to keep them healthy. The reason is that they are agressive and nippy. With just 2 the stronger one is going to beat up the weaker one. If you make a school of around 6 fish, then the beatings and nipping get spread around and 1 fish isn't as likely to get all the attention.
Good luck, and remember, Tiger barbs aren't very friendly.
2007-11-27 05:22:44 · answer #1 · answered by The J Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good rule of thumb to go by is that the male is usually the prettier more color full of the two. And I agree with the other answer that said you need more so that they won't fight with each other so much. If you want something else they are good with most types of Gouramies and rainbow or red-tailed sharks. They are all semi-aggressive fish so they will mix well with each other. Just make sure that each one that you get has a pair or a mate. Get two at a time. It will keep the fighting down.
2007-11-27 05:35:47 · answer #2 · answered by junie101278 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are able to favor to commerce them in for much less agressive fish- even as barbs are nonetheless comunity fish they opt for to chase one yet another, and 5 galleons would not provide the "sufferers" a lot room to swim away. you've better success with a small college (3-5) og guppies, neons, mollies, zebra danios or something similar. in case you truly opt for to save your barbs, try is to placed some hiding places on your tank- puppy shops promote hollow embellishes with holes for this purpose. In a pinch you are able to placed some sideways mugs to make "caves" basically be confident there is not any cleansing soap on them.
2016-10-25 03:19:24 · answer #3 · answered by benjamine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
females have a mostly black dorsal fin while males have a orange/red line on the edge of the drosal fin.
2007-11-27 05:21:22 · answer #4 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_barb
2007-11-27 05:17:39 · answer #5 · answered by steven m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hope this works
2007-11-27 06:02:33 · answer #6 · answered by dollar2ballar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋