I have 3 yellowslab and 2 auratus and 1 tiger barbe fish, i recently received the yellowslab and auratus fishes but the tiger fish its been by itself for about a month and the friend that gave me the yellowslab and auratus fishes told me that the tiger fish might attack the other fishes or the other way around.
right now i have the tiger fish separate from the other fishes but I'm thinking in putting the tiger fish with the others, what should i do?
2007-12-31 13:01:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
I'm going to assume you're talking about auratus melanochromis, the cichlid, since you also received yellow labs from your friend. The tiger barb does do better in groups, and I haven't seen many overly aggressive yellow labs, but I have seen some pretty vicious auratus cichlids. It may depend on how big the fish are, but I wouldn't chance it, not if you have an attatchment to your barb. He's not the one you have to worry about being aggressive, not in this setup anyway.
2007-12-31 13:21:25 · answer #1 · answered by AliDawn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tiger Barbs need to live in a group of 6! Your tiger barb will be having some problems. It will also be more agressive. Plus you have a Yellow Lab and a Carassius auratus (goldfish). Yeah, the tiger barb would attack them. Get 5 more, then put it in the main tank.
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2007-12-31 13:08:08 · answer #2 · answered by Chad, M.D. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋