Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Hari on March 13, 2017, 03:00:11 PM

Title: Tiger Barb compatibility
Post by: Hari on March 13, 2017, 03:00:11 PM

Can tiger barbs be kept with Mbunas, haps and peacocks?

Title: Re: Tiger Barb compatibility
Post by: Regalblue on March 13, 2017, 04:24:14 PM

They get too nippy IMO

Title: Re: Tiger Barb compatibility
Post by: jcunningham0295 on March 14, 2017, 09:36:41 AM

Quote from: Regalblue on March 13, 2017, 04:24:14 PM

They get too nippy IMO

I would agree, not a good fit.

Title: Re: Tiger Barb compatibility
Post by: Hari on March 14, 2017, 11:57:50 AM

Thanks.

Title: Re: Tiger Barb compatibility
Post by: kodyboy on March 19, 2017, 12:14:08 PM

I have done it before but found the tiger barbs can get pounded in too small of a tank and if they are too small.  In a large tank it can work but you need at least a dozen barbs which take up cichlid space.
If you must have non-mbuna I have had good luck with raibowfish and giant danio in the past. They are fast and like the upper water levels.
It is much easier to have just more mbuna in my opinion.

Title: Re: Tiger Barb compatibility
Post by: Hari on March 20, 2017, 12:18:57 PM

Thanks Scott! I kept them alone for now.