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dooooooooooo tiger barbs go well with guppies | 6 comments (6 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

In a school the tiger barbs are a little better (none / 0) (#3)
by unclescott on Sat Dec 13, 2003 at 05:27:47 AM PST

behaved. However they might also look at the guppy's fins and tail and think, "WhooHoo! The Good Humor Man!"

I will bet on some things (stakes to be paid to one's favorite charity or school fundraiser) - as a result of an argument over a fact. Putting the barbs and guppies together is a gamble. ;)

Also, "Ah garonteee" there would be no baby guppies.

And who wants a guppy named buzz?

All the best,
u.s.

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Yes, I must agree. (none / 0) (#4)
by maggie1270 on Sat Dec 13, 2003 at 02:37:33 PM PST

My friend had about 10 I think and they definitely were the kings of the tank. I saw what they did to long finned tetras, and I can only imagine what they could do to a male guppy's tail. The ones I saw were very agressive, although they were more calm when there was a large family of them. But I wouldn't trust them...

Good luck!
Maggie
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Maggie's friend was doing what they should (none / 0) (#7)
by unclescott on Sun Dec 14, 2003 at 02:40:13 AM PST

have done with a bunch of a somewhat aggressive fish in keeping them in schools. If the fish are busy watching their collective tails and each other, they have less opportunity for sucker-punching other fish.

In the 1960s when Rift Lake cichlids first came into the hobby, people would spend a half - week's salary on a pair of mbuna - reasoning that South American cichlids did better in pairs - so must East African fish. Three days later they had a very expensive pretty male. :(

When they began shoe-horning a bunch of mbuna in a tank with a pile of rocks which offered several territories and hiding places (and making 5% daily water changes) it worked. It also works with barbs, assertive tetras and even some annual killies.

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dooooooooooo tiger barbs go well with guppies | 6 comments (6 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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