Comments on: How many tiger barbs could I have in a 46 gallon tank?

By: Mantranic Moron

Mantranic Moron — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:41:12 +0000

To hell with the 1 inch thing, you got a screwed up tank. What kind of person are you and where did you learn about fish keeping…ACME do it yourself for morons? YOu can’t keep that many fish in a 46 gallon tank to begin with. YOu need more help then this place can give. Go back to school and learn what fish keeping is about, or go dump them in your 125 you been glinting on instead of stunting them in yo ur puny 46 jackass.

By: Vegan4life

Vegan4life — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:03:03 +0000

Add at least 6 silver dollars as well, they are schooling fish.
6 tigers would be good.

By: Nate

Nate — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:19:01 +0000

1″ of fish per gallon = 1′ of dead fish per gallon, because most aquarists don’t tank the full mature size of fish into account. You could put at most 10 Tiger Barbs into the tank, 3-4 at a time, to let the cycling bacteria catch up. Tiger Barbs on average, grow to about 3″, when they’re fully grown. Make sure that you monitor your tank closely, to make sure the barbs don’t nip the other fishes’ fins. However, if you get a big group (like 10), aggression won’t normally be a problem.
Good Luck!

By: AlexPalmer

AlexPalmer — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:15:19 +0000

Well you have to remember 1 inch per one gallon, but silver dollars can get failry large so keep that in mind. Tinfoil barbs can also get quite large as well. I don’t think there’s any issue with a school of 6, but definitely no more.