Fish Addition

[DormFishKeeper]

Right now I've had a tiger barb for 6-9 months. He lives alone in my 2.5 gallon freshwater tank. Could I get him a friend or will he tear them up?

 

[Chubbywubs]

They are Omnivorous and in a 2.5g tank you might have territory issues, especially since ones been in there for so long on its own. Although it might also be happy to have a friend. Try putting in another of the same species a male one probably. Keep an eye on them though.

 

[DormFishKeeper]

They are Omnivorous and in a 2.5g tank you might have territory issues, especially since ones been in there for so long on its own. Although it might also be happy to have a friend. Try putting in another of the same species a male one probably. Keep an eye on them though.

I started with six at college. That was really overstocked and I learned. The guy at petco wanted a fast sale. I lost three at college and one in the move. The final one ate the last one. So he hasnt been "alone" forever. Just a week or two. I should get him another male friend you think to play with?

 

[vinylman]

Tiger Barbs shouldn't be kept in groups of less than 6-7. They aren't solitary fish, either. They need a lot of swimming space; you really need a minimum of a 20G long tank for a big enough group to disperse aggression amongst themselves. Best bet for a tank that small is to take the TB to the shop and get a Betta instead.

 

[Chubbywubs]

Yeah probably best to listen to Vinyl he knows his stuff. But if your gunna get another one its gotta be one of its own species, and if you got a female, it would probably get pestered by the male, and no doubt your end up with about 10 or so little ones swimming around . If you got another male, they cant breed, and as long as they have enough space and food each, they arnt likely to fight much either.