5 Tiger Barbs, 5 Serpae's, And 5 Corrys

[Mako Man111]

Would those fish and numbers be an ok stocking for a 20 gallon tank?

 

[pinkdolphin_113]

dont see why not to the tigers and serpaes but the corys maybe will have to be replaced. i remember when my tigers grew older (they get more aggressive as they grow) and i noticed my corys dorsal had been half eaten.

however, this only seemed to happen to the round finned corys such as albino or bronze.
sharp finned corys like peppered or swartzi were fine.

 

[Mako Man111]

dont see why not to the tigers and serpaes but the corys maybe will have to be replaced. i remember when my tigers grew older (they get more aggressive as they grow) and i noticed my corys dorsal had been half eaten.

however, this only seemed to happen to the round finned corys such as albino or bronze.
sharp finned corys like peppered or swartzi were fine.

Would there be any other bottem dwelling fish you would recommend?

 

[ImperfectFaerie]

Loaches! Kuhli loaches are super entertaining- when they're not hiding. They do well in groups.

 

[vancouver]

5 tiger barbs in a 20g tank seems pretty cramped on its own.. Tiger barbs get to be about 3'' and quite stocky... I wouldn't put serpaes or cories in there to be honest..

I don't know if I would even try to put 5 in a 20g tank...

 

[pinkdolphin_113]

5 tiger barbs in a 20g tank seems pretty cramped on its own.. Tiger barbs get to be about 3'' and quite stocky... I wouldn't put serpaes or cories in there to be honest..

I don't know if I would even try to put 5 in a 20g tank...

yea that is true. if anything, you want a bottom dweller that doesn't leave much waste.
or you could change the fish you want to put in it.
are you more keen on corys, serpaes or tiger barbs?
corys would be give you more options

 

[Mako Man111]

5 tiger barbs in a 20g tank seems pretty cramped on its own.. Tiger barbs get to be about 3'' and quite stocky... I wouldn't put serpaes or cories in there to be honest..

I don't know if I would even try to put 5 in a 20g tank...

yea that is true. if anything, you want a bottom dweller that doesn't leave much waste.
or you could change the fish you want to put in it.
are you more keen on corys, serpaes or tiger barbs?
corys would be give you more options

Maby I'll skip the serpaes as I already have 4 tiger barbs in there and go with a total of 6 tigers, 4 corries, and keep my dwarf gourami I have in there.