Ageing Tiger Barb

[envious]

hi, around 5 years ago i got a small shoal of tiger barbs think there was around 8, last year i lost all but 2 of them, all with no signs of illness. i just put this down to old age but the last to are still going strong. they are about 6 or 7 cm so am guessing fully grown and havent really grown in the past year.
i was just wondering if anybody knew how long theyd live for?. i know theyre supposed to be kept in groups of atleast 6 but dont want to buy any more as all the lfs ones are tiny compared to mine and am sure they would just get bullied.
thank you

 

[fluttermoth]

You should be able to add new tigers without any issues; I have done this lots of times. I don't know exactly how long they live for; my oldest ones (to be fair, there are only three left out of the original dozen) are seven.

 

[KISSfn]

I've read they can live 5 to 7 years if well cared for. So fluttermoth's will probably live double that!