Barbs Attacking Yoyo's

[samorkel]

I had 6 tiger barbs and 3 swordtails in my 90g to establish the bio and when I introduced my yoyo loaches (6 of them) 10 mins ago the tiger barbs started attacking the yoyo's and isolating them in corners. The yoyo's were really stressing out so I bagged the tigers and I don't know what to do with them, help!

 

[Cazgar]

Have you got a spare tank to put the barbs in temporarily?
If not a large plastic storage box would do, with heater of course
Barbs are nippy little blighters, I watched some at a Lfs mercilessly attacking some corys
If I were you I'd rehome them to someone who has a large school of them, or take them to your Lfs

 

[samorkel]

Alright I know someone who can take them from me, I was planning on only using them to start up the bio anyway but I find it weird that they attack the yoyo's and not the smaller swordtails.