Can Tiger Barbs Go In A Tank With Discus

[sharpey93]

heya i have recently got my tank fully setup and i have 4 tiger barbs and a syadotis catfish i would like do add some neon tetras and some discus can i put discus and tifer barbs together any help would be really kind thankyouu

 

[Electric Warrior]

Probably not a good idea. Besides the fact that Tiger Barbs can be a bit nippy, I think that they are a little to boisterous for Discus. I think that if the barbs didn't nip their fins, there is a chance that the stress of having them in the tank could cause problems for discus. You didn't say how big your tank was, but I probably wouldn't even try this in a larger tank. Maybe someone else has an opinion, but just sounds to me like disaster for any potential discus.

 

[dbanner]

Probably not a good idea. Besides the fact that Tiger Barbs can be a bit nippy, I think that they are a little to boisterous for Discus. I think that if the barbs didn't nip their fins, there is a chance that the stress of having them in the tank could cause problems for discus. You didn't say how big your tank was, but I probably wouldn't even try this in a larger tank. Maybe someone else has an opinion, but just sounds to me like disaster for any potential discus.

I agree

 

[Man of fish]

+2

Also siacus need daily water changes and RO water not to mention fairly large tanks about 55-75 gallon minimum (250-300 liters) and you haven't even said your tank size.

 

[ZoddyZod]

Not great tankmates. Discus need fairly specific water conditions and largish tanks, they are not commonly used in the average community tank.

 

[Man of fish]

Also just to add tiger barbs should be kept in groups of about 10+ to decrease their nippiness.

 

[Bugdozer]

I think we need to have a stickied thread titled "You have Tiger Barbs? No, you can't have any other fish!" because I've yet to see anyone say "oh yes, that fish will be fine with a tiger barb" about any species whatsoever.

 

[dbanner]

I think we need to have a stickied thread titled "You have Tiger Barbs? No, you can't have any other fish!" because I've yet to see anyone say "oh yes, that fish will be fine with a tiger barb" about any species whatsoever.

Haha this is true. They are labeled as "fin nippers" but I don't think they deserve to be labelled. Yes they nip but so do other fish... Like a lot of tetras but you don't really see people mention this?

 

[Electric Warrior]

I think we need to have a stickied thread titled "You have Tiger Barbs? No, you can't have any other fish!" because I've yet to see anyone say "oh yes, that fish will be fine with a tiger barb" about any species whatsoever.

Not true. I have had several community tanks with tiger barbs and they were completely fine, even with my Gouramis. I just think that Tiger's aren't great with Angels or Discus because those two fish really have long, flowy ventral and anal fins that are really just asking for a boisterous barb shoal to tear apart. And with Discus, besides the stress of it causing possible health issues, if the water isn't pristine 100% of the time, you are asking for infection IMO. Yes, I would also say that barbs are often just given a bad rap, but if you are going to go through all of the trouble, effort, and time to maintain water quality for Discus, why throw a wrench in the whole thing?