Just Wondering... Bout Tiger Barbs

[CorydorasCatphish]

Hey all, I'm just wondering... I was thinking about adding tiger barbs to my fish tank, but from what I've read they are fin nippers. Any way to stop this?

So far I have (well, I'm getting)
(all of these in a 16G tank)
-[2] Corydoras Cats
-[4] Balloon Bellied Mollies
and hopefully if there is a way to distract the fish from this habit of fin nipping, Green Tiger Barbs.

 

[CorydorasCatphish]

Excuse me... 3 Balloon Bellies

 

[tstenback]

Its hard to tell with tiger barbs but if you want to try get 5-6 of them and hope for the best. They usually go after slower fish or the flowing fin kind so you may be ok with the mollies in there and i have never seen them go after cories. HTH

 

[CorydorasCatphish]

ok thanks

 

[cutecotton]

if you had a betta in there tha'ts a different story

 

[smithrc]

I wouldn't keep tiger barbs in a 16 gal... they will be terrors