Rainbow Shark Update

[junosama]

I have a rainbow shark i just added to my tank and at first he would never leave his hiding spot he even tried to jump out of the tank. I just added 5 tiger barbs and now he actually started coming out a lot. Not to chase them away, but seems to explore more. Maybe he likes the new company! I thought it was a very interesting change of behavior to go from total hiding to now coming out very very often as soon as I added the tiger barbs.

I plan to add 5 more tiger barbs in about a week based on the water readings. I also plan to add a few ottos so my new tank stock will be like this

1 rainbow shark
10 tiger barbs
2 dwarf frogs
3 ottos

What do u think? Do u think the barbs would bother the ottos since they cling to the sides of the tank alot?

 

[fluttermoth]

How big is your tank (length x width x height)?

I wouldn't put otos with tigers; I'm sure the tigers will upset them, if not pick on them (most likely).

 

[guppi]

I've got 2 ottos with 7 tiger barbs they are fine together, the more tiger barbs you have the less they bother other fish.

 

[Tizer]

I've got 2 ottos with 7 tiger barbs they are fine together, the more tiger barbs you have the less they bother other fish.

Complete rubbish

I had 20 tigers and the little gits still shredded all my bronze corys dorsal fins. The more you have the more chances of one of them having a nip!

I think its entirely down to the reaction of the other fish if they do nip. Corys are just a push over.

 

[fluttermoth]

I've got 2 ottos with 7 tiger barbs they are fine together, the more tiger barbs you have the less they bother other fish.

Complete rubbish

I had 20 tigers and the little gits still shredded all my bronze corys dorsal fins. The more you have the more chances of one of them having a nip!

I think its entirely down to the reaction of the other fish if they do nip. Corys are just a push over.

I'm afraid I have to agree. I have two dozen tigers and I put three black phantoms (rescues) in with them and the tigers nipped the tails and dorsal fins off two of them and killed the third in less than a day

 

[Dieses Madchen]

I've got 2 ottos with 7 tiger barbs they are fine together, the more tiger barbs you have the less they bother other fish.

Complete rubbish

I had 20 tigers and the little gits still shredded all my bronze corys dorsal fins. The more you have the more chances of one of them having a nip!

I think its entirely down to the reaction of the other fish if they do nip. Corys are just a push over.

I'm afraid I have to agree. I have two dozen tigers and I put three black phantoms (rescues) in with them and the tigers nipped the tails and dorsal fins off two of them and killed the third in less than a day

+1. I have a Hi-fin white tetra and the tiger barbs I had demolished them, not to mention they tormented my swordtails and platys

 

[fluttermoth]

The only fish I've ever been able to keep with my tigers are, for some reason, zebra loach and plecs that are too tough to be bothered by them.

 

[guppi]

I can only go with my tank experiences I've had no trouble from my tiger barbs at all, had them from very small now large and adult fish.

 

[junosama]

Thanks for the input i think ill pass on the ottos to be safe. The frogs seems ok most of the time so far thankfully. I'm gonna add a few more plants for extra cover and just stick wit tiger barbs, maybe mix in a few other barbs.