Tiger Barbs

[centuryan]

hi all

i have 6 tiger barbs,

2 of them are acting strange with each other, they look like they are kissing and constantly together,

do you think they are breeding are they livebearers???

they dont look like they are attacking each other,

any info on them much apreciated lol,

thanks,

lee

 

[dcarmor927]

they are fighting...look at their noses...the males will have a bright orange nose and the females will be the color of the rest of their body ...chances are the fighters are both males trying to establish dominance...
look at my avatar for a fighting pic lol...they aren't live bearers BTW...hope this helps!

 

[minxfishy]

No not livebearers, you wont be overrun if they spawn, in a community tank most of the eggs would be eaten anyway.

They often noselock as an act of 'Im the boss of you' display, TB's are known to do this often, its just their way of establishing a heirachy (sp), they wont hurt each other, least mine never did.

How many do you have? The more the better with TB's as they spread their aggression out then and leave other fish alone as they are too busy with each other.