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p/l

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 3:12 pm
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Im new to the aquarium world, i just put 2 tiger barbs, and an angel fish
in an 42 gallon tank. the question i have is.. Is it natural for this barbs
to constanly be picking on the angelfish. I thought tiger barbs were an
community fish.. Any advice would be helpful .. thanks

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Dustin The-Wind

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 5:49 pm
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Tiger Barbs = Fin Nippers

Something interesting about this fish is that they school with similar
colored fish. It's rather comical to see a Clown Loach who thinks he's a
Tiger Barb. So maybe add similar colored less aggressive fish. In
addition to adding two more Tiger Barbs.

I am sure you notice how fast Tiger Barbs are. A school of Giant Danios
will distract everyone in the tank. Imagine having six Robbin Williams
on speed in the same room! Like Robbin Williams they are gentle and
funny, but ALL OVER THE PLACE.

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 8:24 pm
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No, no, no. Tiger barbs are very pesky fish. You MIGHT
be able to get them to leave the angels alone by adding
several more barbs. A school of 6-8 usually keeps it's
squabbling within the group (sometimes killing the smallest
one or two in the process). But having said that, long
flowing fins are almost irresistible to them. If you have
veil angels, you'll need to rehouse either barbs or
angels. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

-coelacanth

"p/l" <patsnow RemoveThis @roadrunner.nf.net> wrote in message
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> Im new to the aquarium world, i just put 2 tiger barbs, and an angel fish
> in an 42 gallon tank. the question i have is.. Is it natural for this
barbs
> to constanly be picking on the angelfish. I thought tiger barbs were an
> community fish.. Any advice would be helpful .. thanks
>
>
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Tedd Jacobs

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 11:11 pm
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"p/l" <patsnow.DeleteThis@roadrunner.nf.net> wrote in message
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> Im new to the aquarium world, i just put 2 tiger barbs, and an angel fish
> in an 42 gallon tank. the question i have is.. Is it natural for this barbs
> to constanly be picking on the angelfish. I thought tiger barbs were an
> community fish.. Any advice would be helpful .. thanks

tiger barbs are actually typically labeled as a "semi-aggressive" because of
their tendency to be fin nippers and,... well... killers.

i have both angels and tigers and i wouldn't put them in the same tank under any
circumstances. the angels would not survive. consider the tiger barbs to be like
dwarven klingons on crack, (okay, maybe thats a little extreme but you get the
idea.) the little guys are always looking for a fight.
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