pondering

[toolisj]

i have a 20 gallon tank thats up and running and cycled, and i have a few fish that have outgrown the tank that im going to give to a friend that has a larger tank so i'll have some extra room. Right now, i have three tiger barbs, i know thats not a lot but due to some problems with my decorations (several got wedged in my skull and beat themselves up so bad they later died). so i removed that. anyway. i will have them and a blue dwarf gourami. I was thinking of getting maybe 4 more barbs, and maybe some cory's as bottom feeders. This wouldn't over stock the tank would it? and how many cory's could i afford if i can afford any at all?

[Red]

I would look into finding a more friendlier group of barbs,(like cherry barbs) tigers tend to beat up fish, and would tare apart your gourami. But if you feel like taking a chance (sometimes works) then you could add 3-4 more and add a cory school.

[toolisj]

i've read a lot about barbs nipping other fish, buy my gourami likes to chase them around the tank, they've never bothered him since the first day i put him in. by school, how many are we talking about?

[thrakuarium]

Corys like to be in a school of 6 or more, so 6 would probably work in your tank.

[Gayle]

6 cories would work.

[mac]

I agree with RS. That Tiger Barbs are great fish at being aggressive.
IMO I would look for fish that are a lot more kinder. Barbs like Pentazon Barbs would be a good choice.

As for the Corys a school of 5-6 would be more than fine.

mac

[lef22]

Regarding the tigerbarb fact, that they nip othe fishes fins... does this also aply to tiger loaches? because i've has some problems with mine
Specifically they nipped off my betas fins!Entirely!

[toolisj]

I want to keep the bio-load as low as possible as i am heading off to school in the fall and my mom will have to care for the tank while im away. So would 1 blue dwarf gourami, 6 tiger barbs, 5 corys work?

[Red]

Regarding the tigerbarb fact, that they nip othe fishes fins... does this also aply to tiger loaches? because i've has some problems with mine
Specifically they nipped off my betas fins!Entirely!

Tiger loaches get real big, and real territorial, which in turn is why your betta got his fins nipped!