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Thread: Tiger barbs are going nuts
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08-06-2009, 01:23 AM #1
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Tiger barbs are going nuts
Now that my little tigers are bigger, I can see that they are mostly males, and the one that disappeared was a big female, so my ratio is 6m/3f. The 3 big males are just beating up on the others, so I guess I'm headed back to the LFS tomorrow for a few females. They are somethin to watch, though!
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08-06-2009, 01:27 AM #2
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I would try and get 6 females.You want to keep those boys happy! lol
Start with 3 and see if it helps.
It'll be a cool tank!
Last edited by Northernguy; 08-06-2009 at 01:31 AM.
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08-06-2009, 01:37 AM #3
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They've been in the 55 by themselves for the last month while I was waiting to make all my changes, and didn't see anything. I thought the last 4 I got were all females (at least 3), but they were very small. They turned out to be 3m/1f. It's a real brawl going on. 2 of them are hiding in the crayfish cave...
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08-06-2009, 02:39 AM #4
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Can you remove the one causing all the ruckus until you get more females?
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08-06-2009, 01:30 PM #5
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I couldn't pin it on one...
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08-06-2009, 01:39 PM #6
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Sounds like you got some fellas that want some
Originally Posted by jaysee
haha, hopefully you can get some females, even out the balance.
How do you even sex tiger barbs? lol
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08-06-2009, 01:44 PM #7
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You can easily sex them, except when very small. The male has a red nose and red on the tailfin, as well as more red on the other fins.
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08-06-2009, 06:15 PM #8
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Alright, I got 3 big females, so hopefully that will straighten things out before they kill each other. Total of 12.
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08-07-2009, 11:52 PM #9
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The other females will also appreciate the new females!
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08-08-2009, 01:47 AM #10
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Well, first it helps to get a few drinks in them... No wait we're still talking about the fish?!? Originally Posted by jackson17
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