How many snakeskin barbs in a 20 gallon?

**bmwguy525** · 10-31-2011, 04:37 AM

My LFS just got a tank full of snakeskin barbs and I was fascinated by them. I was planning on stocking 6 tiger barbs in my 20 gallon, but now I feel like I NEED these snakeskins!

This is the first time I've seen these or have heard of this type of barb. How big do these get? Can I comfortably fit 5 of these in a 20 gallon tank with 3-5 other fish?

**genocidex** · 10-31-2011, 04:45 AM

you could have a nice school of them in a 20g but i wouldnt trust barbs with fish in that sized tank but they could be fine.... once you keep tigers you wont trust other barbs :P..... but if you are trying to use aqadvisor then use five banded barb.....

**bmwguy525** · 11-01-2011, 03:43 AM

Originally Posted by genocidex

you could have a nice school of them in a 20g but i wouldnt trust barbs with fish in that sized tank but they could be fine.... once you keep tigers you wont trust other barbs :P..... but if you are trying to use aqadvisor then use five banded barb.....

Didn't even know about that site! Pretty awesome little calculator.

You think keeping pretty much any barb with other fish in a 20 gallon is a no-go? The LFS told me the snakeskins were definitely far tamer than the tiger barbs, but I still would hate to see a group of peppered corys getting annoyed all day.

**OscarFan** · 11-01-2011, 04:01 AM

barbs personalities vary greatly from species to species. Tigerbarbs are like demons where cherries are like little angels. But they should all leave the cories alone.