well right now i currently have 6 tigers in my 30gal bowfront and can get a 15 gal pretty cheap and ive been thinkin i no longer want it to be a community tank and really like jack dempseys or green terrors. or just a few cichlids. so i thought i could put the tigers in the 15 gallon. does this sound like a good idea?
well first off, tigers aren't really in my opinion a community fish...they're quite nippy but yes, I believe they'd be alright in a 15g. I had 6 in a 10g ~.~
What are the dimensions of the 15g? Tiger barbs really like to have lots of swimming room so a standard 10g is really too small for them. Also, a 30g isn't going to be big enough for a Jack Dempsey or Green Terror for long-term housing. Eventually you'd need at least a 55g, preferably a 75g.
Inga is correct, this is not at all suitable and is detrimental to the fish. Please read our profile of this species, click on the shade name Tiger Barb or you can use the "Tropical Fish Profiles" tab second from the left in the blue bar across the top to go to the profiles section.
Fish kept in too small a tank develop internal problems, usually are stressed which weakens their immune system considerably, and their behaviours can change or become far more problematical all due to the space issue.
How old are your Tiger Barbs? They can get up to 3 inches long and are very active fish. They need the space to swim comfortably. They might stay alive for some time in a 15 gallon but I definitely would not recommend they stay in there. Fish are housed in inappropriate size tanks all the time but it certainly isn't the ideal. I have mine in a 60 gallon and they swim from one side to the other in a second. They flash around the tank like kids on a candy high.
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