Albino Tiger Barbs

Irish Dancing Man

So I'm looking at stocking a 10 Gallon and I'm thinking about Albino Tiger Barbs, Petco says they can go in a 10 Gallon.
is that true? can they go in a 10 gallon? and If so, whats the school size I should put them in?

Calmwaters

No tiger barbs can get very aggressive if not kept in large groups so they need much larger than 10 gallons.

Irish Dancing Man

Thank you, thats exactly why I never trust Petco and always check here! :p

Calmwaters

Its always a good idea to check here before you buy fish alot of places have wrong info.

Romad

10 gallons?

Those Petco workers are either told to make the sale or have no clue whatsoever..

Irish Dancing Man

At Petsmart I listened to a guy sell a betta fish and a tank that hold 2 cups of water. And he told the lady to change the water monthly. I was ready to kill that guy.

SmokeNLark

Yeah, don't look at the information at the pet stores. I work at Petsmart and our albino tiger barbs say 5 gallons. o.O Luckily I know better, and so does my manager (who wants to be an ichthyologist) and he specifically told me (as we were making fun of the tags) to not use those sizes. Always check a more reliable source before buying fish :)