Tiger Tank

What fishes will get along with tiger barbs in a 55 gallon tank?

yes i just bought a 55 gallon fish tank for my tiger barbs, i have 8, but the tank is bigger now, so im planning on buy more fishes. The fishes im planning to buy are neon tetras, harlequin rasboras, cory catfishes, guppies, glofishes, swordtails, angels, and groumies. Well now can you help me with which will get along, and which will not? i nee some help? Thanks...

Neon Tetras, Harlequin Rasboras, Corys are all schooling fish and if you get a large enough school they should be fine. Neons are often used as "dither" fish which are basically target fish for more aggressive fish to attack but not focus on one specific fish but the school as a whole, spreading the stress.

Gold fish are cooler water fish and probably shouldn't be kept in a tropical aquarium. but people still do it.

Angels and groumies are not recommended because of their long whisker type fins, but i have successfully kept a groumie with tiger barbs.

guppies are generally too small and fins too large and the barbs may nip at the guppy's fins but again you could use the dither approach.

sword tails could work but they are a community fish and the barbs may stress them.

the one thing to remember with tiger barbs is that the larger the school...the less they will bother the other fish. you could try clown loaches (some say they get too big for a 55), or you could try an red tail shark (they get aggressive to their own kind). Other tiger barbs...ie albino and green are always options and they will school with your current barbs

hope this helps

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