Barb's "Fighting"

SBDTHUR · 06-21-2007, 07:51 PM

These 2 Green tiger barb's in my tank keep spinning around in circles picking at eachother. They both have white scrapes down the side of them. There color seem okay, so I don't think there diseased. They are just acting wierd.

kc2rja · 06-21-2007, 08:44 PM

my barbs do that also. I believe they are competing to show who is top fish. if im wrong someone correct me please

bomb- · 06-21-2007, 09:00 PM

Tiger Barbs do that all the time. Unfortunately, one will probably die off in the end. It's just nature.

SBDTHUR · 06-21-2007, 09:08 PM

Okay well, it was kind of intresting because this is the first time i've seen it in the month I've had them.

Corydora_FREAK · 06-21-2007, 11:14 PM

They are two of the same gender and they are fighting for dominance. Its completely natural for them to fight in a new "territory" and they will until one is crowned leader. one might easily win and assume dominance, and they might equally be matched and have one die of the fights, its very hard to tell. I like to go with 1 male and the rest females, tigers are easy to sex and you dont have to worry about fights.

Onepointeighty · 06-22-2007, 04:53 PM

always keep barbs in odd numbered groups that way there is one leader or theyl always fight. if you give them time they will determine the leader and go back to being somewhat peaceful.

remember all barbs school together regardless of what kind, i have 3 tigers and 2 diff albinos and they all stick together.

-vinny

**Ichthius** · 06-22-2007, 05:03 PM

You may be able to decrease aggression by increasing the number of barbs in each group. They tend to not be as aggressive in larger groups.

bomb- · 06-22-2007, 05:05 PM

Yeah. I had two together once and the more dominant one poked the eye out of the other. Actually he poked both out. He eventually died and my carnivorous Pleco (Vampire Pleco) ate his body. It was gross.

SBDTHUR · 06-23-2007, 01:30 PM

I had 8 barb's in there, which is pretty much all it could handle.

darkfalz · 06-25-2007, 02:28 AM

When my platys start dying off, I've decided a neons/rasaboras/barb tank is what I want

Of course my little babies will last a while yet I am sure, and I couldn't bear "trading them in.

06-21-2007, 07:51 PM	#1
SBDTHUR Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Michigan Age: 15 Posts: 257 User Feedback: (0)	Barb's "Fighting" These 2 Green tiger barb's in my tank keep spinning around in circles picking at eachother. They both have white scrapes down the side of them. There color seem okay, so I don't think there diseased. They are just acting wierd. __________________ 29 Gallon Cycling....

06-21-2007, 09:00 PM	#3
bomb- Bichirs and Spiny Eels! Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 97 User Feedback: (0)	Tiger Barbs do that all the time. Unfortunately, one will probably die off in the end. It's just nature. __________________ My Tank (2) Bala Shark (1) Paradise Gourami [Name: Paradise] (2) Mono (1) African Knife [Name: Whiskers] (1) Headstander [Name: Bubba] (2) African Leaf Fish (1) Ornate Bichir [Name: Bobby ; Favorite] (2) Bolivian Rams (3) Assorted Corydoras (1) Peac0ck Eel [Name: Shrimp] (1) Fire Eel [Name: Chase] (1) Common Pleco (1) Vampire Pleco [Name: Dracula] (1) Electric Yellow Cichlid [Name: Electrix] (2) Oversized Catfish (2) Kissing Gourami

06-21-2007, 09:08 PM	#4
SBDTHUR Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Michigan Age: 15 Posts: 257 User Feedback: (0)	Okay well, it was kind of intresting because this is the first time i've seen it in the month I've had them. __________________ 29 Gallon Cycling....

06-21-2007, 11:14 PM	#5
Corydora_FREAK FIENDING FOR CORYDORAS! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Middle of Nowhere, New Mexico Age: 20 Posts: 267 User Feedback: (0)	They are two of the same gender and they are fighting for dominance. Its completely natural for them to fight in a new "territory" and they will until one is crowned leader. one might easily win and assume dominance, and they might equally be matched and have one die of the fights, its very hard to tell. I like to go with 1 male and the rest females, tigers are easy to sex and you dont have to worry about fights. __________________

06-22-2007, 04:53 PM	#6
Onepointeighty Member Join Date: May 2007 Age: 20 Posts: 38 User Feedback: (0)	always keep barbs in odd numbered groups that way there is one leader or theyl always fight. if you give them time they will determine the leader and go back to being somewhat peaceful. remember all barbs school together regardless of what kind, i have 3 tigers and 2 diff albinos and they all stick together. -vinny __________________ (5) barbs: (3) tiger, (1) albino (1) blood albino (3) cory cats (2) upsidedown catfish (1) red tail shark *(1) clown plco (1) figure eight puffer**

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06-21-2007, 08:44 PM	#2
kc2rja Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Age: 25 Posts: 7 User Feedback: (0)	my barbs do that also. I believe they are competing to show who is top fish. if im wrong someone correct me please

06-22-2007, 05:03 PM	#7
Ichthius Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Age: 18 Posts: 701 User Feedback: (2)	You may be able to decrease aggression by increasing the number of barbs in each group. They tend to not be as aggressive in larger groups. __________________ - Leah -

06-22-2007, 05:05 PM	#8
bomb- Bichirs and Spiny Eels! Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 97 User Feedback: (0)	Yeah. I had two together once and the more dominant one poked the eye out of the other. Actually he poked both out. He eventually died and my carnivorous Pleco (Vampire Pleco) ate his body. It was gross. __________________ My Tank (2) Bala Shark (1) Paradise Gourami [Name: Paradise] (2) Mono (1) African Knife [Name: Whiskers] (1) Headstander [Name: Bubba] (2) African Leaf Fish (1) Ornate Bichir [Name: Bobby ; Favorite] (2) Bolivian Rams (3) Assorted Corydoras (1) Peac0ck Eel [Name: Shrimp] (1) Fire Eel [Name: Chase] (1) Common Pleco (1) Vampire Pleco [Name: Dracula] (1) Electric Yellow Cichlid [Name: Electrix] (2) Oversized Catfish (2) Kissing Gourami

06-23-2007, 01:30 PM	#9
SBDTHUR Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Michigan Age: 15 Posts: 257 User Feedback: (0)	I had 8 barb's in there, which is pretty much all it could handle. __________________ 29 Gallon Cycling....

06-25-2007, 02:28 AM	#10
darkfalz Vishy vishies! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Australia Age: 29 Posts: 476 User Feedback: (0)	When my platys start dying off, I've decided a neons/rasaboras/barb tank is what I want Of course my little babies will last a while yet I am sure, and I couldn't bear "trading them in. __________________ 40L planted - 1 (opaline?) gourami 160L planted - 9 harlequin rasboras, 3 platys, 3 swordtails, 1 guppy

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