Tiger Barb species profile.

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  • @Eye-1-70
    @Eye-1-70 17 днів тому

    Daniel hi.
    I was looking through the tiger barb videos and there you were. I kept these in the late 70s.
    When they were for a pound.. I stupidly only bought four. Soon there was one. 😉
    I'm probably going out Monday to buy eight.
    Let's hope that this time all these years later I have finally learnt my lesson.lol

  • @terrybarreneche7388
    @terrybarreneche7388 4 роки тому +4

    I just received my first Tiger Barbs a few days ago and love them already.

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  4 роки тому

      Hard not to love these cheeky wee fish. Sure you'll enjoy them for a long time to come. Have fun with them.

  • @neithermanc1
    @neithermanc1 Рік тому +1

    just added 12 of these to my planted 29g tank. a few are green ones and i am mesmerized by their shimmering under the lights.

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  Рік тому +1

      They're amazing hey. Think the green ones are my favourite.

  • @pelhamsaquatics
    @pelhamsaquatics 2 роки тому

    Very nice profile of these beauties daniel💯⭐️

  • @annashobbies4350
    @annashobbies4350 7 років тому +3

    I'm like you in the green ones are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.💚🐠💚

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  7 років тому +2

      Cecelia's Hobbies you're welcome and thank you for the comment. One of these days I'll get a better camera so I can better show how beautiful they are but yes, agreed; the green ones are definately the best!

  • @sangrijuela1
    @sangrijuela1 6 років тому +4

    Nice fish. Beautiful fish tank 👍🏽

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому +1

      Thank you very much.
      Aye they are great wee fish. Such cool wee characters.

  • @otcfishkeeper5414
    @otcfishkeeper5414 10 місяців тому

    Great video, beautiful fish, thanks.

  • @JeezWhiz1
    @JeezWhiz1 2 роки тому +4

    It's best to keep them in a 29 gallon or larger. I kept about 12 in a 29 gallon for a few years and then moved up to a 55 gallon. Afterwards more than half of my original barbs began to 'age out'. Their colors faded and they became less agile. The two senior males I had who were aging began to get harassed by a younger, more vibrant male who nipped the victims' tails to shreds which further impeded their ability to swim properly. I removed the younger male and allowed the two elderly barbs to die in peace without any further harassment/nipping. I've since purchased 14 much smaller juvenile barbs in purchases of 4 at a time over 3 weeks time to join my three original females and a three smaller males. There have been one or two dust ups that I've witnessed but overall this larger group, mostly smaller juveniles, like to shoal together which gives my tank a nice look and atmosphere versus what was going on previously when that virile male was attacking the older males.

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  2 роки тому +2

      Yeah generally they work it out hey but they certainly will focus on individual fish who are getting older, sick or injured.
      29 sounds good. Always aim as big as possible for most fish I reckon.

  • @rob93aquatics
    @rob93aquatics 6 років тому +5

    Stumbled upon getting some myself, great video helped a lot, definitely have my Sub🤙🐠

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому +2

      Rob 93 thanks a lot Rob.
      Aye they're great wee characters right enough. They sometimes get a bad rap but if they're kept right they're awesome. Definately one of my favourite fish.

  • @MoreChannelNoise
    @MoreChannelNoise 5 років тому +4

    I remember my younger brother getting just 2. They attacked the fins on his male guppies. They also were the first to show the water was not clean enough for them by hanging nose down, so they like clean water, but who doesn't. I kept them myself later on , I bought 6 and they were no trouble to the tank mates but I didn't attempt to put a male guppy in with them!

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  5 років тому

      Haha, yes a male Guppy with flowing colourful fins would unquestionably be too much for these wee rascals to resist no doubt.

    • @nerfgunner2327
      @nerfgunner2327 2 роки тому +2

      It’s actually super common for barbs to do that nose down thing, they do it at night when they sleep as well!

    • @MoreChannelNoise
      @MoreChannelNoise 2 роки тому

      @@nerfgunner2327 yes I noticed they would do that at night too but not during the day unless the water was not good.

  • @FridayFishFacts
    @FridayFishFacts 6 років тому +6

    Great video! These are one of my favourite schooling fish. I have a species only tank with them. New sub 😁

  • @izhur81
    @izhur81 4 роки тому +1

    Nice barb , in my village in Central Borneo Indonesia we have to,like snakeskin barb,tiger barb,t-barb and many more ❤️ 👍.
    Lets we support each other to conservate all kind wild barb 🙏

  • @tompage8674
    @tompage8674 4 роки тому +1

    Nice vid mate !Thanks!

  • @1domcouk
    @1domcouk 3 роки тому +1

    Gorgeous fish, especially the green ones. Love the wood in the tank. Do you think tiger barbs would be ok with the larger rainbowfish (5.5 inches)?

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  3 роки тому

      I'm going to be totally honest and say I'm not sure never having tried it.
      My gut feeling would be that it'd be okay. They're bigger so able to stick up for themselves and quick so can get out of dodge if required but please don't take that as a for sure.

    • @declanmurphy417
      @declanmurphy417 3 роки тому

      i keep rainbows with them no problem

  • @RobinTruitt1962
    @RobinTruitt1962 6 років тому

    Great video. You are correct about the clown loaches being a good fish for them ... they will actually school together. I also wondered if they do so because of their coloring being the same.

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому +1

      Aye I'd say that's a big part of it for sure.
      Possibly also because the Tigers might think twice before being wee bullies to them. If they get a bit nippy the loach they can turn around and say "when I'm a foot long you'll regret that." 😉

  • @leeandmandybattersby5958
    @leeandmandybattersby5958 5 років тому +3

    so glad i can accross this video tiger barbs are what im going to get for my new 33 gallon hexaganol tank doing a species only how many would you reccomend for this size of tank ... great video 👍🏻

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  5 років тому +1

      Glad we were able to discuss this in another thread. Will enjoy following what you went with.

  • @joemanta7
    @joemanta7 6 років тому +1

    Thanks for the info, i have a species only tank of 15 of them in a 40 gallon breeder ,love watching them.I have had them for about two weeks now ,they still are small about the size of a dime .Thanks for the video i will feed more frequently but smaller portions as u said ,these guys can eat they eat anything i put in there,as soon as i near the tank they go mad they think its always feeding time .

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому +2

      haha, yes, they are like the naught little boys of the aquarium but they're great fun. Glad you are enjoying them and found the video useful then and thank you for your comment.
      Make sure you give them vegetables of some kind every now and then otherwise they do take a nip at your plants. I came home from work a few time and found two things; missing plant tips and very innocent looking Tigers who couldn't possibly done it on account of their mouths already being full with unmelted butter.

  • @zatod.erasmus5089
    @zatod.erasmus5089 3 роки тому +1

    Beautiful fish bro,i have n few

  • @giftedhandskreations910
    @giftedhandskreations910 5 років тому +2

    What is the best plants to put in my tank I have a 36 gallon and a 32 gallon

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  5 років тому +2

      If you are new to plants I would suggest starting with easy plants. Java Fern and Anubias are not too denanding in terms of light or parameters and you don't even need to plant them. You can attach them to rocks, wood and ornaments with either thread or super glu. Any super glu with cyano acrylate as the active ingredient is safe to use in the aquarium and gel type is easier to work with as it doesn't run.
      ua-cam.com/video/BrJNhW5ipU0/v-deo.html
      If you're wanting to plant into the substrate I'd maybe look into the Valisneria and Hygrophila for the background and the Cryptocorynes for foreground plants. They are quite hardy, undemanding plants to start with. They might melt while they get used to your water but should bounce back in time.
      Fertilising them helps. The first plants I mentioned get their nutrients out of the water so products like Flourish, Thrive and Easy Green are great.
      The others that you plant in the substrate get their nutrients through their roots so root tabs are a good way of supplying those.

  • @jiro7446
    @jiro7446 5 років тому +1

    Get video love the tank .. i got a tiger barb tank with clown lochies.. new sub here..

  • @ragnos28
    @ragnos28 3 роки тому +1

    Tiger barbs are definitely one of my favorite fish, along side cory. Never had a tank that did not have those two species. Regarding tiger barbs, you have any thoughts about the red glo variant? I have a group of 7, as centerpieces in 120 litre planted tank and they look amazing imo.

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  3 роки тому

      Well they look sick, no doubt about that.
      Should we do it though? Honestly I'm not sure where I sit on that at the moment. Soon as we've taken an animal from the wild and selectively bred them we've meddled with nature but we've been doing that for thousands of years right?
      I suppose it's a question of where we draw the line hey?

    • @ragnos28
      @ragnos28 3 роки тому

      @@DanielKeepingFish It is a complex topic. The first time in the hobby when we saw “modified” fish, were those glass fish (Parambassis ranga) whith that disgusting practice of injecting dyes in the fish bodies. I have stayed away from that fish and I have encouraged as manny ppl as posible to do the same in order to discourage that barbaric practice. I even advocated that cause to the local fish stores and convince them to not order new injected glass fish. In some cases they brought the natural version of the fish and they sold very well. I have a group of 9 in a community tank and they are just great in their natural variant.
      After that, the genetic modified glo fish appeared in the hobby. In that case I had no problem with that because there was not a physical intervention on the fish, no seringe, no dye or anything like that. The only modification the fish display was a change in color, no modification of the fish life style, behavior or life expectancy, the new coloration is permanent and if they reproduce, the offspring will keep the coloration.
      In the particular case of glo tiger barbs, my reaction was:”so, science created red tiger barbs?..well, good job science”. There is also the matter of taste, glo tiger barbs come also in the green and yellow variant, but I don’t like them and I don’t keep them.
      So, in the end, for me at least, in the case of modified fish, is a matter of: are the fish harm as the result of the modification? Does the modification affect the fish life style, behavior or life expectancy? Do I like the fish?
      Sorry for the long rant, new sub btw:)

  • @justagigolo43
    @justagigolo43 5 років тому +1

    Very helpful thank you

  • @pieterjansenvanrensburg7322
    @pieterjansenvanrensburg7322 3 роки тому +1

    Just ordered 20 tigers and 20 green tigers for my 110 galon gonna be a busy tank 😎

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  3 роки тому

      Ah that's cool. You'll enjoy them especially in a nice big group like that.

  • @lilynorthover8378
    @lilynorthover8378 6 років тому

    Great video just what I needed. Am planning a green tiger tank, may put in snakeskin barbs as well but not sure if that will work. Good information , thank you.

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому

      Lily Northover thank you.
      That's sounds great. I've never kept the snakeskin but they look awesome. I think they are far less agressive than the Tigers so as long as you have enough of them to keep aggression between themselves you may well be okay adding the snakeskins. I hope it works, such a cool idea for a tank.

  • @PULAG
    @PULAG 3 роки тому +1

    Any difference between normal and green tigers besides the way they look?

  • @simmack17
    @simmack17 4 роки тому +1

    Do you feed your barb with boiled chicken

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  4 роки тому

      I never have, I'll need to give it a go right enough.
      Do you do it yourself?

    • @simmack17
      @simmack17 4 роки тому

      @@DanielKeepingFish yes they'll love it

  • @lilynorthover8378
    @lilynorthover8378 6 років тому

    Daniel Keeping Fish. Thank you, I'll let you know how I get on. It won't be till next year tho' coz I'm currently doing 390ltr for larger corydoras again with a green theme. Do love green fish!

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому

      Lily Northover me too! My favourite colour in fact.
      You've got plenty of time for research then. And to get excited about it too. Good luck with the Cory build as well, sounds ace.

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому

      Green Lasers in there by any chance?

    • @lilynorthover8378
      @lilynorthover8378 6 років тому

      Green lasers, brochis splendens and concolors just because I love them! Good numbers of all of them. Possibly keyhole cichlids for swimming interest.

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому

      Lily Northover now that sounds like an awesome tank, wee South American theme. I'd definately add the Keyhokes, sounds like a great plan to me.

    • @lilynorthover8378
      @lilynorthover8378 6 років тому

      Thank you I will. My water is very soft and the acid side of neutral so I lean to South America. Very excited by green tiger tank tho'. XD

  • @PULAG
    @PULAG 3 роки тому +1

    Where you get those white ones??

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  3 роки тому +1

      They're pretty common here in the UK bud. Think I picked them up in a big box pet store.

    • @PULAG
      @PULAG 3 роки тому

      @@DanielKeepingFish America has none.

  • @benzenemonsanto5532
    @benzenemonsanto5532 4 роки тому +1

    I got a 15 gallon tank. How many can i comfortably fit?

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  4 роки тому

      Well ideally we'd be looking for 20G minimum but we have to work with what we have hey?
      I'd say half a dozen with adequate filtration.

  • @zamveron5887
    @zamveron5887 6 років тому +1

    Nice tank mate.. great.. how many red tail shark u got in there?

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  5 років тому

      Thank you very much.
      Just one Red Tail. They can be very aggressive with each other once they mature I find. They're a bit like the Tigers in that if you kept six or more it might distribute the aggression between them but I want a very big tank to try that in I think.

  • @clemmahabir
    @clemmahabir 6 років тому

    Awsome video🐠
    Hello from CANADA 🐙
    I finally got me some barbs greens and silver but there is a sale on at my lfs, so I'm heading back for more like the albinos 👍👍

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому

      Hello over in Cananda!
      Ah you'll love them, they're such great wee characters. Even better if you're getting them on sale right enough but either way you'll love them.
      Enjoy you new barbs!

    • @clemmahabir
      @clemmahabir 6 років тому

      @@DanielKeepingFish
      Hey mate I got the the albinos! Now they are three colors silver, green and albino, I just love all three colors so it made sense to get them. They are small atm but I plan to get a 30g breeder which would fit under my 90g tank just perfectly!! Your tank looks stunning and thanks for the quality of information from your video.
      We always keep learning in this hobby and most of all as fishkeepers from each other.
      Thanks mate God bless you friend.🐠🐠🐠

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому

      @@clemmahabir cool man. You'll love them. They're great wee characters; like the naughty little boys in the playground and they're always active so you'll always have something to watch.
      Thanks very much for the kind comments too, really appreciated.
      Take care bud and have fun with your new Tigers.

    • @clemmahabir
      @clemmahabir 6 років тому

      @@DanielKeepingFish
      All the best to you too Daniel!!
      I subbed to your channel btw..make more videos mate. 👍😎👍

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому

      @@clemmahabir ah thank you very much.
      Aye I'll definately be making more videos. Ultimately I enjoy doing it so will definately keep going but with feedback like that which means so much even more reason.
      Unfortunately real life often gets in the way so I do not try to commit to a weekly schedule or anything like that but I try to make a video as often as I am able.
      Thank you once again for the very kind comments.

  • @staceyakin3385
    @staceyakin3385 7 років тому

    What size tank is that you have yours in now? I didn't do my research very well and have now got 15 in a 46 gallon bow front and according to aqadvisor I'm severely over stocked. How many would you recommend for my tank size?

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  7 років тому +3

      Stacey Akin okay, we can sort this out.
      So for stocking levels for these we need to consider two things; swimming area and water quality.
      Mine are in a 200l and have plenty of room to swim about. Yours is only a wee bit shy of that, 175 I think but similar footprints as in longer rather than taller. So I think they will be fine in that regard.
      When it comes to water quality there are quite a few things that affect it but what we are wanting to do is make sure the water is comfortable for the fish to be in right?
      So they are active fish that like to eat so their bioload will be quite high having an impact on your water quality so what can we do about it?
      Firstly over feeding will exacerbate the problem so do you best not to do it no matter how tempting it is.
      Secondly having lots of live plants (which they enjoy anyway) will help to soak up nutrients and toxins from the water.
      Then we have filtration. Good filtration is so important and we generally try to double what is require. I don't know what kind of filter you have but it doesn't necessarily mean running out and buying another. Sponge filters are excellent biological filtration. They are cheap and run off of an air pump which most people have in their tanks anyway.
      Finally keep on top of your water changes. If you are able get yourself a master test kit which are very accurate for testing what is going on in your water. They aren't necessarily cheap though. The readings will help you to decide if a water change is needed but if you don't have a kit just make sure you change 20% at least weekly.
      I don't personally feel you are dangerously overstocked but these things will help you to keep your tigers healthy and happy.
      Enjoy them, they're great wee characters.
      Hope that helps.

  • @shajahana7976
    @shajahana7976 4 роки тому +1

    Can v put mono angel with it?

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  4 роки тому

      I wouldn't put them together bud.
      I have never kept Monos but my understandind is they require some salinity in there water when they are young and are full brackish fish when they mateure. That would not suit Tiger Barbs.
      I wouldn't recommend freshwater Angels either unfortunately. There are people who do it but there is a risk. Tigers are quite boisterous and nippy so the Angels have the potential of being harmed. Also they are very fast feeders so they may not let the Angels get enough food unless you over-feed which can also lead to problems.

    • @shajahana7976
      @shajahana7976 4 роки тому +1

      @@DanielKeepingFish thank u

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  4 роки тому

      @@shajahana7976 no problem, you're welcome.

  • @gerardosaa9396
    @gerardosaa9396 5 років тому +1

    Do they segregate themselves un colors? Meaning, if you need a school of at least 6, can you go with 4greens and 4 tigers?

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  5 років тому

      My Tigers and Greens schooled well together.
      The albinos did also at first but over time they kept themselves to themselves more and more.

  • @sumantadas4570
    @sumantadas4570 6 років тому +2

    Watermelon to tiger barb!! Are they really happy with it?

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому +2

      sumanta Das I feed my fish a range of foods like most responsible fish keepers, it's obviously not the only food they are offered. So due to their reaction when they are given watermelon aye, I'd say they're delighted.

  • @bluegrassdude511
    @bluegrassdude511 6 років тому

    Where did you get your substrate from?

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому

      Johnny I'm real sorry bud I can't tell you that. I bought the tank pre owned from someone and the substrate came with it.
      It's just a flat type of gravel. I always use a wee bit of clay based substrate underneath for the root plants.
      Real sorry I can't give you a better answer than that.

  • @IAmScottyE
    @IAmScottyE 6 років тому

    Did you/do you run co2 in this tank ?

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому

      Dw Dwdoe no bud. There is a clay based substrate under the gravel but is all.
      They are all reasonably undemanding plants; Vals, Crypts, Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila and Red Tiger Lotus.

  • @justcraig1000
    @justcraig1000 5 років тому

    my favorite fish

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  5 років тому

      Definately one of mine too. They certainly have a lot of character.

  • @hemanthmaane907
    @hemanthmaane907 6 років тому

    Can u tell me the difference between male ND female

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому

      Hemanth Maane sure although it's I haven't found the differences quite as obvious as with some other fish.
      The females tend to be smaller and plumper than the males. Males can be a little more brightly coloured than the females and sometimes develop a red colouration to the nose although I have found that is not always the case.

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому

      Oh and sometimes you'll catch them nose down doing what looks like wee hand stands. That's males trying to get attention from the females.

  • @colonelsanders3512
    @colonelsanders3512 6 років тому +2

    I started with 30 green tiger barbs and now I only have 3 😂🤯

    • @DanielKeepingFish
      @DanielKeepingFish  6 років тому

      Catch’n Keep ‘S I'm sorry to hear that. I still have all mine so far. They do squabble between themselves so far but no casualties and they have been leaving their tankmates out of their disagreements!