Tiger Barb Tank Mates

[Angelphish]

I have a school of eight Tiger barbs in my 200 gallon, 7' x 2' x 2', aquarium. There were a couple more fish I wanted before I would consider it fully stocked. Currently the largest fish in the aquarium is the Blood Parrot, but the Bala's and Pleco will surpass him. I was looking for more American Cichlids that I could put with the barbs (other than rams). I would prefer larger ones like the Parrot, but not so big that they can eat the barbs. The barbs were a little nippy at the Parrot once I first got him, but he showed them who gives orders. I want the new fish to give them the same impression as the Blood Parrot did. I already have a couple ideas. Would a SPR Flowerhorn or Green Terror be okay? Salvini Cichlid? Severum?

 

[Ihsnshaik]

I've seen tanks with giants with tiger barbs. They're quick and can hide easily. You should be fine but wouldn't expect them all to live.

 

[ehh]

in a big tank like that i think they'll be fine with a severum. or even a salvini.
you might be pushing it with a green terror. and flower horns are real wild cards. id expect the flower horn to fight with the blood parrot.

 

[Ihsnshaik]

in a big tank like that i think they'll be fine with a severum. or even a salvini.
you might be pushing it with a green terror. and flower horns are real wild cards. id expect the flower horn to fight with the blood parrot.

My male fader Flowerhorn ate three blood parrots lol not killed ate them lol he doesn't touch any 1" Midas or anything small but he hates blood parrots... Lol

 

[Angelphish]

Some websites claim that Severum can grow to eight inches, and other websites say twelve. What is the average size of a Severum? Of the fish that you approved, I'd prefer a Severum.

 

[Angelphish]

The Parrot wiped out half the barbs. Don't have to worry about that problem anymore.

 

[joshua752]

Haha so no barbs what's all in your tank currently?

 

[fishnatics]

The Parrot wiped out half the barbs. Don't have to worry about that problem anymore.

Well that's a bummer.

 

[Angelphish]

Still have five of the eight barbs. One looks like it won't make it through the night, but if it does, it'll be gone by the end of the week. Currently I have five 3" Angels, one Elephant Nose - 3 1/2", one Half Banded Spiny Eel - 3 1/2, one 5" Blood Parrot, one 5" Bala Shark, one 1" Bala Shark, Five 3/4" - 2 1/2" Tiger Barbs, one African Featherfin Catfish at 4 1/2", four 1" Cories, four Mystery Snails, one 1" Green Severum, one 3 1/2" Orange Shoulder Severum, and one Common Pleco at 6".

 

[Angelphish]

I wasn't very upset that the barbs had died, for the ones that did I only had for about a month. The worst part was the fact that I watched one die. This morning, I was watching the first barb to die as he died. He was swimming at the surface gasping for air. I studied him for a few minutes, and he started swimming around frantically. He did this for about thirty seconds, where he swam under a decoration, turned pale, stopped breathing, and flipped upside down.