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Re: Went with the Tiger Barbs...........good choice.

Posted By: Martin Thoene <martin.thoene@lakenheath.af.mil>
Date: Saturday, 17 July 1999, at 12:53 a.m.

In Response To: Went with the Tiger Barbs (Mercy)

One, or even two dozen tiger barbs will look stunning in a 135, because it will give them enough room to shoal decently. An aside is that the Clowns will often shoal with them because they mistake the colour pattern as their own species.

In this tank Oscars are going to get big quick, and even adult Tiger Barbs will become snacks. Oscars have vastly bigger capacity than their shut mouths appear to have...........and