Tiger barbs

What would make a good tank mate to go along with tiger barbs? I'm planning out a 40g planted tank, and am thinking about doing tiger barbs and perhaps a red-tailed shark. But other than that i don't know what else would go well with them, other than another type of barb. I know not to add anything with long fins like an angel or anything slow like a gourami. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

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Permalink Reply by Hmoobthor on October 20, 2011 at 10:50am

instead of barb..you can go with tetras and cory if u like

it's a bit hard to decide what goes best with tiger as they can become nippy.

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Permalink Reply by Vince on October 20, 2011 at 1:41pm

I have 9 tiger barbs, and a variety of other fish. As long as u keep a big school of them you shouldn't have any trouble. I have tetras, a gourami and others, and the tigers have been fine. Hope that helps

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Permalink Reply by Jason DuBois on October 20, 2011 at 1:53pm

I have Tiger Barbs with RTS, Panda Barbs, Gouramis and a Pleco. Gouramis can be fast if they want to. Look for small baby T-Barbs if your worried about it.

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Permalink Reply by J Tang on October 20, 2011 at 2:55pm

if you want something less nippy and aggressive... try cherry barbs. they look good one they are established. their reddish color will help bring out the greens in a planted tank. The males are super red and during breeding they darken in colors when they try to impress females. they nip a lil bit but keep it in their own species. they are pretty easy to get breeding too.