1. Welcome to Aquarium Space! We are a friendly online community for aquarium owners all over the world who love their tanks including their fish, reefs, corals, invertebrates and their aquatic livestock. If you haven't joined yet, we invite you to register and join our community!

Tiger Barbs Think They're a Clown Loach (Aquatic Oddities)

Discussion in 'Freshwater General Discussion' started by Anonymous, Sep 12, 2008.

  1. Anonymous

    Anonymous Thread Starter Guest

    Top Poster Of Month

    Crazy Tiger Barbs
    I just got 5 tiger barbs yesterday and they all think there a clown loach.They follow the clown loach everywhere he goes.I'll have a video up shortly
     
    Anonymous, Sep 12, 2008
    #1
  2. Anthony

    Anthony Active Member

    Messages:
    5,728
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    38
    Re: Crazy Tiger Barbs

    Well, they do look a little similar. :)
     
    Anthony, Sep 12, 2008
    #2
  3. Anonymous

    Anonymous Thread Starter Guest

    Top Poster Of Month

    Re: Crazy Tiger Barbs

    Hahaha, what cha going to do with that loach when it gets 16" long?
     
    Anonymous, Sep 12, 2008
    #3
  4. Anonymous

    Anonymous Thread Starter Guest

    Top Poster Of Month

    Re: Crazy Tiger Barbs

    they dont get 16 inches they get 6-8
     
    Anonymous, Sep 12, 2008
    #4
  5. Anonymous

    Anonymous Thread Starter Guest

    Top Poster Of Month

    Re: Crazy Tiger Barbs

    Go to google and search clown loach and then check any fish profile for them and you will see a range of sizes from 12" to 20".
     
    Anonymous, Sep 12, 2008
    #5
  6. Anonymous

    Anonymous Thread Starter Guest

    Top Poster Of Month

    Re: Crazy Tiger Barbs

    thats in the wild.My friends uncle had 3 in a 75 gallon and they grew like 7 inches.
     
    Anonymous, Sep 12, 2008
    #6
  7. Anonymous

    Anonymous Thread Starter Guest

    Top Poster Of Month

    Re: Crazy Tiger Barbs

    how long did he have them?
     
    Anonymous, Sep 12, 2008
    #7
  8. Anthony

    Anthony Active Member

    Messages:
    5,728
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    38
    Re: Crazy Tiger Barbs

    From what I've seen they get to be 1', even in captivity.
     
    Anthony, Sep 12, 2008
    #8
  9. Anonymous

    Anonymous Thread Starter Guest

    Top Poster Of Month

    Re: Crazy Tiger Barbs

    3 years ago.He got them when they were a inch each
     
    Anonymous, Sep 12, 2008
    #9
  10. Anonymous

    Anonymous Thread Starter Guest

    Top Poster Of Month

    Re: Crazy Tiger Barbs

    yeah, clown loaches live for a long long time, three years and they prolly were still growing!
     
    Anonymous, Sep 12, 2008
    #10
  11. Anonymous

    Anonymous Thread Starter Guest

    Top Poster Of Month

    Re: Crazy Tiger Barbs

    o well the clown loach wont be big for a long time
     
    Anonymous, Sep 13, 2008
    #11