Tiger Barb tank mates

Best tank mates for Tiger Barb

Bleeding Heart Tetra

7 cm · 21–28°C

Bronze Corydoras

7 cm · 22–28°C

Wrestling Halfbeak

7 cm · 23–29°C

Glass Catfish

6.5 cm · 20–26°C

Penguin Tetra

7.5 cm · 22–28°C

Sterbai Corydoras

6.5 cm · 23–30°C

Umbrella Dwarf Cichlid

6.5 cm · 18–28°C

African Butterfly Cichlid

8 cm · 23–28°C

Bamboo Shrimp

8 cm · 22–29°C

Black Ruby Barb

6 cm · 20–27°C

Bolivian Ram

8 cm · 22–27°C

Diamond Tetra

6 cm · 24–28°C

64 more species pass every check:

Possible with care

• Acei Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• African Butterflyfish— Serious temperament conflict
• Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Altum Angelfish— Serious temperament conflict
• Angelfish— Serious temperament conflict
• Auratus Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish)— Serious temperament conflict
• Black Skirt Tetra— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Blood Parrot Cichlid— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Blue Acara— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Blue Dolphin Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Blue Tiger Shrimp— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Borleyi (Redfin Hap)— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Borneo Sucker— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Brevis Shell Dweller— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Brichard's Teleogramma— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Brichardi (Fairy Cichlid)— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Buenos Aires Tetra— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Buffalohead Cichlid— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Bumblebee Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Bumblebee Goby— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Butterfly Hillstream Loach— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Calvus Cichlid— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Cardinal Tetra— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Celebes Rainbowfish— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Celestial Pearl Danio— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Checkerboard Cichlid— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Checkered Barb— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Chili Rasbora— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Chinese Algae Eater— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Chocolate Cichlid— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Chocolate Gourami— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Clown Killifish— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Cobalt Blue Zebra— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Colombian Ramshorn Snail— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Compressiceps Cichlid— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Congo Dwarf Cichlid— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Convict Cichlid— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Crystal Red Shrimp— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Cuckoo Catfish— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Cylindricus Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Cyprichromis— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Demasoni Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Denison Barb— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Discus— Serious temperament conflict
• Doctor Fish— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Dogtooth Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Dojo (Weather) Loach— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Dwarf Pea Puffer— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Dwarf Petricola Catfish— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Dwarf Rasbora— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Electric Blue Ahli— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Electric Yellow Lab— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Elephantnose Fish— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Ellioti Cichlid— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Elongate Mbuna— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Ember Tetra— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Endler's Livebearer— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Even-spotted Synodontis— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Featherfin Squeaker— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Festivum (Flag Cichlid)— Setup needs adjustments for some species
• Figure-8 Puffer— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Firemouth Cichlid— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Five-bar Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• German Blue Ram— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Glowlight Danio— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Gold Barb— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Golden Julie— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Golden Wonder Killifish— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Green Discus— Serious temperament conflict
• Green Neon Tetra— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Guppy— Serious temperament conflict
• Heckel Discus— Serious temperament conflict
• Hongi Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Japanese Trapdoor Snail— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Jewel Cichlid— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Johanni Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Kenyi Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Kissing Gourami— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Kuhli Loach— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Lambchop Rasbora— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Least Killifish— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Lemon Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Leopard Danio— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Macmasteri Dwarf Cichlid— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Maingano Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Marble Hatchetfish— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Marlieri Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Masked Julie— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Medaka Ricefish— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Molly— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Moonlight Gourami— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Multifasciatus Shell Dweller— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Neon Tetra— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Nerite Snail— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Ocellatus Shell Dweller— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Odessa Barb— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Panda Corydoras— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Paradise Fish— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Paraguay Eartheater— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Peaceful Betta— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Peacock Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Pearl Danio— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Pearl Gourami— Serious temperament conflict
• Peppered Corydoras— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Polka Dot Loach— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Port Cichlid— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Powder Blue Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Rabbit Snail— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Rainbow Cichlid— Setup needs adjustments for some species
• Rainbow Shark— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Red Empress— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Red Rainbowfish— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Red Zebra Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Red-Tail Shark— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Redhead Cichlid— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Regan's Julie— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Reticulated Hillstream Loach— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Rosy Barb— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Rubber Lip Pleco— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Rummynose Tetra— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Rusty Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Sailfin Molly— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Salvini Cichlid— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Sand-sifting Xenotilapia— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Saulosi Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Serpae Tetra— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Severum— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Similis Shell Dweller— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Spotted Hoplo— Setup needs adjustments for some species
• Star Sapphire— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Strawberry Rasbora— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Sulawesi Cardinal Shrimp— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Sunshine Peacock— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Sveni Eartheater— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Swordtail— pH is a compromise for someone here
• T-Bar Cichlid— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Taiwan Reef Cichlid— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Threadfin Acara— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Threadfin Petrochromis— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Threadfin Rainbowfish— Serious temperament conflict
• Three-spot Gourami— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Turquoise Rainbowfish— pH is a compromise for someone here
• Uaru (Triangle Cichlid)— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• White Cloud Mountain Minnow— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Yoyo Loach— Some tension — cover and space are doing the work
• Zebra Danio— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Zebra Mbuna— Everyone is close on pH — one fish sits just outside its favourite
• Zebra Pleco— Everyone is close on temperature — one fish sits just outside its favourite

Avoid with Tiger Barb

• Adonis Pleco— Tank is too small for some species
• Bala Shark— Tank is too small for some species
• Black Moor Goldfish— No temperature suits every species here
• Clown Loach— Tank is too small for some species
• Comet Goldfish— No temperature suits every species here
• Common Goldfish— No temperature suits every species here
• Common Pleco— Tank is too small for some species
• Demon Eartheater— Tank is too small for some species
• Duboisi Tropheus— Only one pH value suits everyone — no margin
• Endlicheri Bichir— Tank is too small for some species
• Fantail Goldfish— No temperature suits every species here
• Frontosa— Tank is too small for some species
• Goby Cichlid— Only one pH value suits everyone — no margin
• Green Spotted Pufferfish— Freshwater and brackish species cannot share a tank
• Green Terror— A predator will eat a tankmate
• Iridescent Shark— Tank is too small for some species
• Jack Dempsey— A predator will eat a tankmate
• Jaguar Cichlid— Tank is too small for some species
• Koi— No temperature suits every species here
• Livingstoni— A predator will eat a tankmate
• Malawi Eyebiter— A predator will eat a tankmate
• Malawi Hawk— Tank is too small for some species
• Oranda Goldfish— No temperature suits every species here
• Ornate Bichir— Tank is too small for some species
• Oscar— Tank is too small for some species
• Peacock Bass— Tank is too small for some species
• Pike Cichlid— Tank is too small for some species
• Ranchu Goldfish— No temperature suits every species here
• Red Devil— A predator will eat a tankmate
• Red Terror— Tank is too small for some species
• Reticulated Flying Fox— Tank is too small for some species
• Rostratus— Tank is too small for some species
• Rosy Red Minnow— No temperature suits every species here
• Royal Pleco— Tank is too small for some species
• Ryukin Goldfish— No temperature suits every species here
• Sailfin Pleco— Tank is too small for some species
• Shubunkin Goldfish— No temperature suits every species here
• Silver Arowana— Tank is too small for some species
• Silver Moony— Freshwater and brackish species cannot share a tank
• Striped Raphael Catfish— A predator will eat a tankmate
• Telescope Goldfish— No temperature suits every species here
• Texas Cichlid— A predator will eat a tankmate
• Tropheus— Only one pH value suits everyone — no margin
• Venustus (Giraffe Cichlid)— A predator will eat a tankmate
• Wolf Cichlid— Tank is too small for some species

Frequently asked questions

What are the best tank mates for Tiger Barb?

Top engine-approved picks: Bleeding Heart Tetra, Bronze Corydoras, Wrestling Halfbeak, Glass Catfish, Penguin Tetra. Each shares a workable temperature and pH band with Tiger Barb and clears the temperament and predation checks in a spacious reference tank.

What fish should you avoid keeping with Tiger Barb?

The engine red-flags Adonis Pleco, Bala Shark, Black Moor Goldfish among others — for incompatible water, temperament conflict or predation risk. The avoid list above states the specific reason for each pairing.