What fish are compatible with an Arulius Barb?

Question

I just bought an Arulius Barb and would like to add more fish to my tank. I know he gets semi-large so I would like to get fish that don't get much larger than the 4-5 inches that the Barb will grow to. I was wondering what other fish are a good mix with this type of Barb? I'd also like to get a Plecostomus for the tank... would they mingle well??

Answer 1

Though less common to the hobby than other related barbs, this peaceful, active, egg-laying fish is compatible with other related species in the home aquarium such as tiger barbs ( Puntius tetrazona), and rosy barbs (Puntius conchonius) and other fast swimming Cyprinid species of similar size. Also compatible with some cichlid species, but smaller fish such as neon tetras would be at risk of predation. As with many barbs, nippy behavior is common, but alleviated by keeping the fish in numbers of at least 5-6 individuals in the aquarium, while taking into account the space requirements of the adult size of 4-5 inches (10-12 cm).

Answer 2

arulius barbs are really nice once you get them in breeding colors. then their reds will really deepen  and the dark bars become very black. there are so many fish that you can put with them. i had mine with t-barbs, clown barbs, black rubies, tinfoils, bala sharks.(it was a 150 gallon tank. i would have likedtohave rainbowfish back then. all of those fish went well together without any problems. long-fin barbs(arulius) are tough fish and in a spacious tank can keep out of the way of aggressive fish like cichlids. they are large enough not to be easily swallowed and swim very fast.