I just got 3 baby tiger barbs and know nothing about them. I have them in a 10 gal. tank with a 3" Dragonfish. I want to know if I can put a Puffer in the tank.

The biggest tiger barb is 1" and the others are .5"!

I would expect fireworks with a puffer and tiger barbs as both are quite fearsome fish. I would have maybe 8 tiger barbs alone in the tank and no puffer or dragonfish as tiger barbs get aggressive with ech other in small groups..
Is the dragonfish a type of eel that will eventually need brackish as i cant find anything with that name.

Here is a site another member posted about Dragon fish.

http://www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_pages/...dragon_fish.htm

I cant see the page.

http://www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_pages/...dragon_fish.htm

it says url not valid so i wrote in dragonfish and it came up with violet goby
http://species.fishindex.com/species_910go...iolet_goby.html

That is the one!! They can also live in fresh water!

I only have a 10 gal. Can I add more tiger barbs? (they are actually green tiger barbs)

Do you know how to tell the sex?

Any ideas for names? My son named the dragon fish Lava!

The ten gallons is too small for the dragon fish so until you upgrade him to a bigger tank then you shouldnt add any more fish as he may try to eat the ones you have in there.

He is a peacefull fish...........................

He does not eat other fish!!

Violet gobies are not naturally aggressive toward most fish concerning size because they are gravel scavengers, but since they have such poor eye sight they might be scared by them or think they are food and lunge...

The tiger barbs will become aggressive toward him and themselves if they are not separated into bigger tanks. Neither will do okay in a 10 gallon.

Just got a 40-50 gal tank, a friend gave it to me! I am not going to get it up and running until after the move though! And only if my mom will let me (I am moving back home for a couple of months!)

[COLOR=blue] Here is the info from the site I told you guys about abouve! So you can read for yourselves about the Dragon Fish!



Dragon Fish
Also Called the Violet Goby.

Dragon Fish are usually hardy and easy to keep, and they are very peaceful fish. But they have very small eyes and often have difficulty finding food before the other fish in their aquarium have eaten all of the food.

Dragon Fish are also called Violet Gobies.




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Scientific Name. Gobioides broussonetti.


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Comments. Dragon Fish have very small eyes and have difficulty seeing and finding food. Be sure that their tank mates don't eat all the food and starve the Dragon Fish. Even though they look ferocious, Dragon Fish are very peaceful fish.



Appropriate home. An aquarium with at least 29 gallons of water, an exterior power filter with a bio-wheel, and a maximum of 1/4 inch of gravel. Dragon Fish do well in either a cool water aquarium or a warm water aquarium. The water temperature should be between 65 and 78 degrees F. Click here for more about warm water aquariums. Click here for more about cool water aquariums.

Dragon Fish are found in brackish water which is a mixture of freshwater without salt and marine salt water with a lot of salt. Dragon Fish do well in either freshwater or brackish water, which is freshwater with one tablespoon of Aquarium Salt added to each five gallons of freshwater. Click here for more information about Aquarium Salt.



Recommended Diet. Dragon Fish eat Ghost Shrimp and Black Worms. They will also eat live and frozen brine shrimp. Sometimes they will eat small fish. Click here for more about Black Worms. Click here for more about feeding fish.

Dragon Fish have small eyes and often have trouble finding food before the other fish in their aquarium have eaten all the food. Watch your Dragon Fish carefully to be sure it's eating



Compatibility. Keep one or a several Dragon Fish in an aquarium, but do not keep just a few Dragon Fish together, because the strongest Dragon Fish will make the other Dragon Fish miserable, unless there are several Dragon Fish to distract the strongest Dragon Fish.

Good Tank Mates for Dragon Fish are Angel Fish, Silver Dollars, Swordtails, Mollies, and Corydoras Catfish in a Warm Water Aquarium.

Dragon Fish are also good tank mates for Goldfish such as Fantails, Black Moors, Telescopes, and Orandas in a Cool Water Aquarium.

Click here to read more about several other groups of compatible fish.



Size and Life Span. Dragon Fish can live for several years and grow to be 22" long, but they rarely grow longer than 15" in an aquarium.

Tiger barbs are, to me, a very agressive little fish. I have 8 and they take spurts to fight amongst themselves at least three times an hour. They will peck at anything I put into the tank, even the gravel vac. They are food hogs and they swim really fast. They are wonderful by themselves, but I wouldn't keep them with anyone else.

Angel please site the author and website that you got that article you got it from. We don't want kokos getting into legal trouble and shutting down because a ton of people have been doing this lately. Instead of copying and pasting, just paste the link to the website.

EDIT: I found the site for you. The info and article was gotten here. http://aquariumfish.net/catalog_pages/wild/dragon_fish.htm

It was the same link that I posted above.... someone said that they couldn't read it so that is why I copied and pasted! Won't do it again..................sorry!

Oh okay no problem. Just next time remember to say what site it is in the post next time to be sure there is no confusion