if your talking will tiger barbs mix with bala's i can say in my experience i had no trouble when i had 2 bala's and 8 tiger barbs, 4 albino and 4 regular and with platinum green ones and green ones. so i would say yes they work together. im surprised that your coworkers knew what they were doing. there have only been a few workers at petsmart and petco that have been knowledgeable that i have ran across. so with you employed at petco do you get a discount on fish and fish equipment? i was thinking about picking up a part time job at either petsmart or petco but only if one or the other gives discounts on those things.
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55 Gallon
1 Bala Shark (Balantiocheilus melanopterus) 9-10"
1 Albino Rainbow Shark (Epalzeorhynchos frenatus) 6"
1 Cuvier Bichir (Polypterus senegalus) 5"
1 Clown pleco (P. maccus) 3"
3 Yoyo loaches (Botia Almorhae) 2"
Moss, 6 Java ferns, and a Amazon Sword
2 Aqua-Tech power filters 30-60g 330gph
Whisper 30-60 air pump
Marineland stealth 200 heater (rated at 55g)
48" 6500k spectrum plant bulb |