Photos Of My 'jungle'

Are the green tigers any less aggressive thank the 'normal' tigers?

The green Tiger Barbs are the same temperament as standard tigers.

Tigers aren't really aggressive in any case, they have squabbles amongst the shoal to establish a hierarchy.

However, if kept in a shoal with less than ten individuals then they might start nipping the fins of other species. This is where they get their reputation for being aggressive.

As long as they are in a shoal of at least 10 then they're fine in a community tank.

The other thing to consider is that they shouldn't really be kept with species with long flowing fins as, even in a large shoal, the Tigers might not be able to resist the temptation and might nip their fin and tails.

FWIW my female Apisto is far more aggressive than even the largest Tiger Barb. 

Wow - those pics are absolutely stunning! The camera has done an excellent job - but you certainly have very honed photography skills too.

Very cool Simon, jealous of pretty much all of it... Fish, tank, camera etc... 

I have excellent DSLRs and expensive lenses, but I still struggle, I think because the light levels in my tanks are so low with all of the floating plants. Even at high ISO and large aperture, shutter speeds are too low to stop fishy movement. I must have another try.

My Green tigers have been very feisty among themselves, biting fins among some of them has been constant. But they have never touched any other fish. I'm beginning to think that these things often depend on balance of male and female. However, buying 10 little ones that all look the same, it's rather pot luck. 7 out of 10 of my Emperor tetras turned out to be male, which is why I have had to split them up.

Your photos are great - keep them coming 

I'd be interested to know what plants use have in your tank and which you find to be the most successful?

Currently I use anubias, amazon sword, vallis, crypts (I think...), java moss and pennywort.