Odessa Barb

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Odessa Barb	Profile and Description
Size	Up to 3 inches or 7 cm
Origin	South East Asia
Natural habitat	Streams and tributaries to main rivers
Fish Hardiness	Easy to keep
Water Temperature	70 – 80.5 ºF or 21 - 27 ºC
Water pH	6.0 – 7.5 pH
Water Hardness	1 - 15 dH
Strata	All but mostly middle
Peaceful or Aggressive	Peaceful but very active
Number of same species in one aquarium	Six, one male for every two females
Minimum tank size	25 gallons or 100 liters for six fish
Community Fish	Yes, with some consideration, no slow movers or neighbors with long fins
Compatible with	Other active Barbs, Danios and Rasboras of similar size. Also Cory Cats, Plecos and Loaches
Sexes	Males are more colorful and females are fuller bodied
Food	Omnivorous - flake food supplemented with live or frozen daphnia, blood worms or brine shrimp
Breeding	Relatively easy to breed
Breeding temperature	77 – 80.6 °F or 25- 27 °C
Other names	Scarlet Barb
Scientific name	Puntius padamya
Other Scientific names	None
Lifespan	Up to 3 years

Aquarium Pictures of the Odessa Barb (Puntius padamya)

Photo credit to Sakichin ©

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