Tiger Barb

Tiger Barb	Tropical Fish Information
Size	Up to 2.75 inches or 7 cm
Fish Hardiness	Fairly easy to keep
Water Temperature	68 to 78.8°F or 20 to 26°C
Water pH	6.0 to 8.0
Water Hardness	5 to 20 dH
Peaceful or Aggressive	Can be considered as aggressive due to its very active nature
Number of same species in tank	Minimum of five or more, more is better
Community Species	Yes, when selecting tank mates carefully
Sexes	Males are more slender built with brighter colors than the paler females with more rounded bodies
Strata	All, but mainly middle
Food	Flake food, blood worms and brine shrimp
Breeding	Fairly easy to breed
Breeding temperature	77 to 78.8°F or 25 to 26°C
Other names	Sumatra Barb
Scientific name	Puntius tetrazona
Lifespan	5 years

Ideal Conditions for this Aquarium Fish

Appearance This another species from my tropical fish index. The most common species have a silvery orange to brown main body color with four black stripes running vertically over the body. The fins are reddish in color. Other popular varieties are the Green and Albino Barb.

Aggressive These little fish are very very active and needs to be kept in schools of at least five or more. The reason being that when kept in smaller numbers they are not busy enough and will then nip very aggressively at other species.

Strata They mainly prefer the middle parts of the aquarium but they also explore the top and bottom parts.

Community This Tropical Fish can be part of a community aquarium setup but care needs to be taken not to put fish with long or large fins with them in the same fish tanks. Angelfish or Guppies for instance will not be a good idea. Rather stick to other busy bodies like Giant Danios or Leopard Danios and Platies or Mollies.

Pictures of this Tropical Freshwater Fish

Original Variety

Photo credit to CB Agulto

Aquarium photos of the Green Tiger Barb

Green Tiger Barb

Photo credit to Tomas Martinez

Photo credit to Dianes Digitals

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