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|extra_common_names=Tiger Barb, Green Tiger Barb, Black Tiger Barb, Sumatran Barb, Sumatra Barb, Moosbarbe, Gold Banded Barb | |extra_common_names=Tiger Barb, Green Tiger Barb, Black Tiger Barb, Sumatran Barb, Sumatra Barb, Moosbarbe, Gold Banded Barb | ||
|species=Puntigrus tetrazona | |species=Puntigrus tetrazona | ||
| − | |extra_scientific_names=Barbus tetrazona, Barbus tetrazona tetrazona, Capoeta tetrazona, Puntius tetrazona | + | |extra_scientific_names=Barbus tetrazona, Barbus tetrazona tetrazona, Capoeta tetrazona, Puntius tetrazona |
|image=Puntius_tetrazona85387.jpg | |image=Puntius_tetrazona85387.jpg | ||
|caption=Tiger Barb | |caption=Tiger Barb | ||
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|habitat=Asia | |habitat=Asia | ||
|family=Cyprinidae | |family=Cyprinidae | ||
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|max_water_hardness=10 | |max_water_hardness=10 | ||
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| − | = | + | |origin=:Asia: Sumatra and Borneo. Introduced widely and has been reared in several countries in facilities for breeding aquarium fishes. |
| − | :Asia: Sumatra and Borneo. Introduced widely and has been reared in several countries in facilities for breeding aquarium fishes. | + | |sexing=:Very hard to tell apart when young. |
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| − | :Very hard to tell apart when young. | ||
:Healthy adult males are reputed to have a solid red colour on the trailing edge throughout the whole length of the [[dorsal]] fin. With females this stripe is suppose to be much shorter or broken. | :Healthy adult males are reputed to have a solid red colour on the trailing edge throughout the whole length of the [[dorsal]] fin. With females this stripe is suppose to be much shorter or broken. | ||
:In males their [[ventral]] fins and noses are bright red, in females these are paler red and the female may have a transparent edge on their ventral fins. | :In males their [[ventral]] fins and noses are bright red, in females these are paler red and the female may have a transparent edge on their ventral fins. | ||
| − | + | |tank_compatibility=:This fish must be kept in a group of 5-6 or more to avoid them nipping at other fish. Do not keep with slow-moving long finned fish such as ''[[Betta splendens]]'', Male [[Guppies]] and [[Angelfish]]. Will co-habit with robust and fast-swimming tank mates. | |
| − | + | |diet=:Will accept [[flake]], worms, [[bloodworm]] etc. Feed lots of different foods to ensure you bring out its red fins and red nose. It is an easily fed fish that is often the first to get to the food. | |
| − | = | + | |feeding_regime=:Feed once or twice a day. |
| − | :This fish must be kept in a group of 5-6 or more to avoid them nipping at other fish. Do not keep with slow-moving long finned fish such as ''[[Betta splendens]]'', Male [[Guppies]] and [[Angelfish]]. Will co-habit with robust and fast-swimming tank mates | + | |environment_specifics=:This fish '''must''' be kept in a group of at least 5 or more. If not, then it will start to nip and trouble other fish around it. They require a laterally spacious tank with plenty of open swimming space as well as the option of hiding places in tall plants. |
| − | + | |behaviour=:When kept in a school of at least 5 or more you will notice a few of the fish 'standing on their head'. As this type of school has a dominant leader, the Tiger Barb shows its submissiveness to others by tilting its body. | |
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| − | :Will accept [[flake]], worms, [[bloodworm]] etc. Feed lots of different foods to ensure you bring out its red fins and red nose. It is an easily fed fish that is often the first to get to the food. | ||
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| − | :Feed once or twice a day. | ||
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| − | :This fish '''must''' be kept in a group of at least 5 or more. If not, then it will start to nip and trouble other fish around it. They require a laterally spacious tank with plenty of open swimming space as well as the option of hiding places in tall plants. | ||
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| − | :When kept in a school of at least 5 or more you will notice a few of the fish 'standing on their head'. As this type of school has a dominant leader, the Tiger Barb shows its submissiveness to others by tilting its body. | ||
:You'll often see two Tiger Barbs fighting for superiority. They'll try to push each other (in a fairly harmless way) via their mouths until the loser gives up and swims away. Occasionally you'll even see three doing this. | :You'll often see two Tiger Barbs fighting for superiority. They'll try to push each other (in a fairly harmless way) via their mouths until the loser gives up and swims away. Occasionally you'll even see three doing this. | ||
| − | + | |identification=:There are several colour morphs of the Tiger Barb available, the wild type is light brown with around 4 vertical black bands down their flanks. Other variations include [[albino]], red [[albino]] (albino with red on the flanks), yellow with black eyes (the bands are white), orange with black eyes (the bands are white), green (instead of orange, the flanks are mottled green with the bands barely visible), blue-grey (as the green) and translucent scaled, but with normal black bands. | |
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| − | :There are several colour morphs of the Tiger Barb available, the wild type is light brown with around 4 vertical black bands down their flanks. Other variations include [[albino]], red [[albino]] (albino with red on the flanks), yellow with black eyes (the bands are white), orange with black eyes (the bands are white), green (instead of orange, the flanks are mottled green with the bands barely visible), blue-grey (as the green) and translucent scaled, but with normal black bands. | ||
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{{Categories | {{Categories | ||
|Category=Fish, Beginners Fish, Fish (Freshwater), Cyprinids, Barbs, Shoaling Community Fish | |Category=Fish, Beginners Fish, Fish (Freshwater), Cyprinids, Barbs, Shoaling Community Fish | ||
