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How to look afterPuntius tetrazona

Tiger Barb

Bleeker, 1855

(Other members of the genus Puntius)

ADULT SIZE: 7 cm

WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical

TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-28 C

FOOD: Feed Puntius tetrazona live and dried foods

DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Indonesia

SEXUAL DIFFERENCES: Males are somewhat slimmer, and slightly more brightly coloured.

AQUARIUM CARE: This Sumatran barb is an old favourite in the aquarium hobby; it is an attractive and active species, and also pretty hardy. Tanks can be planted, but should also have plenty of open space for swimming.

A robust and undemanding species, and a good candidate for certain community tanks – ie those with no slow moving species – no guppies, angelfish, labyrinth fish etc. Tankmates must be hardy, and agile, as this species is a fin-nipper. This behaviour can be reduced if kept in a lerge shoal.

BREEDING: Avid egg eater, spawn over marbles

Have you bred Puntius tetrazona? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?, or examine existing Puntius tetrazona breeding reports

BREEDING: Avid egg eater, spawn over marbles

Have you bred Puntius tetrazona? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?

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