| 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 ยบF or 21 - 27 ยบC |
| 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 |
