| 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 pH |
| 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 The Tiger Barb
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.