Tiger Barb
Barbus tetrazona

* tank with a community of fish.

Habitat & Diet Information
pH:	Temperature:	Max. Size:	Tank Size:	Sociability:
7.0 (Neutral)	22-26°C	8 cm	76 liters*	Community

Reef Safe:

Good Biginner Fish: Yes.

Breeding: They lay their eggs in plant thickets, plants such as java moss work well. The eggs will hatch within 24 hours of being laid, fry are free swimming within 3 days. Feed the fry newly hatched brine shrimp for the first few weeks. There are usually 150-250 eggs each spawning. Be sure to remove the parents after they spawn.

Diet: Omnivorous. Small aquatic invertebrates, live or frozen; also flake foods and vegetable matter.

Behavior: Tiger barbs are know to nip the fins of other fish. Keep them in schools of eight or more for them to create a "pecking order." The more that you keep in a school the less likely they will pick on other fish. Do not keep with any other fish that have long flowing fins.