Tiger Barb
Tinfoil barbs are omnivorous fish they ll eagerly eat live frozen dried or plant food.
Tiger barb. Therefore keeping in a school decreases its aggressiveness. Tiger barbs scientific names. So you need a few desirable qualities in the fish you re looking at.
They are a beautiful freshwater fish with a yellow orange gold or red background and black stripes. Considering the diverse array of habitats that the fishes are adaptable to they can proficiently acclimatize in a home aquarium. Revered for their stunning coloration tiger barbs are one of the most popular freshwater species around.
Tiger barbs feed at the surface and will fight any weaker fish to make sure they get all of the food. Tiger barb is an active schooling fish which should be kept in a group of 6 species at least. Tiger barbs may sometimes be con.
Do watch out for tank dynamics though and don t add young tiger barbs to a tank of adult tinfoil barbs. That being said when you compare to most other aquarium fish they will definitely be categorized under the small fish type. The absolute worst for their size in my opinion.
Tiger barbs are fast in addition to being aggressive so that they can catch most fish. Quite often the fish is aggressive if its school is less than 6 species and it starts nipping its tank mates fins. This barb is a very active tropical fish that has a reputation for nipping the fins of its tank mates.
They grow up to2 3 5 0 7 6 cm. Tiger barbs grow up to 2 in 7 cm and live for 6 to 7 years. Tiger barbs are the largest banded barbs in the world.
They can also be found along the malay peninsula. Tiger barbs are great additions to most tanks and are easy to care for. Stocking this species in a community tank can be risky.
They re imported in large numbers and extensively bred in captivity making them an accessible fish for any aquarists. Puntigrus tetrazona or barbus tetrazona are feisty little fish brimming with personality. Tiger barbs are also found in many other parts of asia and with little reliable collection data over long periods of time definite conclusions about their natural geographic range versus established introductions are difficult.
These chunky little barbs are native to borneo and sumatra. With their spunky personality and hardy nature it s no wonder they re still popular with keepers today. What do tiger barbs eat in the wild.
In the wild tiger barbs thrive in shallows of slow flowing streams but sometimes they also grow well in small water bodies and swamp lakes. Although they are semi aggressive they make good community fish and enjoy swimming in a school. Don t keep tinfoil barbs with slow moving fish because their hyper alertness will stress out slower fish.
Tiger barbs are notorious fin nippers. Throughout their native territory they tolerate and even. The natural geographic range reportedly extends throughout the malay peninsula sumatra and borneo in indonesia with unsubstantiated sightings reported in cambodia.
However it doesn t guarantee complete peacefulness. The tiger barb or sumatra barb is a species of tropical cyprinid fish.
