Tigerbarb
Hello i got a large community tank with many different kinds of aggressive and semi aggressive fish.
Tigerbarb. This barb is a very active tropical fish that has a reputation for nipping the fins of its tank mates. 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. Tinfoil barbs are omnivorous fish they ll eagerly eat live frozen dried or plant food.
Don t keep tinfoil barbs with slow moving fish because their hyper alertness will stress out slower fish. Puntius tetrazona is one of the most popular tank species. This species is a tropical freshwater fish from the cyprinidae family which includes minnows carps and chubs.
The tiger barb or sumatra barb is a species of tropical cyprinid fish. Tiger barbs may sometimes be con. Their diet should consist of vegetable based flake freeze dried and frozen foods supplemented with small live foods such as bloodworms glass worms brine shrimp.
I recently added 4 tiger barbs into my tank and they are doing just fine but i d like to know if they would school with other kinds of barbs. There are also a few different varieties such as the albino and the green. However fish care has some peculiarities.
Tiger barb puntius tetrazona tiger barb lat. My name is lee i am a film production sound recordist by day and a history enthusiast when i m not holding a boom pole in my hands. Stocking this species in a community tank can be risky.
This fish is considered to be omnivorous which means it will eat pretty much anything. The natural geographic range reportedly extends throughout the malay peninsula sumatra and borneo in indonesia with unsubstantiated sightings reported in cambodia. The tiger barb has black bands that run vertically on an orange gold body.
This is a bright and active fish that will make any tank an eye catching one. Do get in touch if you need professional quality production audio for your film corporate video commercial or event. My name is lee viesnik i am a freelance production sound recordist based in london.
Non native tiger barbs have been introduced in singapore australia the united states and colombia. In their native habitat these fish inhabit quiet tree lined rivers and tributaries lined with sand rocks and thick vegetation where they can find insects algae invertebrates and detritus from plants. I started this site as a forum to tell some of the wonderful and sometimes little known tales from our colourful past.
Do watch out for tank dynamics though and don t add young tiger barbs to a tank of adult tinfoil barbs.
