Freshwater
Sumatra barb
Puntigrus tetrazona
Cyprinidae, Smiliogastrinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 7 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- At least 6 together
- Smallest aquarium
- 55 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
55 liters38 × 38 × 38 cm · For 6 fish
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Try other measures in the appNativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Introduced to Australia, Colombia, Hong Kong SAR China, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, and Suriname.
Tank mates
More about the species
About the species
Feeds on worms, small crustaceans and plant matter. Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; not to be kept with long-finned fishes; minimum aquarium size 60 cm.
Source: FishBase
Other names
Other scientific names
- Barbus tetrazona
- Barbus tetrazona tetrazona
- Capoeta tetrazona
- Puntius tetrazona
- Systomus sumatranus
- Systomus sumatrensis
In other languages
- Tigerbarb
- Tigerbarbe, Sumatrabarbe
- Tiikeribarbi
- Green tiger barb, Partbelt barb, Tiger barb, Tirger
Articles
All articles
How many fish can I keep?4 min read
Why "one cm of fish per liter" falls short, and what adult size, schools, territory and swimming zones mean for how many fish a tank can hold.
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
Velvet and dropsy4 min read
Velvet is a fast-moving parasite. Dropsy is a sign that something is seriously wrong inside the fish. How to recognize them, and what you can do.
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.