Synonyms, Barbus tetrazona, Barbus tetrazona tetrazona, Capoeta tetrazona, Puntius tetrazona. Family, Cyprinidae. Origin, Borneo, Indonesia. Genus Puntigrus Species: Puntigrus tetrazona Capoeta tetrazona Bleeker, — orig. combination. Barbus tetrazona (Bleeker, ). Synonyms and Other Names: Sumatra barb, partbelt barb, Barbodes tetrazona, Barbus tetrazona, Capoeta tetrazona, C. sumatranus, Puntius tetrazona.

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Tiger barbs do best in soft, slightly acidic water. This page was last edited on 4 Octoberat Their average lifespan is six years. Specimen from the Bosnia-Herzegovina aquarium trade; commercial strain.
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Feral populations derived from aquarium stock also exist in a number of other territories including Singapore, Australia, the United States, Colombia, and Suriname. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page.

Albino barbs are a light yellow with four barely visible stripes. On average, eggs can be expected from each spawn in a mature broodstock population, although the number of eggs released will increase with the maturity and size of the fish. The real question is, however, what it really is. Webarchive template wayback links Articles needing additional references from January All articles needing additional references Articles needing additional references from November Articles with multiple maintenance issues Articles with ‘species’ microformats All articles with vague or ambiguous time Vague or ambiguous time from March Taxonbars with automatically added original combinations.
Specimen from the Singapore aquarium trade; commercial ‘platinum’ strain. Wild fish will do best towards the lower end of this range. Puntigrus tetrazona Bleeker If SF were to change the name, what would it be changed to?
Cyprinidae Distribution Probably endemic to central and southern Sumatra, with records from Borneo corresponding to congeners. Capoeta tetrazona Bleeker, Barbus tetrazona Capeota, Barbus tetrazona tetrazona Bleeker, Puntius tetrazona Bleeker, Systomus tetrazona Bleeker, Adult female; commercial strain. Could you summarise them please?
Puntigrus tetrazona – Wikispecies
Thanks for the tip and info Andy, will give him a shout. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. The egg-layers tend to spawn several hundred eggs in the early morning in clumps of plants.

By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. These are not hybrids. Since then capleta every information about P. Adult male specimen from the Danish aquarium trade; commercial strain.
Tiger barb
Adult capotea ‘moss’ or ‘green’ ornamental strain. Males will also show better colouration in the presence of conspecific rivals. The adult group can be conditioned together but an additional aquarium should be set up and filled with mature water. The tank should be well lit with ample vegetation, about two-thirds of the tank space.
Interspecific and intraspecific hybridization is done to achieve different colors and patterns to satisfy market demand for new tiger barb varieties. A number of selectively-bred, ornamental strains are available. The tiger barb was also used to make genetically modified fish sold as GloFish fluorescent colored fish.
Tiger barbs have been reported to be found in clear or turbid shallow waters of moderately flowing streams. Alternatively, filling much of the tank with a fine-leaved plant such as Taxiphyllum spp. Tiger barbs have been documented to spawn as many as eggs per female Scheurmann ; Axelrod As mentioned in the blog post, the tiger barb does not conform to P. These barbs are omnivorous, and will consume processed foods such as flakes and crisps, as well as live foods.
