Albino Tiger Barb (2-3 CM)
£4.60
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The Albino Tiger Barb (Puntigrus tetrazona) is a popular, captive-bred color morph of the standard tiger barb, known for its creamy-yellow body, faint whitish stripes, and bright red-orange fins.
100 in stock
Description
Overview & Description
- Scientific Name: Puntigrus tetrazona (or Puntius tetrazona)
- Size: Grows up to 2.8 to 3 inches (7–8 cm) long
- Lifespan: 5 to 7 years
- Appearance: Pale creamy-yellow or gold body with faint or translucent vertical white stripes and vibrant red-orange snouts and fins.
Tank Requirements & Water Parameters
- Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallons (to accommodate an active school)
- Water Temperature: 70–82 °F (21–28 °C)
- pH Range: 6.0–7.5 (up to 7.8)
- Water Hardness: 5–19 dGH
- Tank Setup: Prefers planted tanks with open swimming space and sandy substrate; dim lighting helps replicate their natural preferences.
Behavior & Tank Mates
- Temperament: Semi-aggressive and active
- Fin-Nipping: Known to nip the fins of other fish if kept in too small of a group.
- Schooling: Must be kept in a shoal or school of at least 6 to 8 individuals to redirect their energetic hierarchy behavior inward rather than onto other tank mates.
- Incompatible With: Slow-moving or long-finned fish like bettas, guppies, and angelfish.
- Compatible With: Fast, boisterous species like loaches, danios, other barbs, and active tetras.
Diet
- Diet Type: Omnivorous
- Foods Accepted: High-quality flakes, pellets, and live or frozen foods such as brine shrimp, daphnia, and bloodworms.
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