Tiger Barb Fact Sheet The “Tiger Barb”, “Puntius tetrazona“, is a very popular little fish. Another common name is the “Sumatra Barb”. Other scientific names that have been used for this fish are: “Barbus tetrazona“,”Capoeta sumatraus“,“Barbodes tetrazona“, and “Capoeta tetrazona“. The Tiger Barb grows to about two and a half inches long (7cm). It comes ...
Gold Barb Fact Sheet The “Gold Barb”, “Puntius semifasciolatus” is an excellent little aquarium fish. It usually grows to about two inches long (5cm) although I have seen ones nearer 4 inches (10cm). The Gold Barb is from Asia although the actual Gold form does not exist in the wild. Their usual life span is ...
Some fish have different water quality needs. One of the ways fish can vary from species to species is the amount of hardness they need in their water. Hardness refers to the amount of calcium and magnesium that is concentrated in the water. Before buying fish for your aquarium, research the hardness in the water ...