Week 2: Tiger Barb

This Week's Fish of the Week: Tiger Barb

Also known as the Sumatra Barb, Tiger Barbs are eye-catching fish that add movement and colour to any aquarium with their orange/gold body and 4 distinctive black stripes. Well suited to aquarists of all experience levels, Tiger Barbs are easy to keep, growing to approximately 7cm in length and are best kept in shoals of 8 or more.

Classed as semi-aggressive, companions should be carefully selected, as Tiger Barbs are known to nip the fins of slower, longer-finned tank mates.

Being omnivorous, Tiger Barbs will eat most varieties of live, fresh, flake, and freeze-dried tropical fish foods.

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