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Species profile

Tiger barb

Puntigrus tetrazona

ai-generated confidence: high

AI-generated aquarium-care values from common hobby consensus; expert review is recommended before launch-quality advice.

Care table

Water typefreshwater
Care leveleasy to moderate
Minimum tank30 US gal / 114 L
Minimum group size8
Adult size7 cm
Temperature22-27 C
pH6-7.8
Hardness4-15 dGH
Salinity0-0 ppt
Temperamentsemi-aggressive schooling
Aggression notesActive fin nipper unless kept in a large group with robust tank mates; avoid slow or long-finned fish.
Dietomnivore
Swim zonemiddle
Activity levelvery active
Bioloadmedium
Reef safeNot applicable or not reviewed
Plant safeYes
Invert safeNo
Compatibility tagsfreshwater, schooling, semi-aggressive, fin-nipper, active-swimmer, boisterous
Avoid with tagslong-finned, flashy-long-finned, slow-water, timid-nano-fish, shrimp

Tank mate compatibility

Generated same-water-type pair checks for Tiger barb.

Sources and attribution

Source links are verification references for taxonomy and identifiers. Aquarium-care values are AI-generated from common hobby consensus and need expert review before launch-quality advice.