Green Tiger Barb (Puntigrus tetrazona), Tank-Bred

Green Tiger Barb (Puntigrus tetrazona), Tank-Bred

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The Green Tiger Barb is a color morph of the classic Tiger Barb. It is a very attractive species for the nano and planted community aquarium!

The Green Tiger Barb (Puntigrus tetrazona) is a semi-aggressive schooling species that is an excellent fish for the nano or planted aquarium. It is a notorious "fin-nipper", so it is best kept with quicker moving fish. It is known for its emerald green body and active behavior. It is rather exceptional in appearance, but not as common as the typical Tiger Barb. This particular species is native to Southern Sumatra, but is readily bred in the captivity. When kept in larger groups, males will display their best coloration while competing to attract females.

The Green Tiger Barb typically occupies the top and middle level of the water column, although it can often be seen swimming and feeding in the middle and bottom levels as well. It is safe with other fast moving fish such as danios, minnows, and tetras. Larger, slower moving fish with long fins such as Angelfish may be harassed. It may prey on smaller dwarf shrimp and their fry. Larger, peaceful invertebrates can make good tankmates. The Green Tiger Barb is best kept in groups of 6 or more, although larger groups are more ideal so that subdominant specimens are not bullied by dominant individuals during breeding behavior. It requires clean water to thrive and it will display optimal coloration and health in a planted aquarium with dark substrate. Low-light plants such as Java Fern, Anubias species, and Bucephalandra (Buce) species are excellent plants for its aquarium.

While not a picky eater, the Green Tiger Barb will thrive and remain very colorful on a varied diet of omnivorous foods. High-quality flake food, pellets, and live, frozen, or freeze-dried Artemia, microworms, Tubifex, and finely chopped bloodworms will all be readily accepted.

What We Like About This Fish:

Potential to be a centerpiece fish
Very active and noticeable fish in any aquarium
Ideal for planted aquariums
Will not bother ornamental plants

RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:

Temperature: 68 - 79° F (20°-26° C)
pH: 5.0 - 8.0
KH: 1 - 5 dKH
Minimum Tank Size: 15 gallons for a group of 6 - 8

CARE INFORMATION:

Diet: Omnivore. Will easily accept high quality dry and frozen foods of appropriate size. Requires a varied diet for optimal health and coloration.
Social Behavior: Semi-Aggressive
Origin: Southern Sumatra
Average Adult Size: 2 - 2.4 inches (5 - 6.1 cm)
Average Purchase Size: 1 - 1.5 inch (2.5 - 3.8 cm)

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Shipping Schedule for this service

UPS 1 Day: Monday through Thursday

Current Handling Time:

1-9 business days

Here at Aquatic Arts, we consider the welfare of the live animals we are shipping to be of the foremost importance. This process is much more involved than simply creating a shipping label and affixing it to a box. Depending on the order, it takes from 4 to 7 people to complete this process properly. We check the weather conditions here where they fly out of the Indianapolis UPS facility and the destination for each shipment. We start early each morning and go through a multi-step process to have the day's shipments prepared in time for the UPS pickup. The volume of orders in our system also affects the processing time. Therefore our stated handling time is 1-9 business days.

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