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African Banded Barb

Enteromius fasciolatus

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
6 cm
Minimum tank
68 litres
Temperature
20–26 °C

Albino Cherry Barb

Puntius titteya var "albino"

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
5 cm
Minimum tank
54 litres
Temperature
20–27 °C

Albino Tiger Barb

Puntigrus tetrazona var. "Albino"

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
6 cm
Minimum tank
72 litres
Temperature
20–26 °C

Arulius Barb

Dawkinsia tambraparniei

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
13 cm
Minimum tank
243 litres
Temperature
18–25 °C

Black Ruby Barb

Pethia nigrofasciata

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
5.5 cm
Minimum tank
72 litres
Temperature
20–27 °C

Blacknose Butterfly Barb

Enteromius candens

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
3.5 cm
Minimum tank
40 litres
Temperature
17–24 °C

Blue Spotted Hill Trout

Opsarius bakeri

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
13 cm
Minimum tank
540 litres
Temperature
18–26 °C

Bonylip Barb

Osteochilus vittatus

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
32 cm
Minimum tank
648 litres
Temperature
22–25 °C

Borneo Red Fin Silver Shark

Cyclocheilichthys janthochir

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
20 cm
Minimum tank
364 litres
Temperature
22–27 °C

Butterfly Barb

Enteromius hulstaerti

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
3.5 cm
Minimum tank
40 litres
Temperature
17–24 °C

Chalak Barb

Dawkinsia chalakkudiensis

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
12.5 cm
Minimum tank
243 litres
Temperature
15–25 °C

Checkered Barb

Oliotius oligolepis

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
4.5 cm
Minimum tank
68 litres
Temperature
18–25 °C

Cherry Barb

Puntius titteya

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
4–5 cm
Minimum tank
55 litres
Temperature
20–27 °C

Clown Barb

Barbodes everetti

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
12 cm
Minimum tank
243 litres
Temperature
18–28 °C

Denison Barb

Dawkinsia denisonii

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
11 cm
Minimum tank
243 litres
Temperature
15–25 °C

Drape Fin Barb

Oreichthys crenuchoides

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
4.5 cm
Minimum tank
54 litres
Temperature
23–28 °C

Dwarf Ember Barb

Barboides gracilis

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
1.8 cm
Minimum tank
18 litres
Temperature
21–26 °C

Eight Banded False Barb

Eirmotus octozona

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
3.6 cm
Minimum tank
54 litres
Temperature
22–26 °C

Gold Barb

Barbodes semifasciolatus

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
6–7.5 cm
Minimum tank
80 litres
Temperature
16–24 °C

Gold Tiger Barb

Puntius tetrazona var. "Gold"

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
6 cm
Minimum tank
72 litres
Temperature
20–26 °C

Golden Dwarf Barb

Pethia gelius

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
4 cm
Minimum tank
54 litres
Temperature
18–24 °C

Green Tiger Barb

Puntigrus tetrazona var. "Green"

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
6 cm
Minimum tank
72 litres
Temperature
20–26 °C

Greenstripe Barb

Puntius vittatus

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
4.5 cm
Minimum tank
68 litres
Temperature
18–26 °C

Indian Hifin Barb

Oreichthys cosuatis

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
4.3 cm
Minimum tank
54 litres
Temperature
24–28 °C

Jae Barb

Enteromius jae

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
4 cm
Minimum tank
40 litres
Temperature
17–24 °C

Lemon Fin Barb

Hypsibarbus wetmorei

Care level
Specialist
Adult size
25 cm
Minimum tank
864 litres
Temperature
20–26 °C

Lined Barb

Striuntius lineatus

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
5.5 cm
Minimum tank
72 litres
Temperature
20–26 °C

Lipstick Barb

Pethia erythromycter

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
3.5 cm
Minimum tank
81 litres
Temperature
18–24 °C

Longfin Cherry Barb

Puntius titteya var. "Longfin"

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
5 cm
Minimum tank
54 litres
Temperature
20–27 °C

Longfin Green Tiger Barb

Puntigrus tetrazona var. "Green Longfin"

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
6 cm
Minimum tank
72 litres
Temperature
20–26 °C