![]() ![]() Having a longer aquarium would also be better in comparison to something with more height or depth. ![]() Because of this, the minimum aquarium size would be around 60 litres (20 gallons). The tiger barb is one of the most active barb species and gets to a fairly decent size of around 7-10 cm. Though there are no immediate visually distinguishing features between males and females, the key thing to note is that female tiger barbs are generally plumper in comparison to males. Tiger barbs are also somewhat easily bred in the home aquarium. The native range of the base colour tiger barb is the waterways of Sumatra and Borneo. Tiger barbs look great against plants or even in a biotope style aquarium, they shimmer under aquarium lighting, school amazingly well and look simple yet elegant. The base colour for these fish can range from orange to bright yellow but they develop a bright sunburst orange especially on the tips of their fins and nose. ![]() Tiger barbs get their name due to the classic orange and black colouration they sport along with the apparent tiger stripes. The tiger barb is one of the worlds most popular and easily recognised tropical aquarium fish species because of its colours, tight schooling behaviour and the larger size it gets to in comparison to other commonly available tetras in the hobby however it is a member of the barb species meaning it is closely related to species like torpedo barbs and rosy barbs.
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