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Tiger barb
Natural variantCommon in the tradeBeginner to keep

Wild / standard tiger barb

A variant of Tiger barb (Puntigrus tetrazona)

Wild / standard tiger barb

Representative Tiger barbphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

The wild-type Puntigrus tetrazona: silvery-gold body crossed by four bold black vertical bars with orange-red fin edges and snout.

Keeper tips for this variant

Keep in groups of 8+ to diffuse their notorious fin-nipping — small groups single out tankmates, and never house with slow long-finned fish like bettas or angels.

This page covers the Wild / standard tiger barb variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Tiger barb

Other Barbs variants

Wild / standardGreen (moss) tiger barbAlbino tiger barbGold (golden) tiger barbLongfin tiger barbGloFish tiger barb