Rasboras, danios, and barbs
Odessa Barb
Pethia padamya
Photo: Marrabbio2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature20–26 °C
- pH6.5–7.5
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Origin
- Chindwin Basin (Myanmar)
- Size
- 6 cm
- Temperature
- 20 – 26°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 5 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Males have a bright red stripe running along their bodies and scales with black edges. They are calm for a barbel.
