Rasboras, danios, and barbs
Ticto Barb
Pethia ticto
Photo: Mattia Nocciola · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature16–25 °C
- pH6.5–8
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size8 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Origin
- India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar
- Size
- 8 cm
- Temperature
- 16 – 25°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 8.0
- GH
- 5 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- subtropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Two black spots on the side and a red dorsal fin in males. Tolerates freshwater.
