Rasboras, danios, and barbs
False Five-banded Barb
Puntigrus partipentazona
Key facts
- Temperature22–26 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 8 or more
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Origin
- Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia
- Size
- 6 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 26°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 4 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- middle
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (may nip at fins)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 8
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Similar to the tiger barb but with an additional, incomplete stripe. Slightly less aggressive.
