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Checker Barb
Barbus Oligolepis
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| Length: |
2.0" |
| Sex: |
The female Checker Barb is slightly fatter and not nearly as brightly colored. |
| Feeding: |
The Checker Barb will accept flakes and live foods. |
| Social Behaviour: |
They are peaceful schooling fish. Good for a community tank. |
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| Up Keep: |
Place plants around the edges and the back of the tank. Leave an open swimming space in the middle. |
| Breeding: |
Place a pair in a separate breeding tank with temperature at about 78 degrees. After spawning in the plants the female will lay about 300 eggs. Remove the pair after spawning. |
| Comments: |
The Checker Barb is a very pretty, peaceful schooling fish
that is good for a community tank. They are hardy and fairly
easy to care for. If keeping Checker Barbs, keep them in a
small school. Good choice for a first time aquarist. |
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