Tiger Barb a.k.a Sumatra Barb Barbus pentazona heazona Click here to learn more about Barbs in general. It belongs to the family Cyprinidae Cost: $2-4 Origin: Central Sumatra Description: General shape, looks like most barbs but a bit longer. Size 2 ¼ (5.5 cm) Color: Silvery-golden body. Wide vertical black bands. Sexual distinction: Females are [...]

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The name “barb,” meaning “beard,” comes from the whiskerlike barbules which are located in the corner of the fish’s mouth. Now, some species have two pairs of these sensory appendages and some simply just don’t have them. Barbs are egglaying members of the carp family Cyprindae, and are typically fish-shaped, and have no unique extreme [...]

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