Sumatra Barb
| Life Span |
Mature Fry |
Gestation |
 |
 |
 |
| 918 |
40 |
1 - 2 |
Aquazone Scale
| Raising |
Easy |
Normal |
Slightly Difficult |
Difficult |
Very Difficult |
| Breeding |
Easy |
Normal |
Slightly Difficult |
Difficult |
Very Difficult |
AZ Pool Scale
| Raising |
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
| Breeding |
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
Breeding Info
| Water Temperature |
25.0 C
|
|
PH
|
6.7 - 6.9
|
|
GH
|
4.0 - 4.4
|
|
NH3
|
less than 2.000
|
| Light Setting |
8 on / 8 off
|
|
Feedings
|
every 7 hours
|
Extra Info
Sumatra Barb (also
called a Tiger Barb by local pet stores) is very energetic little fish
who loves to swim on a sort of "darting" way and likes to peck and poke
on other fish especially ones with long fins so should not be kept with
young or weak fish and especially not Angelfish of any sort. If
just one or two are kept in a community tank they will keep pecking and
poking all the other fish causing them stress which causes their health
to drop. When Sumatra Barbs are kept in large groups (for example 8 - 10)
and in a large tank they will establish a pecking order and control themselves.
Like many fish they do breed better in groups than if paired off. According
to the book, females are prone to illness after spawning but I myself have
had no indication of this actually happening but I would keep an eye on
them anyway just in case.
Survival Ranges
|
PH
|
5 - 7.3
|
|
GH
|
3.5 - 12
|
|
NH3
|
0 - 2
|
|
Temperature
|
22 - 28
|
|
HNO3
|
0 - 8
|
My Sumatra Barb
Stats
|
Total # of Fish
|
Current # of Fry
|
Total # of Tanks
|
|
25
|
17
|
3
|
