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SPECIE NAME:Puntius pentazona
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Pentazona barb
LOCATION: The Pentazona Barb is native to Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam.
HABITAT: The Five Banded Barb prefers a well-planted tank of at least 30 gallons with soft, slightly acidic water. Rocks and driftwood can be added to the aquarium, but leave plenty of space for swimming.
SIZE: UPTO 5 cm UPTO 0.05 kg
DIET: Primarily a micropredator feeding on small insects, worms, crustaceans and other zooplankton in nature. A variety of foods including vegetable as well as meaty foods. Feed a quality flake food as well as freeze-dried bloodworms, tubifex, and brine shrimp.
FACT: The Five Banded Barb, also known as the Hexazon Barb, is a golden color with six black bars running vertically on each side of the body.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Pentazona barb
LOCATION: The Pentazona Barb is native to Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam.
HABITAT: The Five Banded Barb prefers a well-planted tank of at least 30 gallons with soft, slightly acidic water. Rocks and driftwood can be added to the aquarium, but leave plenty of space for swimming.
SIZE: UPTO 5 cm UPTO 0.05 kg
DIET: Primarily a micropredator feeding on small insects, worms, crustaceans and other zooplankton in nature. A variety of foods including vegetable as well as meaty foods. Feed a quality flake food as well as freeze-dried bloodworms, tubifex, and brine shrimp.
FACT: The Five Banded Barb, also known as the Hexazon Barb, is a golden color with six black bars running vertically on each side of the body.
SPECIE NAME:Puntius tetrazona
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Tiger Barb
LOCATION: They are found throughout the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and possibly Thailand and Cambodia. They are native to the island of Borneo and found in both the Malaysian state of Sarawak and Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island.
HABITAT: This fish prefers quiet forest streams and tributaries with clear, highly-oxygenated waters.
SIZE: UPTO 7 cm UPTO 0.08 kg
DIET: Since they are omnivorous, the Tiger Barb will generally eat all kinds of live, fresh, and flake foods.
FACT: The Tiger Barb Puntius tetrazona is very striking and will enliven and beautify any tank. It is the largest of the 'banded barbs' and has a yellow-to-red body with 4 very distinctive black stripes.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Tiger Barb
LOCATION: They are found throughout the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and possibly Thailand and Cambodia. They are native to the island of Borneo and found in both the Malaysian state of Sarawak and Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island.
HABITAT: This fish prefers quiet forest streams and tributaries with clear, highly-oxygenated waters.
SIZE: UPTO 7 cm UPTO 0.08 kg
DIET: Since they are omnivorous, the Tiger Barb will generally eat all kinds of live, fresh, and flake foods.
FACT: The Tiger Barb Puntius tetrazona is very striking and will enliven and beautify any tank. It is the largest of the 'banded barbs' and has a yellow-to-red body with 4 very distinctive black stripes.
SPECIE NAME:Puntius conchonius neon
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Neon Rosy Barb
LOCATION: They are found in northern India, Bangal, and Assam. There are also feral populations in Singapore, Australia, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Colombia.
HABITAT: These barbs occur in a variety of habitats, from swift-moving rivers and streams to ponds and backwater.
SIZE: UPTO 14 cm UPTO 0.35 KG
DIET: Since they are omnivorous, the Neon Rosy Barb will generally eat all kinds of live, fresh, and flake foods.
FACT: The Neon Rosy Barb, with its glowing, rosy body, is one of the most striking varieties developed from the popular Rosy Barb Puntius conchonius.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Neon Rosy Barb
LOCATION: They are found in northern India, Bangal, and Assam. There are also feral populations in Singapore, Australia, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Colombia.
HABITAT: These barbs occur in a variety of habitats, from swift-moving rivers and streams to ponds and backwater.
SIZE: UPTO 14 cm UPTO 0.35 KG
DIET: Since they are omnivorous, the Neon Rosy Barb will generally eat all kinds of live, fresh, and flake foods.
FACT: The Neon Rosy Barb, with its glowing, rosy body, is one of the most striking varieties developed from the popular Rosy Barb Puntius conchonius.
SPECIE NAME:Chromobotia macracanthus
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Clown Loach
LOCATION: It is found in Southeast Asia; from Borneo, Sumatra, and Indonesia. This fish normally inhabits rivers for most of the year and then migrates up smaller waterways to mate.
HABITAT: They are found in either running or standing waters in their natural habitat where they live in large shoals. During the monsoons they tend to migrate to the flooded plains. Depending on the region that the loach lives, there are various types of water with some being very clear and others very murky. The Clown's coloring will actually vary depending on the regional water.
SIZE: UPTO 30 cm UPTO 0.45 kg
DIET: In nature the Clown Loach feeds on worms, crustaceans and plant matter. Since they are omnivorous, will generally eat all kinds of live foods, flakes, and algae. They like tablets and frozen foods as well.
FACT: The common name, "clown loach" comes from the fish's bright colors and stripes as well as from its habit of 'entertaining' aquarium owners with strange habits, such as swimming upside down, or 'playing dead.'
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Clown Loach
LOCATION: It is found in Southeast Asia; from Borneo, Sumatra, and Indonesia. This fish normally inhabits rivers for most of the year and then migrates up smaller waterways to mate.
HABITAT: They are found in either running or standing waters in their natural habitat where they live in large shoals. During the monsoons they tend to migrate to the flooded plains. Depending on the region that the loach lives, there are various types of water with some being very clear and others very murky. The Clown's coloring will actually vary depending on the regional water.
SIZE: UPTO 30 cm UPTO 0.45 kg
DIET: In nature the Clown Loach feeds on worms, crustaceans and plant matter. Since they are omnivorous, will generally eat all kinds of live foods, flakes, and algae. They like tablets and frozen foods as well.
FACT: The common name, "clown loach" comes from the fish's bright colors and stripes as well as from its habit of 'entertaining' aquarium owners with strange habits, such as swimming upside down, or 'playing dead.'
SPECIE NAME:Balantiocheilos melanopterus
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Bala Shark
LOCATION: They are found in Southeast Asia in Sumatra and Borneo, and possibly the Malayan Peninsula.
HABITAT: The natural habitats for these fish are large and medium-sized rivers as well as natural lakes, like the Danau Sentarum lake system of Borneo. These fish are of pelagic species, meaning they inhabit top level rather than the mid water or bottom areas of waterways.
SIZE: UPTO 35 cm UPTO 0.55 kg
DIET: These fish are omnivorous, feeding mostly on a crustaceans, insects, insect larvae, algae, and other plants in the wild. In the aquarium, they will eat all kinds of live, fresh, and flake foods.They like mosquito larvae, daphnia, and vegetable foods. Some good vegetable supplements included shelled peas, blanched spinach, and chopped fruits. Large specimens will enjoy additional types of protein like chopped earthworms, prawns, and mussels.
FACT: These fish have a silver body with black margins on their dorsal, caudal, anal, and pelvic fins. They are equipped with big eyes to find and catch their prey.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Bala Shark
LOCATION: They are found in Southeast Asia in Sumatra and Borneo, and possibly the Malayan Peninsula.
HABITAT: The natural habitats for these fish are large and medium-sized rivers as well as natural lakes, like the Danau Sentarum lake system of Borneo. These fish are of pelagic species, meaning they inhabit top level rather than the mid water or bottom areas of waterways.
SIZE: UPTO 35 cm UPTO 0.55 kg
DIET: These fish are omnivorous, feeding mostly on a crustaceans, insects, insect larvae, algae, and other plants in the wild. In the aquarium, they will eat all kinds of live, fresh, and flake foods.They like mosquito larvae, daphnia, and vegetable foods. Some good vegetable supplements included shelled peas, blanched spinach, and chopped fruits. Large specimens will enjoy additional types of protein like chopped earthworms, prawns, and mussels.
FACT: These fish have a silver body with black margins on their dorsal, caudal, anal, and pelvic fins. They are equipped with big eyes to find and catch their prey.