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Banded Barb-Puntius pentazona

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    BANDED BARB

    Origins:Southeast Asia, occuring throughout the Malay Peninsula; also present in Borneo.
    Size: 2"
    Diet:Prepared foods and livefoods.
    Water:Temperature 68-75F;hard (100-150 mg/l) and around neutral (pH 7.0)
    Temperament:Peaceful and social.

    The first of the five bluish-black bands encircling the body of this fish runs through the eyes; the broadest lies at the front dorsal fin. Males are more brightly colored than females, with a richer shade of coppery-red on the back, and paler underparts. These barbs are a good choice for community tanks, although they need to be transferred to a spawning tank for breeding. The young can eat brine shrimp at about ten days old.

    Note>Dark bands may be broken in some cases.
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    MOD_Dawn, Jul 11, 2009
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