Five-banded Barb
Barbodes pentazona
Difficulty (1-5): 3/5
Description
Quieter, softer-water cousin of the tiger barb with five dark bars. Shy, and easily outcompeted at feeding time.
Water test requirements
- pH: 5.5 – 7.2
- Temperature: 23 – 28 °C
- General Hardness (GH): 1 – 12 °dGH
- Nitrate (NO3): ≤ 30 mg/L