Odessa Barb – Medium
Odessa Barb – Medium
Odessa Barb (Pethia padamya) in medium size. A colorful, active schooling barb that shows its best behavior and color in a proper group.
- Care level: Easy
- Temperament: Peaceful to semi-aggressive / active; fin-nipping is reduced in a group
- Maximum size: About 3 inches
- Minimum tank size: 30 gallons
- Schooling: Keep 6 or more
- Plant safe: Generally yes, but may nibble tender foliage
- Diet: Omnivore
- Tank compatibility: Active community fish of similar size; avoid very slow long-finned tankmates
Representative livestock: Color intensity and markings vary by individual and sex.
Photo: Frank M. Greco / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
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