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Albino Tiger Barb
Puntigrus tetrazona
Animalia›Chordata›Actinopterygii
Variety of Tiger Barb · albino
📍 Southeast Asia
The Albino Tiger Barb has a pale yellowish-white body with faint orange-red markings and red eyes. It shares the same active, schooling behavior and semi-aggressive fin-nipping tendencies as the standard form.
Care Guide
Diet
Albino Tiger Barbs are omnivorous and should be fed high-quality flake food or small pellets as a staple, supplemented 2-3 times weekly with frozen foods like brine shrimp, daphnia, or bloodworms. They will also nibble on soft plant matter. Feed small amounts once daily, only what they can consume in 2-3 minutes.
Behavior
Highly active and social fish that must be kept in groups of 6 or more to distribute aggression and reduce fin-nipping behavior. They are fast swimmers that appreciate open water and can be semi-aggressive toward slower-moving or long-finned fish. Males may display territorial behavior, especially during feeding.
Breeding
Breeding in captivity is moderately difficult and requires separate breeding tanks with fine-leaved plants or spawning mops. Condition pairs with live foods, maintain water around 26-28°C, and remove parents after spawning as they will eat eggs. Fry are small and require infusoria or liquid fry food initially.
Tank Mates
Similar size and activity level; peaceful enough to coexist if Tiger Barbs are in adequate numbers
Bottom-dweller that avoids conflict; helps with algae control
Small and delicate; may be nipped if Tiger Barbs are not well-fed or in insufficient numbers
Comparable size and temperament; schooling behavior complements Tiger Barbs
Smaller fish that may be targeted for fin-nipping; requires careful monitoring
Common Diseases
Ich (Ichthyophthirius multifiliis)
White spots on body and fins, rapid breathing, lethargy, rubbing against objects
Raise temperature gradually to 28-30°C, perform daily 25% water changes, use ich medication (malachite green or formalin-based treatments) following package directions
Fin Rot
Frayed or deteriorating fins, discoloration at fin edges, lethargy
Improve water quality with frequent partial water changes, reduce aggression by increasing group size, use antibacterial medication if severe
Bacterial Infection
Open sores, red streaks on body, swollen abdomen, loss of appetite
Perform 50% water change, maintain pristine water conditions, use broad-spectrum antibiotic medication if available
Velvet Disease (Oodinium)
Fine golden or rust-colored dust on body, rapid breathing, clamped fins, scratching behavior
Raise temperature to 28-30°C, reduce light exposure, use copper-based or formalin treatments; quarantine affected fish
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