# Tiger Barb

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## Basic Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Species | Fish |
| Origin | Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo) |
| Size Category | Small |

## Vital Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Body Length | 7–10 cm |
| Lifespan | 5–7 years |

## Adult Preventive Care
- **Exercise Needs**: Beginner care level
- **Grooming**: Omnivore
- **Annual Exam Focus**: Compatible: Clown loaches, zebra danios, silver tip tetras, botia loaches, fast-moving tetras, corydoras
- **Routine Care**: Incompatible: Betta fish, angelfish, gouramis, guppies, slow-moving fish, long-finned fish

## Health Predispositions
| Condition | Onset Stage | Risk | Hereditary | Screening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ich (White Spot Disease) | adult | medium | No | No |
| Fin Rot | adult | medium | No | No |
| Columnaris (Cottonmouth) | adult | high | No | No |
| Swim Bladder Disease | adult | medium | No | No |

## Breeding & Genetics
- **CHIC Required Tests**: Moderate, egg scatterers, no parental care
- **Recommended DNA Tests**: Puntigrus tetrazona

## Behavioral Ethogram
- **Locomotion**: Active mid-level schooling, fast swimming, pecking order establishment, fin-nipping when in small groups, resting head-down
- **Social**: Semi-aggressive, active schooling
- **Stress/Displacement**: Loss of color/fading stripes, hiding, erratic swimming, lethargy, rapid breathing, fin clamping

## AI Communication Decoding
- **AI-Trainable Signals**: Faded coloration, erratic swimming, head-down hovering, rapid gill movement, fin clamping
- **Context-Dependent Vocalizations**: Loss of color/fading stripes, hiding, erratic swimming, lethargy, rapid breathing, fin clamping
- **Interspecies Communication**: Water type: Freshwater, pH: 6-8

## Water Parameters & Husbandry
- **Water Temperature**: 20-28°C
- **pH Range**: pH 6-8
- **Water Type & Tank**: Freshwater, Min tank: 75L
- **Diet Type**: Omnivore
- **Care Notes**: Difficulty: Beginner. Temperament: Semi-aggressive, active schooling

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