Checkered barb
Oliotius oligolepis
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The checker barb is endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia, and the only member of its genus. Peaceful and schooling; the male has reddish fins and is more colourful. It scatters its eggs with no parental care. It is farmed commercially on a large scale.
- Scientific name
- Oliotius oligolepis
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barbus oliogolepis, Capoeta oligolepis, Puntius oligolepis
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 18–25 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 68 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 75 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 6
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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