Spottedsail barb
Pethia phutunio
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A dwarf barb from India and Bangladesh, from streams, ponds and still waters with muddy bottoms. It eats worms, crustaceans, insects and plants.
- Scientific name
- Pethia phutunio
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barbus phutunio, Cyprinus phutunio, Puntius phutunio, Systomus leptosomus, Systomus phutunio
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 21–26 °C
- pH
- 6–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 3–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 8
- 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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