Ticto barb
Pethia ticto
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The ticto barb from the Indian subcontinent has two black spots on its body. It lives in shallow, still waters with muddy bottoms and eats small crustaceans, insects and plankton. It lays about 150 eggs in batches of around 20, which hatch in a day. It is often confused with the Odessa barb.
- Scientific name
- Pethia ticto
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barbus punctatus, Barbus stoliczkanus, Barbus ticto, Cyprinus ticto, Puntius punctatus, Puntius stoliczkae, Puntius stoliczkanus, Puntius ticto, Puntius ticto punctatus, Puntius ticto stoliczkanus, Puntius ticto ticto, Rothee ticto, Systomus ticto, Systomus tripunctatus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 18–25 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 72 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 80 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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