Swamp barb
Puntius chola
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A barb from South Asia (Pakistan to Myanmar), from shallow waters — streams, canals, ponds and flooded fields. It eats worms, crustaceans, insects and plants. When breeding, the male develops a red stripe.
- Scientific name
- Puntius chola
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barbus chola, Barbus sophoroides, Barbus tetrarupagus, Barbus titius, Barbus unimaculatus, Capoeta chola, Cyprinus chola, Cyprinus titius, Leuciscus thermalis, Puntius tetrarupagus, Puntius titius, Puntius titus, Systomus tetrarupagus, Systomus unimaculatus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 18–26 °C
- pH
- 5.5–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 13 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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