Family: Cyprinidae
Barbus tetrazona This is a real lively, fun to watch fish. For a very attractive effect in your aquarium, try adding the gorgeous Green Tiger Barb, Moss-banded Barb, or Moss Barb along with the Albino Tiger Barb, to a school of regular Tiger Barbs. What a nice contrast of swift moving, darting color!
The Green Tiger Barb, Moss-banded Barb, or Moss Barb is one of the most notable color morphs or varieties of the regular Tiger Barb. They are truly striking with a deep fluorescent green or blue-green body coloring.
The Green Tiger Barb, Moss-banded Barb, or Moss Barb is very lively and playful, and does best in a school of at least 6 or seven fishes. Their aquarium requirements, behaviors, care and feeding are the same as their parentage and is discussed in more detail here, on the Tiger Barb page. For more Information on keeping this fish see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Freshwater Aquarium Care and feeding:
Since they are omnivorous the Green Tiger Barb, Moss-banded Barb, or Moss Barb will generally eat all kinds of live, fresh, and flake foods. To keep a good balance give them a high quality ...