Cherry barb
Puntius titteya
What it needs
- Grows to
- 5 cm
- Smallest sensible tank
- 75 L, at least 60 cm long
- Temperature
- 23 to 27 °C
- pH
- 6 to 8
- Hardness
- 5 to 19 dGH
- Kept in
- groups of 6 or more
- Temperament
- peaceful
- Eats
- omnivore
- Swims
- at every level
- How hard
- easy
These are the figures the stocking advice is built on. Make a room and it will tell you whether cherry barb fit the tank you have.