Odessa barb
Pethia padamya
FishFreshwater
- Care level
- Easy
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Recommended tank
- 100 L
- Maximum size
- 5 cm
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- Group size
- ≥ 6
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care at a glance
The Odessa barb comes from Myanmar and was only described scientifically in 2008, although it had been circulating in the hobby for decades before that. Males carry a broad, fiery red band along the flank; females stay silvery brown.
It is lively but peaceful and copes well with cooler room temperatures, so in many living rooms a light heater or none at all will do. Keep it in a group with a few extra females, as the males will then display to each other constantly.
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