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Barbs
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Tiger barbs are the most popular of the barb species. The wild type is orange with several black vertical bars (like tiger stripes). The tips of the dorsal, ventral,
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The Spanner Barb or T-barb is a tan fish with iridescent scales. It has two dark vertical bands, one behind the gill, and the other at the dorsal fin.
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Cherry Barbs are a peaceful fish that can be kept successfully in most community tanks. They are one of the smallest of the barbs. The Cherry Barb has a
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The Odessa barb is a metallic fish, with coppery dorsal side and a lighter colored belly. They have two black spots on each side, and males are usually more
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Glass Rosy Barbs are a slightly muted color variant of the common Rosy Barb. The color is pale and almost transluscent. They are a hardy fish, and can be
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This is the albino form of the popular Tiger Barb. Instead of black bands on a tan body, it has white bands on a lighter toned orange-yellow body. The
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The Black Spot Barb has a gold body with a black spot at the base of its tail and a faint black bar on each side. It also has
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The Checkerboard Barb is one of the smallest of the barb species. This attractive little fish has a basic gold background for females and red for males. The individual
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The Longfin Rosy Barb is a selectively bred variation of the common Rosy Barb. Through selective breeding the long fins have developed and have become a common fish in
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Redtail Garras are a species native mainly to India. They have elongated golden brown bodies with darker markings and a red-orange hue in the tail. They have a sucker
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The Tinfoil Barb is a silver fish with red fins and tail. Though they are capable of growing up to 16 inches, they rarely exceed 12 inches in the
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The beautifully colored Red Line Torpedo Barb is a relative newcomer to the aquarium trade. They are a slender, grey fish with a black horizontal stripe that runs from
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