🐟 Albino Golden Tinfoil Barb (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii var. “Albino Gold”)
Large Schooling Barb • Albino Gold Colour Strain • A Glowing Showpiece School for Big Tanks
 
📋 The Albino Golden Tinfoil Barb is a farm-bred colour strain of the tinfoil barb, with metallic gold scales, pale fins tinged red, and the pink-to-red eyes of albinism. It's generally peaceful but very active and boisterous, and it does best in a large tank with open swimming space, strong filtration, and a school of its own kind.
Tinfoil barbs are sold as small juveniles but grow fast, so the secret to enjoying one is planning the tank first: a school of at least six, in a tank of roughly 500L (130 gallons) or more, with 600-800L better for a school of adults. In return you get a glowing, hardy gold school that's easy to feed. It eats soft plants and jumps readily, and it can harass or eat much smaller tankmates, so give it a tight lid and robust or artificial plants.
A note on naming: golden and albino tinfoils sold in the trade are sometimes the closely related Redtail Tinfoil Barb (Barbonymus altus) rather than B. schwanenfeldii. The two look alike and have the same size and care needs.
 
💡 Highlights
🥇 Albino Gold Colour: Metallic gold body with red-tinged fins and pink-to-red eyes
📏 Grows Large: 30-35cm as an adult, so plan the tank first
👥 A Schooling Fish: Keep at least six
🌿 Eats Soft Plants: Robust or artificial plants suit it best
🏠 Loves Space and a Lid: A strong swimmer and a jumper