🐟 Short Body Green Tiger Barb (Puntigrus tetrazona var. “Green” — Short Body)
Freshwater Barb • Active Schooling • Community Fish • Color Morph
 
📋 The Short Body Green Tiger Barb is a designer morph of Puntigrus tetrazona that combines a compact, rounder body with the morph’s trademark emerald-green metallic sheen and orange fin accents. The short-body conformation intensifies the fish’s presence, giving a bold “jewel” look in motion.
Energetic and social, this variant thrives in schools of six or more, which diffuses nippy behavior and brings out synchronized shoaling. Provide clean, well-oxygenated water, moderate flow, and planting with open lanes for constant activity.
Against dark substrate and soft lighting, their teal-to-emerald iridescence pops, making them a striking focal fish in planted community aquariums.
 
💡 Highlights
✨ Compact Show Form: Short body with vivid metallic green
⚪ Active Schooling Behavior: Best in groups of 6+
📏 Mid-Sized Community Fit: Works in 80 L+ planted tanks
✅ Captive-Bred Morph: Hardy and adaptable
🐟 Color & Motion: Brilliant teal sheen with orange highlights