🐟 Short Body Tiger Barb (Puntigrus tetrazona var. “Short Body”)
Active Schooling Barb • Compact Ornamental Form of the Classic Tiger Barb • Best With Active, Short-Finned Tankmates
 
📋 The Short Body Tiger Barb is a selectively bred ornamental morph of the Tiger Barb with a compact, rounded body. It keeps the classic black bars on an orange-gold body, in a deeper, more compact shape than the wild-type fish. It's a constantly moving schooling fish that does best in clean, well-oxygenated water with moderate flow, open swimming lanes, and some planting.
Like every tiger barb morph, it's a semi-aggressive fin-nipper and behaves like the standard fish, so the key to a happy tank is the right company: active, short-finned tankmates, and not slow or long-finned fish such as angelfish, bettas, gouramis, and fancy guppies. A school of eight to ten keeps the barbs focused on each other and reduces the nipping. Keep at least six, and eight to ten if you can. Short-bodied morphs are the product of selective breeding, and their compact build suits small, regular portions, which keep this fish in top shape. Standard Tiger Barbs live about 5-7 years, and good care gives this morph its best chance of a long life.
 
💡 Highlights
✨ Compact Ornamental Form: Classic bars on a deeper, rounder body
🏊 A Lively School: Constant, active swimming
👥 Best in a School: At least six, ideally eight to ten
🤝 Best With Active Tankmates: Short-finned, robust fish
🍽️ Feed Lightly: Small portions keep a compact body in top shape