PLEASE NOTE: Our Live Fish are shipped out Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, subject to public holidays. They will be shipped with any other items you order at the time of purchase. Please note that KiwiPetz ship live fish at the customers risk - and cannot be at fault for any courier delays. The images shown on our website are an indicative of what the fish look like. All fish shipments will incur a $25.00 shipping fee. We only ship fish to non-rural North Island addresses.
Checkered Barbs are a peaceful schooling fish that do well in community aquariums. As they mature they develop bold scale patterns and the males have deep red fins. To get the best colours out of your males, try to have more females than males in the school.
Best in groups 6+
pH: 6 - 7.5
Temperature: 22 - 28° C
Full Size: 5cm
Place of origin: Sumatra
Diet: Omnivores
Minimum Aquarium Size: 70L
*Image is for reference only. Actual fish may differ in size and colour
KiwiPetz
Checkered Barb (Oliotius oligolepis)
Pickup available at Kiwi Petz
Usually ready in 2-4 days
PLEASE NOTE: Our Live Fish are shipped out Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, subject to public holidays. They will be shipped with any other items you order at the time of purchase. Please note that KiwiPetz ship live fish at the customers risk - and cannot be at fault for any courier delays. The images shown on our website are an indicative of what the fish look like. All fish shipments will incur a $25.00 shipping fee. We only ship fish to non-rural North Island addresses.
Checkered Barbs are a peaceful schooling fish that do well in community aquariums. As they mature they develop bold scale patterns and the males have deep red fins. To get the best colours out of your males, try to have more females than males in the school.
Best in groups 6+
pH: 6 - 7.5
Temperature: 22 - 28° C
Full Size: 5cm
Place of origin: Sumatra
Diet: Omnivores
Minimum Aquarium Size: 70L
*Image is for reference only. Actual fish may differ in size and colour
