| Category | Rating |
|---|---|
| Care Level: | Easy to moderate |
| Temperament: | Playful, but can be aggressive |
| Color Form: | Varies, but typically silver or gold with four black bands |
| Lifespan: | 5-7 Years |
| Size: | 2-3 inches |
| Diet: | Omnivore |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Minimum Tank Size: | 20 gallon |
| Tank Set-Up: | Fine gravel substrate with rocks at the bottom and submerged vegetation planted along the sides |
| Compatibility: | Often compatible |
Male Green Tiger Barbs appear smaller than Females, more Vibrantly colored. Most types of Male Tiger barbs in the hobby have reddish tip to its dorsal fin & gets reddish coloration on its nose when breeding.
Female Green Tiger Barbs are rounded in the abdominal area as they carry eggs. Females are larger in size than males & few female captive bred tiger barbs have black dorsal fin without the red tip. This may not apply to all variants of Female tiger barbs