Barb
The Albino Tiger Barb is and attractive color morph of the Tiger BarbPuntius tetrazona. The basic form of this variety has a yellow or creamy colored background with whitish stripes. There are a number of Albino variations that emphasis a gold and platinum background. They all sport beautiful red accents on the nose and fins. Mature specimens do tend to fade a bit, but still a school of these lively fish in a nice sized aquarium makes an awesome display. The biggest difference between these and the Tiger Barbs is that Albinos do not always have gill covers. When first introduced in the aquarium hobby these fish were received with mixed reactions. This mostly seemed to relate to a matter of taste. Some folks fell in love with these little pretties, while others were indifferent. Consequently they had been less poplar than the regular Tiger Barbs, but were still readily available. However with some of the great developments in red, gold, and platinum strains, they are becoming more sought after. These are called such things as Gold Tiger Barb, Golden Platinum Tiger Barb, Albino Golden Tiger Barb, Red Tiger Barb, Blood Red Tiger Barb, and so forth.
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