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The Sumatran Tiger Barb
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The Black Line Red Tail Pencil
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The Egg Protector

Defensive Stripes

This fish come from Indonesia, from the island of Sumatra, and so called the Sumatran Tiger Barb. There is a lot of sunshine in sumatra, and it is easy to make out shoals of Tiger Barbs in the clear water.
The Tiger Barb is yellow, with black stripes across its body. This colouring helps it to hide away from enemies. It goes down to the sand at the bottom and takes up a position among the stems of weeds there, and you cant make it out at all. The dark stems against the yellow sand just look like the stripes on the tiger barbs body.