Five Banded Barb Tank Mates & Compatibility

Five Banded Barb

Desmopuntius pentazona

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TemperamentPeaceful (2/10)

Adult Size5 cm

Temperature22–28°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneMid-level, Bottom

StockingSchool of 6+

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Five Banded Barb & Lemon Cichlid (Leleupi)

Desmopuntius pentazona · Neolamprologus leleupi

Five Banded Barb & Lemon Tetra

Desmopuntius pentazona · Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLemon Tetra: Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Leopard Bushfish (Ctenopoma)

Desmopuntius pentazona · Ctenopoma acutirostre

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLeopard Bushfish (Ctenopoma): Mostly Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Leopard Cory

Desmopuntius pentazona · Corydoras leopardus

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLeopard Cory: Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Leopard Frog Pleco (L134)

Desmopuntius pentazona · Peckoltia compta

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLeopard Frog Pleco (L134): Mostly Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Leopard Pleco

Desmopuntius pentazona · Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps

Five Banded Barb & Leopoldi Stingray (Black Diamond)

Desmopuntius pentazona · Potamotrygon leopoldi

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLeopoldi Stingray (Black Diamond): Semi-Aggressive

Five Banded Barb & Lesser Spiny Eel

Desmopuntius pentazona · Macrognathus aculeatus

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLesser Spiny Eel: Mostly Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Licorice Gourami

Desmopuntius pentazona · Parosphromenus deissneri

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLicorice Gourami: Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Lima Shovelnose Catfish

Desmopuntius pentazona · Sorubim lima

Ideal Tank Mates

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLima Shovelnose Catfish: Mostly Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Livingston's Cichlid

Desmopuntius pentazona · Nimbochromis livingstonii

Five Banded Barb & Long-Finned African Tetra

Desmopuntius pentazona · Brycinus longipinnis

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLong-Finned African Tetra: Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Longear Sunfish

Desmopuntius pentazona · Lepomis megalotis

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLongear Sunfish: Aggressive

Five Banded Barb & Longnose Gar

Desmopuntius pentazona · Lepisosteus osseus

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLongnose Gar: Aggressive

Five Banded Barb & Lorentz's Rainbowfish

Desmopuntius pentazona · Chilatherina lorentzii

Five Banded Barb & Loricaria lata (L010)

Desmopuntius pentazona · Loricaria lata

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLoricaria lata (L010): Mostly Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Loricaria lentiginosa

Desmopuntius pentazona · Loricaria lentiginosa

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLoricaria lentiginosa: Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Loricaria lundbergi

Desmopuntius pentazona · Loricaria lundbergi

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLoricaria lundbergi: Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Loricaria pumila (Dwarf Whiptail Catfish)

Desmopuntius pentazona · Loricaria pumila

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLoricaria pumila (Dwarf Whiptail Catfish): Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Loricaria spinulifera

Desmopuntius pentazona · Loricaria spinulifera

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLoricaria spinulifera: Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Loxozonus Corydoras (C079/C082)

Desmopuntius pentazona · Corydoras loxozonus

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLoxozonus Corydoras (C079/C082): Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Lyretail Killifish

Desmopuntius pentazona · Aphyosemion australe

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulLyretail Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & MacCulloch's Rainbowfish (Dwarf Rainbowfish)

Desmopuntius pentazona · Melanotaenia maccullochi

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulMacCulloch's Rainbowfish (Dwarf Rainbowfish): Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Macaw Cichlid

Desmopuntius pentazona · Hypsophrys nicaraguensis

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulMacaw Cichlid: Aggressive