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 & Snakehead Fighter

Desmopuntius pentazona · Betta channoides

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulSnakehead Fighter: Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Snowball Shrimp

Desmopuntius pentazona · Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white

Ideal Tank Mates

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulSnowball Shrimp: Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Socolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi)

Desmopuntius pentazona · Chindongo socolofi

Five Banded Barb & Sorong Rainbowfish

Desmopuntius pentazona · Melanotaenia fredericki

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulSorong Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Sparkling Gourami

Desmopuntius pentazona · Trichopsis pumila

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulSparkling Gourami: Mostly Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Spot Pangasius

Desmopuntius pentazona · Pangasius larnaudii

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulSpot Pangasius: Mostly Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Spotfin Goby Cichlid

Desmopuntius pentazona · Tanganicodus irsacae

Five Banded Barb & Spotted Gar

Desmopuntius pentazona · Lepisosteus oculatus

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulSpotted Gar: Semi-Aggressive

Five Banded Barb & Spotted Headstander

Desmopuntius pentazona · Chilodus punctatus

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulSpotted Headstander: Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Spotted Hillstream Loach

Desmopuntius pentazona · Gastromyzon punctulatus

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulSpotted Hillstream Loach: Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Spotted Rainbowfish

Desmopuntius pentazona · Glossolepis maculosus

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulSpotted Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Spotted Raphael Catfish

Desmopuntius pentazona · Agamyxis pectinifrons

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulSpotted Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Spotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a)

Desmopuntius pentazona · Chaetostoma milesi

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulSpotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a): Mostly Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Starlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183)

Desmopuntius pentazona · Ancistrus dolichopterus

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulStarlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183): Mostly Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Steindachner Dwarf Cichlid

Desmopuntius pentazona · Apistogramma steindachneri

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulSteindachner Dwarf Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Sterba's Corydoras

Desmopuntius pentazona · Corydoras sterbai

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulSterba's Corydoras: Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Striped Raphael Catfish

Desmopuntius pentazona · Platydoras armatulus

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulStriped Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Stripefin Eartheater

Desmopuntius pentazona · Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulStripefin Eartheater: Semi-Aggressive

Five Banded Barb & Sturgeon Catfish

Desmopuntius pentazona · Platystomatichthys sturio

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulSturgeon Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Five Banded Barb & Sulphur Crest Lithobates

Desmopuntius pentazona · Otopharynx lithobates

Five Banded Barb & Sumo Loach

Desmopuntius pentazona · Schistura balteata

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulSumo Loach: Aggressive

Five Banded Barb & Sunset Hap

Desmopuntius pentazona · Dimidiochromis strigatus

Five Banded Barb & Sunset Platy (Variatus Platy)

Desmopuntius pentazona · Xiphophorus variatus

Possible with Caution

Five Banded Barb: PeacefulSunset Platy (Variatus Platy): Peaceful

Five Banded Barb & Swordtail

Desmopuntius pentazona · Xiphophorus hellerii