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Live Fish

Five-Banded Barb | Desmopuntius pentazona (2.5–3cm)

SKU 1101828
Original price €0.00 - Original price €0.00
Original price €0.00
€3.99
€3.99 - €3.99
Current price €3.99

Live Fish — Click & Collect Only

Order your fish online and collect them from our Aquatics department in Newlands. We do not ship or deliver live fish.

Click & Collect information

How Click & Collect works for live fish:

Place your order online and choose Click & Collect at checkout. Please wait until you receive confirmation from us that your order is ready before travelling to the store.

Your fish will be held for collection by our Aquatics team at Newlands Home & Garden Centre, Clondalkin. When you arrive, bring your order confirmation and a member of the team will prepare your livestock for collection.

Please note: live fish are not shipped or delivered. Collection times can vary depending on livestock preparation and availability, so please wait for your ready-to-collect confirmation before setting off.

Species care guide

Fish Care Guide

Use this guide to check the aquarium size, water conditions, behaviour, compatibility and feeding needs of this fish before bringing it home.

Live fish are Click & Collect only.
Order online and collect from Newlands Aquatics.

Overview

Five-Banded Barbs have warm coppery colour crossed by dark vertical bands and appreciate a sheltered planted aquarium. Supplied size: 2.5–3cm. Size at sale is not adult size.

Behaviour

A quieter shoaling barb. Keep at least eight to ten together; a small group may remain shy. Adults reach around 5–6cm.

Tank Size

We recommend at least 80 litres with an 80cm base, dense planting, shaded areas and open swimming patches.

Compatibility

Choose calm, peaceful companions rather than aggressive or excessively active fish.

Diet

Offer fine flakes, small granules and suitable frozen or live invertebrates.

Care

Maintain soft, clean water around 23–26°C and pH 5–7. Acclimatise gradually and avoid unstable water chemistry. Use a fully cycled aquarium. Check appetite, breathing and equipment daily; test water regularly and keep ammonia and nitrite at zero. Make regular partial water changes with conditioned, temperature-matched water and clean filter media in removed aquarium water.

Click & Collect only: order online and wait for confirmation before collecting from Newlands Home & Garden Centre, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. We do not ship live animals.

Complete your aquarium

Plants, aquascaping and the essentials for your fish.