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Checkered Barb - Oliotius Oligolepis
Checkered Barb - Oliotius Oligolepis
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🐟 Ships on Mondays · 100% live arrival guarantee
🚚 $20 flat rate shipping, free over $200
Shipping to QLD, NSW, VIC, ACT and SA. Shipping details
How your order gets to you
- I health-check and hand-pack every order myself. Fish and shrimp go in oxygen breather bags, and everything is insulated with heat or cold packs to suit the weather.
- Livestock and plants go out by express post on a Monday, and most orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days.
- If the weather is too hot or too cold, I will let you know and hold your order until it is safe to send.
- If anything arrives dead, take a photo in the bag and email me within 24 hours. I will refund or replace it.
- When your order arrives, my acclimation guide walks you through settling them in.
📖 Want to know more? Read my small barbs care guide.
Checkered barbs have a distinctive scaled pattern that creates a checkerboard effect along their body. Males develop a coppery sheen and darker fin edges when in breeding condition. They are an underrated barb species that is peaceful, hardy, and full of character. A great choice for a community tank with some personality.
Home-bred by me in QLD and raised on live food for the best colour and health.
- Adult size: 5cm
- Temperament: Peaceful
- Best kept in: Groups of 6 or more
- Tank size: 60L minimum
- Temperature: 20–25°C
- Difficulty: Beginner-friendly
You will receive young fish, randomly selected.
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My fish room is 100% solar powered, water is recycled where practical, and packaging is biodegradable wherever possible.
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Flat rate $20 shipping, free on orders over $200. Livestock is express shipped to QLD, NSW, VIC, ACT and SA. Every order comes with a 100% live arrival guarantee. → Full shipping policy