{"product_id":"tiger-barb-sumatra","title":"Tiger Barb Sumatra - 3cm","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"157\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"157\"\u003eSpecies Profile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"284\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"181\"\u003eScientific Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"206\"\u003ePuntius partipentazona\u003c\/em\u003e (sometimes confused with \u003cem data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"253\"\u003ePuntigrus tetrazona\u003c\/em\u003e, the more common Tiger Barb)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"284\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"303\"\u003eCommon Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tiger Barb Sumatra, Sumatra Barb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"284\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"356\"\u003eAdult Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2–2.5 inches (5–6.5 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"284\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"405\"\u003eLife Expectancy:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5–7 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"284\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"432\"\u003eHabitat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Native to Southeast Asia, specifically in Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Sumatra. 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