{"product_id":"denisons-barb","title":"Denison's Barb - 7cm","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"191\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"191\"\u003eSpecies Profile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"239\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"215\"\u003eScientific Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"237\"\u003eSahyadria denisonii\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"239\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"258\"\u003eCommon Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Denison Barb, Roseline Shark, Red-Line Torpedo Barb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"239\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"330\"\u003eAdult Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–6 inches (10–15 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"239\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"377\"\u003eLife Expectancy:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5–8 years, longer with excellent care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"239\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"432\"\u003eHabitat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Endemic to fast-flowing hill streams and rivers in the Western Ghats of India. 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Excellent for large community aquariums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"987\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1013\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1013\"\u003eDiet \u0026amp; Nutrition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1038\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1032\"\u003eOmnivorous:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1219\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1219\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1050\"\u003eDiet:\u003c\/strong\u003e Accepts a variety of foods, including flakes, pellets, spirulina, bloodworms, brine shrimp, and blanched vegetables (spinach, peas). 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