DEFENSIVE STRIPES

       This fish comes from Indonesia, from the island of Sumatra, and so is called the Sumatran Tiger Barb. There is a lot of sunshine in Sumatra, and it is easy to make out shoals of Tiger Barbs in the clear water.

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       The Tiger Barb is yellow, with black stripes across its body. This colouring helps it to hide away from its enemies. It goes down to the sand at the bottom and takes up a position among the stems of the veeds there, and you can't make it out at all.
       The dark stems against the yellow sand look just like the stripes on the Tiger Barb's body.