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The term ”Barb” can cause some confusion, since it is used for a wide range of different fish species.

 


Tiger Barb
Scientific Name:Barbus Tetrazona
Location:Borneo, Indonesia
Size:3"
Diet: Omnivorous: Duckweed, Vegetables, Brine Shrimp
Temperament:Know to bite fins, doesn't get along with angel fish or gouramis.
Tank minimum:10 gallons
PH:6.0-7.5 ...

Barb Species: Key Points, Tips & Tricks - Barbs Q/A
Barbs are hardy and active schooling fish. These schooling fish can become aggressive if kept singly or in pairs.

Tee barb, spanner barb, T bar barb
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Gold Barb
The dazzling Gold Barb has been a treasured member of community aquariums for decades. The Gold Barb has a mostly gold-colored body with small, dark or black patches running down the lateral line.

Gold Barb Puntius semifasciolatus
The gold barb is a very popular color variant of the China Barb, a fish that has less dramatic color and is not seen in aquariums as often as its gold counterpart.
Grows to: 2.5" ...

Rosy Barb Species Profile
The rosy barb was one of the first fish to become popular in the hobby. Though this fish fares well at typical aquarium temperatures, it is not a tropical fish.

Rosy Barb
Scientific Name: Barbus conchonius
Family: Cyprinidae
Origin: Bengal, India
Adult Size: 6 inches (15 cm)
Social: Active peaceful fish
Lifespan: 5 years
Tank Level: All levels
Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallon
Diet: Omnivore, eats most foods ...

Gold Barb, Goldfinned Barbs
Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Gold Barb - Puntius sachsii
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Rosy Barb
Red barb Family: Cyprinidae
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One of the most beautiful of the freshwater fish, the lively Rosy Barb is continuously swimming! ...

Rosy Barb
Veterinary & Aquatic Services Department, Drs. Foster & Smith
Puntius conchonius, Barbus conchonius ...

Clown Barb
Barbus everetti - Singapura e Born (other names: Puntius (Barbus) everetti)
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Tiger Barb
Origin= Indonesia - Sumatra, Borneo
Scientific Name= Barbus tetrazona
Max. Size= 2.75" (7CM) ...

Golden barb, Schubert's barb, Green/Half-striped barb
Scientific name
Puntius semifasciolatus ...

Group: Barb
Origin or Range: Sri Lanka
Relative Size: Smaller Than Average
(as compared to other freshwater fish) ...

Common barb hybrids representing different color patterns (Modified from Kortmulder 1972)
Female parent Species Common name x Male parent Species Common name
Puntius conchonius
rosy barb ...

The Ruby Barb is an old aquarium favorite. A small fish, they have a ruby red head that shades to the black caudal fin. These cyprinids have large eyes and scales.

The Cherry Barb is a very timid fish. The Cherry Barb is suitable for small aquariums and should be kept with other small fishes. Subdued lighting conditions complement the fish's coloring. During spawning, the male will turn bright cherry red.

Matt Clarke looks at an attractive barb that's being sold as Barbus mahecola in the UK's aquatic shops.
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The male will turn "cherry" red when ready to spawn, hence the name "Cherry Barb". A small peaceful easy to spawn fish. The fry are very small and require the tiniest foods for the first week. See Fry Food for more info.

Rosy Barb
Barbus conchonius HABITS
This is a hardy fish indeed. Now that it comes in various colour formats, it has become quite a favourite in aquariums. It is a good middle of the tank show off.

This barb looks and acts very much like the closely related Tinfoil Barb. The Large Scale Barb may be a little smaller than the Tinfoil when a full-grown adult. The scale color should be more tan than silver in color.
Rocky areas are not needed.

Rosy barb
puntius conchonius
Species / Type:
Community [General] types almost always require a medium to large group of fish of similar species to be happy.

Rosy Barb (Barbus conchonius): The Rosy Barb is a hardy and colourful fish. Its very ready to breed, and mature males change to a deep pink colour when they get a bit randy.
SizeOriginEase of keepFoodTempType
100 mm
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From: Barb - Smelly Aquarium
Question - I have a 29 gallon tank which has been going for 2.5 years, the home of community fish. I have recently added 3 Rummy Nose and 3 tetras but the tank is not overcrowded.

Cherry Barb
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Cherry Barb [Pictures]
Puntius titteya
SYN: Barbus titteya, B. frenatus
PD: Has one pair of barbels on the upper jaw near the corners of the mouth. The back is brownish red in color with a green iridescence. Fins are red in color.

Know as a Damsel Barb or Tiger Barb.
A tropical cypriniform, this barb is aggressive and should be kept in a shoal of eight or more to keep it from bothering other fish and the tank size should be rather large, say 10 or preferably 15 gallon.

Right from the start deployment of algae-eating fish: Epalzeorhynchus siamensis (against barb algae, brush algae and green algae). Otocinclus vittatus, O.alfinis. Poecilia shenops, Plecostomus punctatus, Barbus conconius, Farlowella acus etc. 3.

For years now, I have seen this pretty little golden barb with its black-green markings always active looking for food in dealers' tanks. Full grown, they reach 2-1/2 inches, a size I have never seen.

Light Tetra Neon Tetra Rummy Nosed Tetra Serpae Tetra Hatchetfish Pencilfish Bloodfin Penguin Fish X-Ray Fish Cichlids Angelfish Firemouth Convict Blue Acara Severum Green Terror Discus (2) Jack Dempsey Festivum Red Oscar Ram Cyprinids Cherry Barb ...

With the exception of the Tinfoil Barb, we have not found a Barb yet that didn't make a good hardy fish for cycling aquariums.

Bala Sharks are actually a Barb, and as such are a schooling fish. Because of this they will do best in groups, and, if possible, the larger the group, the better.

Apart from such "mass produced" species, they are also getting into Pterophyllum scalare, Colisa lalia, Geophagus brasiliensis, Corydoras aeneus, Corydoras panda, Puntius titteya (the cherry barb), Helostoma temminckii, ...

I have a 10 gallon tank with 3 cherry barb fish. We are having a terrible time with algae growth. We will do a complete water change that includes new rocks, filters, and decorations. The tank will be troughly scrubbed.

Antoher of the three most aggressive fish is the Barb species. These fish are fairly small but tend to nip at fins. This is especially a problem if they are not kept with a school of Barbs since they are nipping fish withing there schools.

Imagine a fish that looks like a cross between an angelfish and a tiger barb, but with a gentler nature than either species. This fish really does exist, and can be found, among other places, in New Jersey.

Fish include: 1 rosy barb, 3 gourami, 1 three spot, 2 pear,l 6 tiger barbs, 3 black widow tetras, 2 bleeding hart tetras, 1 bristle nose catfish, 6 cory cats, 3 butter fly cichlids, 3 clown loaches, 2 sucking cats, 4 angels and 4 platys ...

By way of a small tale though, the author owned a sunset platty that had the rather capacious cancer on its tail removed by a hungry tiger barb.

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Etymology
Dianema: From the Greek di-, meaning two and nema, meaning filament; in reference to the long maxillary barbels.

to put large, but not particularly attractive, fish are often hard to find in the shop, the former eye-catching display often becomes somewhat of an "elephant's graveyard" for every one-eyed oscar, overgrown plecostomus and banged up tinfoil barb in ...

Aquariums containing fish that uproot or consume plants (ex: Cichlids, Goldfish, Koi, or Barb species) are ideal for artifical plants.

some of the Barb family) nip fins as a source of nutrition, and can be a problem in mixed populations, especially where ornamental fish are kept or reared, as the fin damage results in a loss of value. see also overcrowding, ...

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