Barb Species Quick Stats
Food: Nearly all Barbs are omnivorous and will take most foods.
Breeding: The barbs can be induced to spawn under aquarium conditions. They scatter their eggs in fine-leaved plants.
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.
Rosy Barb
Scientific Name: Puntius conchonius
Family: Cyprinidae, Sub-Family Barbinae
About the Rosy Barb
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Cyprinids ...
Tiger Barb
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.
Clown Barb
Barbus everetti - Singapura e Born (other names: Puntius (Barbus) everetti)
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Striped barb - ontop adult fish, below juvenile
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Species name: Puntius johorensis
Synonym: Barbus eugrammus, Barbus tetrazona johorensis, Puntius eugrammus, Systomus johorensis ...
Tee barb, spanner barb, T bar barb
Image gallery: Additional species photographs
Distribution ...
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.
Gold Barb
Scientific Name:
Barbus schuberti
Family: Cyprinidae
Origin: Southeast China
Adult Size: 4 inches (10 cm)
Social: Peaceful schooling fish
Lifespan: 6 years
Tank Level: Bottom, Mid dweller ...
Gold Barb, Goldfinned Barbs
Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Gold Barb - Puntius sachsii ...
Gold barb
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Tiger Barb
Origin= Indonesia - Sumatra, Borneo
Scientific Name= Barbus tetrazona
Max. Size= 2.75" (7CM) ...
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Tiger Barb (Puntius tetrazona)
Photo of: Tiger Barb (Puntius tetrazona)
Scientific Name(s): Puntius tetrazona, Barbus tetrazona, Capoeta tetrazona ...
Golden barb, Schubert's barb, Green/Half-striped barb
Scientific name
Puntius semifasciolatus ...
Cherry Barb
Cherry Barb
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Species/genus: Barbus titteya ...
The Tiger barb should not be kept with slow moving fish, as it will constantly nip the fins of slower fishes. This barb mixes well with other small barbs, as well as small tetras. They are hardy fish, somewhat tolerant of temperature fluctuations.
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common name: Tiger barb
Family: Cyprinidae
Continent of origin: Asia
Origin country: Thailand,
Size: under 5 cm (1.97 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 60 litre (16 US gal)
Temperature: 23 °C (73.4 °F) - 26 °C (78.8 °F) ...
Tiger Barb - Oval orange and black striped fish (with other colour variations available including "albino" orange/white).
Tiger barb (Puntius tetrazona)
One of the most easily recognized aquarium fish, the scientific name tetrazona refers to the four vertical stripes.
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.
Cherry Barb: Capoeta Titteya
Cherry Barbs are found in shallow brooks and lowland rivers in Sri Lanka. Their full size is five cm. The male is red, and the female is brownish with a black stripe on her side.
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 (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.
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100 mm
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Rosy Barb
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Gold Barb
Another barb that is an excellent choice for newbies to the freshwater hobby.
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The Rosy Barb is much like the Black Ruby Barb. It changes colors, depending on its state. Their large, reflective scales glitter in light, making them a stunning species to add to any aquarium.
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.
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.
In running waters, which were rarely broader than a meter and accommodated no aquatic plants, we found Betta prima, different Barb species, [Grundeln, Halbschnaebler, Schmerlen] and species of Channa.
Follow the manufacturer's directions on installation. Most units use hose barb connectors to attach to the appropriate water pump or are designed to allow add-on connectors as a PVC slip fit or hose barb attachment.
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Etymology
Dianema: From the Greek di-, meaning two and nema, meaning filament; in reference to the long maxillary barbels.
Choose slip and clamped barb fittings over threaded fittings for fixed plumbing whenever possible.
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.
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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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