The cherry barbs are fish which are seen at their greatest when about forty of them are in a tank of their own. Their general colouring is a brownish-red with a blue-black lateral stripe. Occasionally, the males will give the impression of being overcast with a suffusion of deep red. They grow to about 1.8 inches long.

They’re bred in the usual manner for egg bearers, but are avid egg eaters. They’ll not generally attempt to eat the eggs during an actual spawning, but will certainly do so afterwards if not removed.

They could be spawned in a tank devoid of sand. Anchor the plants by means of small pieces of lead. This technique has the benefit of giving the aquarist the chance of seeing what is going on. The temperature of the water for breeding should be 78°F. The eggs hatch in about 36 hours.

The Barbus ticto isn’t a especially brilliantly marked fish, but it is of sufficient distinction to be included here.

The species is effortlessly recognised by the red edging of the male’s dorsal fin, which becomes especially brilliant during the breeding period.

This red edging is also present on the female, but it is usually so faint as to be non-existent. It is, nevertheless, just a little much more noticeable at breeding time.

Body colouring is mainly silver with a hint of yellow, and there is a vertical dark bar just behind the gill cover, the only other marking is a dark spot on the body slightly behind the anal fin.

Even though this is a barb they don’t, in reality, have any barbels.

An average length for a fully grown adult is three.5 inch. It is a very active species, continually frolicking around the aquarium. Its exuberance might be taken for aggressiveness as they nudge other fish in playfulness, but rarely do any real harm.

The are fairly an simple fish to breed in the standard manner.

The tiger barb is a very active, clearly defined fish. The general colouring of yellow is striped with four definite bands of black, one of which passes via the eye. On a great specimen, the dorsal fin has a dark base variegating via red to faint lemon. The ventral fin is red and also the edges of the tail are also streaked with red.

The average length of the fully grown tiger barb is 2 inch Regrettably, when they’re about 1 inches long they seem to reach a critical stage, and are likely to be delicate. Once this stage is past, nevertheless, they’re reasonably hardy.

The most dependable technique of sexing is by the fuller body of the female, judged near breeding time.

Breeding temperature is around 85°F, and also the process is the exact same as spawning the egg-layers. Keep in mind they like eating their own eggs, so plant thickly and remove the parents instantly after spawning.

Tiger barbs present themselves greatest in an aquarium when about 40 of them are shown in a school.

One spot barb is a comparable species to B. conchonius but it has a number of various features that assist to identify it. It grows only to about 2.5 inches long and, unlike B. conchonius, it is not so simple to breed.

The general body colour of the male is a bronze-yellow, it has a spot on its side, positioned above the anal fin, and an additional spot at the root of the tail. An indefinite line links these two spots together. There is also a reddish spot on the gill covers, and also the fins are tinted orange. The female’s body is silver and has hyaline fins.

At breeding time, the body of the male becomes a beautiful orange.

Half banded barb is one of the less showy tropical fish, nevertheless it has other virtues. It is very hardy, it can withstand a temperature drop down to about 64°F, and it is effortlessly bred.

General body colour is pale olive green, varying to a light orange-brown. It is marked with five or six vertical broken black bands on the upper half of the body. The fins are tinted pink or yellow. When ready to mate, the body of the male blushes red and also the fin coloration becomes much more intense. Adult females attain a length of 2.5 inch, and also the males are just a little smaller.

This species are fairly prolific and their young grow rapidly.

B. schuberti is a golden mutation of B. semifasciolatus.