Tropical Fish Profiles

Rosy Barb (Puntius conchonius)

Rosy Barb Photo © C.B. Agulto Profile Origin: Bengal and India Behavior: Usually peaceful, but can be semi-aggressive. Temperature: 64–72 °F (18–22 °C) pH: 6.0 – 8.0 Size: 5″ (12 cm) Diet: Accepts practically all types of aquaria food. Breeding: Egg scatterer. Easy to breed in aquarium. Place one male and two female Rosy Barbs in a tank, and they will begin [...]

Tiger Barb (Puntius tetrazona)

Tiger Barb Photo © C.B. Agulto Profile Origin: Sumatra and Borneo Behavior: Peaceful and active in groups of 6 or more, otherwise very nippy in smaller groups Temperature: 68–79 °F (20–26 °C) pH: 6.0 – 8.0 Size: 3″ (7 cm), should be kept in a minimum tank size of 20 gallons for adequate swimming space Diet: Accepts flakes and live or [...]