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Rosy Barb (Puntius conchonius)

Mon, Oct 15, 2007

Cyprinids


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 the mating process. Remove the Rosy Barbs after they spawn because they are avid egg eaters.

Sex: Males are usually more red, while the females have a more yellow coloration.

Notes

Rosy Barb (Puntius conchonius)
Rosy Barb Photo © C.B. Agulto

The Rosy Barb is popular in a tropical fish aquarium because of its close resemblance to a goldfish. Rosy Barbs are a good fit for community tropical fish aquariums with larger fish since the Rosy Barb grows larger than many other species of tropical fish. Rosy Barbs prefer cooler water compared to many other tropical fish in the trade. Rosy Barbs are relatively peaceful, but they have been known to become semi-aggressive towards other fish to establish their dominance.

Conclusion

Care: [rate 5]
Hardiness: [rate 5]
Temperament: [rate 4.5]
Breeding: [rate 5]
Overall: [rate 5]

10 Comments For This Post

  1. Charlie Says:

    I had a “school” of around six Rosy Barbs, but they became dispersed around the aquarium after only a week, so they no longer school together. Sometimes they chase around the smaller tropical fish in my aquarium, but harm is never done. The Rosy Barbs are active in the aquarium, and they voraciously eat any food I place at the surface of the aquarium.

  2. cliff Says:

    we purchased a half dozen small rosy barbs and noticed that a couple of them spiral in the water near the bottom of the tank! Is this normal as this may be their characteristics? or are some of them mentally sick???

  3. Charlie Says:

    Spiraling in the water is abnormal behavior. I don’t ever remembering mine doing this at all. Are they still doing this behavior?

  4. Tammy Says:

    I was just wondering if anyone knew how long a female holds her eggs my female has had a large belly for about a month now. She is active sometimes and than she will go and hide in the plants. She is eating well. Also at the top of her head is a grayish color circle on it and where her tailfins begins it is also a grayish color.

  5. sapalain Says:

    i just use a large plastic container for my goldfish. will they still bred and i dont even know if they are male or female no heater or filter installed how do i know which is make or female. plz help!thanks.

  6. saqalain Says:

    sorry i meant breed and male instead of make

  7. saqalain Says:

    i also need some advice on what else to feed them apart from their flakes (any normal food plz not some next ingredients thanks ever so much)

  8. jds Says:

    You can feed them “heart beef” mixed and freezed.
    Or what they like perhaps because they can play with is koi-sticks.
    Or vegetarian pellets as well.
    I bought 7 all long finned… I have 30 now … They are easy to breed … when they want to.
    I now have normals, long finned, and … yellows long and short finned …
    Lets now try some barbus nigrofasciatus breeding and get some F2 …

  9. Mark Says:

    Now you are in my favorites.

  10. Alind Says:

    Can i keep them at a bit higher temperature say 26 degree celcious ?

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