Rosy Barb (Puntius conchonius)
Mon, Oct 15, 2007
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 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.
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October 15th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
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.
March 28th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
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???
March 29th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Spiraling in the water is abnormal behavior. I don’t ever remembering mine doing this at all. Are they still doing this behavior?
April 7th, 2008 at 11:30 am
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.
May 3rd, 2008 at 8:37 pm
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.
May 3rd, 2008 at 8:41 pm
sorry i meant breed and male instead of make
May 3rd, 2008 at 8:45 pm
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)
August 11th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
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 …
December 19th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Now you are in my favorites.
January 31st, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Can i keep them at a bit higher temperature say 26 degree celcious ?