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.

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???

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

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.

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.

sorry i meant breed and male instead of make

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)

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 …