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Belongs to the group of carp fish and is an omnivoreCherry Barbs are easy to handle and suitable for the beginners aquarium The Cherry Barb originates from the shaded streams and rivers on the plains of Sri Lanka. Most of the species are attractive and peaceful aquarium fish Facts about the Cherry Barb
Description and behaviour The Cherry Barb is alert, but also very peaceful and quite timid. The barb don´t swim in shoals in the same way that other barbs does. The males can fight among themselves. It is good if you have more females than males. An appropriate aquarium What the Cherry Barb wants in the aquarium is hiding places built of stones and roots. The aquarium shall be closely planted and contain floating plants which helps to reduce the light. They prefer fresh water rich on oxygen with frequent water changes. The Cherry Barb get on well with other calm species of fish. The food The Cherry Barb is an omnivore. It eats for example live food, frozen food, flake food, peas and shrimps. NB: Live food is very complicated to handle, and is not recommended for beginners. Flake food is a good everyday feed. Gender / Cultivation Females are beige/brown to copper colored with a white belly. The males are cherryred, especially in spawning time. Both sexes has got a brown line along the whole of the body. The females are much more chubby then the males are. The males are considerable slender. The roes get caught on the plants hanging on a thread. If you want to save the eggs (the parents eats them) and cultivate the fish it is best if you put them in a separate aquarium. Cherry Barb Resources Cherry Barbs have a distinct look that make them easily identifiable and sexed Females and immature males have
a long, dark black horizontal stripe that stretches from their nose to their tail fin. These
marks will fade in mature males as they begin to adopt a dark cherry red color, hence the
name cherry barb. Females keep their stripe and stay a healthy pink or
brown color. Cherry barbs should always be kept in groups... ...but they will not form really tight schools. Within the Cherry barb shoal,
a strict hierarchy will be observed. If you keep more than one male, the males will compete
with each other but rarely cause severe injury. Keeping two males in the same aquarium is
actually highly entertaining since the males will “dance” in front of each other rather
than simply fight. During the dance, the males will encircle each other whole displayin
erect fins. Males will also become more vividly coloured when kept together
with other males... The Cherry Barb originates from the shaded streams and rivers on the plains of Sri Lanka Most of the species are attractive
and peaceful aquarium fish. They also have the further attraction of being hardy and easily
bred. They are not touchy where food is concerned as long as
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