March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
This species is uncommon in the aquarium hobby, although the scientific name is widely misapplied to Barbodes dunckeri, a similar-looking species native to Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore commonly referred to as ‘clown barb’ and labelled as B. everetti in the majority of available literature. The two are quite easy to tell apart, with B. everetti an overall less…
1 comment » | Category: Barbs & relatives, Cypriniformes
Rosy Barb
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
Generally considered one of the hardiest small cyprinids available in the aquarium hobby, P. conchonius is an excellent choice for the beginner. Selective breeding has produced various ornamental strains including long-finned, ‘veil-tail’, ‘super red’, ‘neon’, and ‘golden’ forms. It’s also been hybridised with some congeners although the offspring of such experiments are apparently infertile.
It was formerly included in th…
Comment » | Category: Barbs & relatives, Cypriniformes
Filament Barb
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
Not difficult to keep in a well-maintained set-up, though we recommend aquascaping the tank to resemble a flowing stream/river with a substrate of variably-sized, water-worn rocks, sand, fine gravel and perhaps some small boulders. This can be further furnished with driftwood roots or branches, and while the majority of aquatic plants will fail to thrive in such surroundings hardy types such as Microsorum, Bolbitis or Anubias spp. can be grown attached to the décor.
Comment » | Category: Barbs & relatives, Cypriniformes
Spotted Headstander
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
Omnivorous and will accept most foods offered, with the stomach contents of wild specimens varying on a seasonal basis but mostly comprising insects and insect larvae (orders Trichoptera, Hemiptera, Homoptera) plus some terrestrial fruits and even scales of other fishes (Sánchez et al., 2003).
In the aquarium offer live Daphnia, Artemia, Moina, bloodowrm, etc., vegetable matter in the form of blanched spinach, lettuce, cucumber, fruit, algae wafers, etc., and good quality, sinking dried foods.
Comment » | Category: Characiformes, Headstanders
Jack Dempsey Cichlid
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
A bright blue variant normally referred to as ‘electric blue Jack Dempsey’ or simply ‘EBJD’ is of unclear origin but it appears to be an ornamental strain fixed from a natural mutation.
Care is as per the natural form although the blue fish tend to remain smaller and some reports suggest them to be less aggressive.
R. octofasciata has a confusing taxono…
2 comments » | Category: Cichlids, Perciformes
Red-line Torpedo Barb
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
This species has become an extremely popular aquarium fish since it first appeared in the ornamental trade during the late 1990s, and it has been sold under various names including ‘Denison’s barb’, ‘denisoni barb’, ‘Denison’s flying fox’, ‘rose line shark’, ‘bleeding-eye barb’, ‘red flash barb’, and ‘Indian flasher barb’. In India it is known locally as ‘Miss Kerala’ and ‘Chorai Kanni’ ( literally ‘bleeding eyes’).
2 comments » | Category: Barbs & relatives, Cypriniformes
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
Despite its designation as type species this is among the most frequently-misidentified members of the genus.
This is in part because its natural distribution was earlier considered even more extensive than the still-substantial range recognised today, with populations from the Río Orinoco, Guianas and rio Tocantins now recognised as species in their own right.
Comment » | Category: Cichlids, Perciformes
Melon Barb
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
This species is traded under various vernacular names including ’ember barb’, ‘banded barb’ and ‘black spot barb’, and is perhaps among the more undervalued small cyprinids in the aquarium hobby being peaceful, relatively hardy, colourful, and of interesting behaviour.
It exists in a number of colour for…
Comment » | Category: Barbs & relatives, Cypriniformes
Three-spot Headstander
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
This species was formerly known as Anostomus trimaculatus and this name is still used in much of the available literature. It is now invalid, however. The genus Pseudanos contains 3 other known species, P. gracilis, P. irinae and the recently described P. winterbottomi. Care for these species is as for P. trimaculatus….
Comment » |
Golden Dwarf Barb
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
This species’ identity was settled and a neotype designated by Knight (2013) who also revalidated the congener P. canius (Hamilton, 1822) and described the closely-related P. aurea.
These three had previously been considered to represent geographic forms of P. gelius, albeit on a tentative basis, with the validity of P. canius having been discussed since the late 19th century.
3 comments » | Category: Barbs & relatives, Cypriniformes
Product reviewers wanted
Hello! Very much interested in writing for you, please include me in the info. Thank you for the opportunity!
6th Sep 2020
Product reviewers wanted
I would be interested in reviewing products. Before retiring I was a technical writer and managed a Quality Management Program.
30th Aug 2020
Product reviewers wanted
I'm interested and can write reviews from the perspective of someone new to the hobby. I'm only 3-4 months in, but hopefully I can help someone that's...
23rd Aug 2020
Product reviewers wanted
I’m interested in doing this if there is still availability, it sounds like fun! Thanks
19th Aug 2020
Barbodes semifasciolatus – Golden Barb* (Barbus sachsii, Puntius schuberti)
I simply had a question (please forgive if this is not allowed, I read the FAQ but I was not sure). I was wondering if there is any evidence of offsp...
12th Aug 2020