rosy barb care and breeding

Rosy barb ( Puntius Conchonius)

General Information

These are beautiful subtropical fresh water fish.Their scientific name is Puntius Conchonius .
Rosy barb are pinkish in color and looks beautiful in aquarium .
Their maximum size is about 6 inches when present in natural resources .While your aquarium size may check its length.They are also known as Red barb .
They are omnivorous and eat anything thing which you provide.Their behaviour is semi - agressive.These are active aquarium fishes .
They are found in India and in some parts of Asia.
Their lifespan is of about 5 yrs in natural condition.
You can put them with those fishes whose size are comparable with them like mollys .
The temperature of water should be around 64-72 °F (18-22 °C),however many people have reported that their rosey is doing well in even 5 °C.

Care
Rosy barb do well in small aquariums .Prefer more then 2 feet in size.Provide them variety of food. Rosy barb do well when they are present in group of 5 or more otherwise they may become aggresive due to nervousness .Also put some water plants in your fish tank to avoid stress .

Rosy barb breeding

Rosy barb is one of the best choice to start breeding with, while according to me balloon molly are the easiest ones. These are egg layers which means they give eggs and fertilizes them outside their body.They give egg in shallow water .When the female is ready to spawn,she will appear thick because of eggs , spawning motly occur in early morning.Female will give eggs on plants and parents will also try to eat them if they find them so advised to use big fish tank .The young will hatch in 24 to 36 hrs. After hatching move parents to separate fish tank ,so they can't eat fry. Avoid use of air pump because it may suck the kids .Avoid sudden movement of water and sudden change of temperature of water.You can feed them algae from the parent tank or crushed food which you use for their parents or can switch to liquid food .

How to distinguish between male and female Rosey barb

It is not easy job to distinguish between rosy barbs because there body structure is almost same however you can distinguish them on the basis of their size and color.The male rosy barb are brighter pinkish while the females are yellowish. Females are slightly plumber,and they can become even more thick during the time of mating because they will contain eggs. Males also do have reddish color on their fin while the females don't.

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