Barbs
Family: Cyprinidae
Origins: Asia: Red River basin, southwestern China, including Hainan
Scientific Name: Puntius semifasciolatus
Common Name: Gold Barb
Size: 2"
Preferred pH range: 6.8 – 7.2
Temperature Range: 72-78 F
Temperment: Community / Peaceful
Comments: Feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects, plant matter and detritus. Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals
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Gold
Family: Cyprinidae
Origins: Asia: Kelani to Nilwala basins, Sri Lanka.
Scientific Name: Puntius titteya
Common Name: Cherry Barb
Size: 2"
Preferred pH range: 6.8 – 7.2
Temperature Range: 72-78 F
Temperment: Community / Peaceful
Comments: Occurs mainly in heavily shaded streams and rivulets, preferring shallow, slow-flowing water with silt substrate and leaf debris. Feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects, plant matter and detritus. Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals
Cherry
Family: Cyprinidae
Origins: Asia: Sumatra, Indonesia. Has been transported worldwide and recorded from natural waters in Colombia
Scientific Name: Puntius oligolepis
Common Name: Checker Barb
Size: 2"
Preferred pH range: 6.8 – 7.2
Temperature Range: 72-78 F
Temperment: Community / Peaceful
Comments: In creeks, rivers and lakes. Feeds on worms, small crustaceans, insects and plant matter. Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals
Checker
Family: Cyprinidae
Origins: Asia: Sumatra and Borneo
Scientific Name: Puntius tetrazona
Common Name: Tiger Barb
Size: 3"
Preferred pH range: 6.8 – 7.2
Temperature Range: 72-78 F
Temperment: Community / Semi Aggresive
Comments: Feeds on worms, small crustaceans, insects and plant matter. Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals. not to be kept with long-finned fishes
Tiger
Family: Cyprinidae
Origins: Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
Scientific Name: Barbonymus schwanenfeldii
Common Name: Tinfoil Barb
Size: 12-14"
Preferred pH range: 6.6 – 7.0
Temperature Range: 72-78 F
Temperment: Community / Semi Aggresive
Comments: Found in rivers, streams, canals and ditches. Occurs in medium to large-sized rivers and enters flooded fields. Largely herbivorous, consuming aquatic macrophytes and submerged land plants, as well as filamentous algae and occasionally insects. Also feeds on small fishes, worms and crustaceans.
Tinfoil
They are in the largest order of fresh-water fish, with over 2000 species. The Barbs and Danios are popular schooling fish for the community aquarium. Most come from Southern and Eastern Asia, with a few from Africa and Europe. They inhabit all types of water systems.
