Cherry Barb

About "Cherry Barb"

📍Kingdom:- Animalia

cherry barb

📍Phylum:- Chordata

📍Class:- Actinopterygii

📍Order:- Cypriniformes

📍Family:- Cyprinidae

📍Subfamily:- Barbinae

📍Genus:- Puntius

📍Species:- P. titteya

📍Binomial name:-

Puntius titteya

👉The cherry barb (Puntius titteya) is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae.

👉It is native to Sri Lanka, and introduced populations have become established in Mexico and Colombia.

 👉The cherry barb was named Puntius titteya by Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala in 1929.

👉Synonyms include Barbus titteya and Capoeta titteya.

👉The species is commercially important in the aquarium trade and farmed in larger numbers, but it remains threatened by overcollection and habitat loss.

👉The cherry-red coloration associated with these barbs is most evident in fully mature males that are in spawning condition.

👉Females, in contrast, are significantly duller, with the reddish coloration being largely restricted to the area around the gills.

👉Being relatively shy fish, they display less of a shoaling instinct than many related barbs.

👉Cherry Barbs need a densely planted spawning tank, since their eggs stick to aquatic plants.

✈ORIGINS:- Asia, being restricted to the streams and rivers of southwestern Sri Lanka.

✈SIZE:- 2 in (5 cm).

✈DIET:- Flake and small livefoods, some plant matter.

✈WATER Temperature:- 72–75°F (22–24°C); soft (50 mg/l) and acidic (pH 6.0–6.5).

✈TEMPERAMENT:- Placid and somewhat timid.

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