Clown Barb

 About "Clown Barb"

📍Kingdom:- Animalia

Clown barb

📍Phylum:- Chordata

📍Class:- Actinopterygii

📍Order:- Cypriniformes

📍Family:- Cyprinidae

📍Genus:- Barbodes

📍Species:- B. everetti

📍Binomial name:-Barbodes everetti

👉Barbodes everetti, the Clown barb or Everett's barb is a species of cyprinid fish native to Borneo and Sumatra.

👉It inhabits clear streams in forested foothills and can also be found in forest floor puddles as shallow as 15 centimetres (5.9 in) or less.

👉Its diet consists of small crustaceans, worms, insects and plant material.

 👉This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.

👉It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

👉Large, irregular, dark blotches on a yellowish background typify the Clown Barb.

👉The male fish becomes brighter as it starts to mature at about 18 months.

👉 Clown Barbs may damage aquarium plants, especially if their diet is deficient in vegetable matter.

👉These are difficult barbs to spawn, although raising the water temperature, separating the sexes for several weeks, and giving them more livefood will all help.

✈ORIGINS:- Southeast Asia, occurring in Singapore, Borneo, and the Bunguran Islands.

✈SIZE:- 4 in (10 cm).

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

✈WATER Temperature:- 75–86°F (24–30°C); soft (50 mg/l) and acidic (pH 6.0–6.5).

✈TEMPERAMENT:- Relatively peaceful

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