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twospot rasbora

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 About "twospot rasbora" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Danioninae 📍Genus:- Rasbora 📍Species:- R. elegans 📍Binomial name:- Rasbora elegans 👉The twospot rasbora (Rasbora elegans) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora. ✈ORIGINS:- Southeast Asia, on the Malay Peninsula, and southward to Sumatra and Borneo. ✈SIZE:- 8 in (20 cm). ✈DIET:- Flake and livefoods. ✈WATER Temperature:- 72–77°F (22–25°C); soft (50 mg/l) and acidic (pH 6.0–6.5). ✈TEMPERAMENT:- Peaceful and social. 👉Elegant Rasboras display three black areas on  each side of the body. 👉The body itself is greenish-brown above and silvery below. 👉Females can be  recognized when spawning approaches, because  they become paler than the males and their bodies swell with eggs. 👉They spawn in typical rasbora  fashion, with the young requiring special fry food or infusoria once they are free-swimming. ...

Boraras urophthalmoides

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 About "Boraras urophthalmoides" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Genus:- Boraras 📍Species:- B. urophthalmoides 📍Binomial name:- Boraras urophthalmoides 👉The least rasbora or exclamation point rasbora (Boraras urophthalmoides) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Boraras. 👉This species is very small, ranging from 12 to 16 mm. ✈ORIGINS:- Southeast Asia, where its distribution extends  from Vietnam south to Sumatra. ✈SIZE:- 11 ⁄2 in (3.5 cm). ✈DIET:- Flake and livefoods. ✈WATER Temperature:- 73–77°F (23–25°C); soft (50 mg/l)  and acidic (pH 6.0–6.5). ✈TEMPERAMENT:- Peaceful and social. 👉These small, attractive rasboras have a red stripe  running along each side of the body. 👉There is a  broader, iridescent area beneath this stripe that  gradually tapers to a point along the caudal.  📷:- https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/boraras-urophthalmoides/

lambchop rasbora

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 About "lambchop rasbora, or false harlequin rasbora" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Danioninae 📍Genus:- Trigonostigma 📍Species:- T. espei 📍Binomial name:- Trigonostigma espei 👉The lambchop rasbora, or false harlequin rasbora (Trigonostigma espei) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Trigonostigma. 👉It is named after the dark band that appears like a lamb chop along its body. ✈ORIGINS:- Southeast Asia, where it is restricted to parts of Thailand.  ✈SIZE:- 13 ⁄4 in (4.5 cm). ✈DIET:- Flake and livefoods. ✈WATER Temperature:- 73–82°F (23–28°C); soft (50 mg/l) and acidic (pH 6.0–6.5).  ✈TEMPERAMENT:- Peaceful and social. 👉Once regarded as a subspecies of the Harlequin  Rasbora , this fish is now considered to be  a separate species. 👉 It is more colorful than theHarlequin, with males displaying an especially  rich red coloration. 👉Although the two fish...

greater scissortail

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 About "greater scissortail" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Danioninae 📍Genus:- Rasbora 📍Species:- R.caudimaculata 👉The greater scissortail (Rasbora caudimaculata) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora. 👉It inhabits forest creeks in Malaysia, Indonesia and the lower Mekong basin. 👉These rasboras are not significantly larger than  Scissortail Rasboras , and their silvery  body color also terminates in a deeply forked  caudal fin that resembles a pair of scissors. 👉Each lobe of the caudal fin has a colored area  and ends in a dark tip. 👉The slim body shape of  these fish reveals their active nature. 👉They can also  jump effectively, which means that the aquarium  or spawning tank should always be kept covered. ✈ORIGINS:- Southeast Asia, occurring on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. ✈SIZE:- 43 ⁄4 in (12 cm). ✈DIET:- Flake and...

black-line rasbora or slender rasbora

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 About "black-line rasbora or slender rasbora" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Danioninae 📍Genus:- Rasbora 📍Species:- R. daniconius 📍Binomial name:-  Rasbora daniconius 👉The black-line rasbora or slender rasbora (Rasbora daniconius) (called darka at Rangpur), is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus cyprinid family. 👉It is found in rivers of South and Southeast Asia, ranging from Sri Lanka and the Indus basin to northern Malay Peninsular and the Mekong. 👉The body is oblong and compressed. 👉The greatest width of the head equals its post-orbital length. 👉It reaches 15 cm (5.9 in) in length. ✈ORIGINS:- Asia, from India and Sri Lanka, via Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand, to the Greater Sunda Islands. ✈SIZE:- 4 in (10 cm). ✈DIET:- Flake and livefoods. ✈WATER Temperature:- 75–79°F (24–26°C); soft (50 mg/l) and acidic (pH 6.0–6.5). ✈TEMPERAMENT:- Peaceful and social. 👉The appearan...

White Cloud Mountain minnow

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 About "White Cloud Mountain minnow" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Genus:- Tanichthys 📍Species:- T. albonubes 📍Binomial name:- Tanichthys albonubes 👉The White Cloud Mountain minnow (Tanichthys albonubes) is a hardy species of freshwater fish and coldwater fish often kept in aquaria. 👉 The species is a member of the carp family (family Cyprinidae) of the order Cypriniformes,native to China. 👉The White Cloud Mountain minnow is practically extinct in its native habitat, due to pollution and tourism. 👉It was believed to be extinct for over 20 years in 1980,but an apparently native population of this fish was discovered on Hainan Island, well away from the White Cloud Mountain.  👉They are bred in farms and are easily available through the aquarium trade.  👉However, inbreeding in farms has led to genetically weak stock that is vulnerable to disease and prone to physical deformities. 👉Th...

rosy barb

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 About "rosy barb" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Barbinae 📍Genus:- Pethia 📍Species:- P. conchonius 📍Binomial name:- Pethia conchonius 👉The rosy barb (Pethia conchonius) is a subtropical freshwater cyprinid fish found in southern Asia from Afghanistan to Bangladesh. 👉The fish has commercial importance in the aquarium trade and is one of several species of barbs used to create hybrid versions of "tiger barbs". 👉Rosy barb has been successfully hybridized with the tiger barb (Puntius tetrazona), i.e. crossing female tiger barb with male rosy barb. 👉The hybrids reached maturity and were all males, however they were sterile. 👉This pinkish fish species of barb grows up to 6 inches (14 cm) in length. 👉Their colour becomes bolder during their mating periods. 👉The male has a brighter pinkish colour and the female is slightly plumper. 👉 Also note that females do not have ...

fiveband barb

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About "fiveband barb" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Barbinae 📍Genus:- Desmopuntius 📍Species:- D. pentazona 📍Binomial name:- Desmopuntius pentazona 👉The fiveband barb (Desmopuntius pentazona) is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish from Southeast Asia. 👉This species is restricted to blackwater streams and peat swamps in northwestern Borneo and possibly Peninsular Malaysia, but it has often been confused (especially in the aquarium trade) with the more widespread, closely related D. hexazona, which is similar except that it lacks the black spot at the rear base of the dorsal fin seen in D. pentazona. 👉The fish superficially resembles the tiger barb (Puntigrus tetrazona), except that there are five black vertical bands on an orange or gold body instead of four bands on the tiger barb. 👉The fish will grow to a maximum length of 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) TL. The fiveband barb is ...

black ruby barb

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  About "black ruby barb" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Barbinae 📍Genus:- Pethia 📍Species:- P. nigrofasciata 📍Binomial name:- Pethia nigrofasciata 👉The black ruby barb (Puntis nigrofasciatus) or purplehead barb is a tropical cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka, where it occurs in forested streams from the Kelani basin to the Nilwala basin. 👉They are found in streams on hills around 1000 ft (300 m) in elevation. 👉 The brightly colored population introduced to Mahaweli at Ginigathena, Sri Lanka is said to have diminished in number due to the aquarium export trade. 👉The young fish has a yellowish gray body with black vertical stripes. 👉The silver body turns into a dark ruby red color in mature, breeding males. 👉 In the female, the basal part of all the vertical fins is black. 👉In the male, the whole dorsal fin is a deep black, the anal fin blackish red, and the pelvic fins ar...

Black-Spot Filament Barb

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  About "Black-Spot Filament Barb" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Barbinae 📍Genus:- Dawkinsia 📍Species:- D. filamentosa 📍Binomial name:- Dawkinsia filamentosa 👉Dawkinsia filamentosa is a species of barb. 👉Young fish have barely any color and black spots. 👉They start having more color at three months old. 👉The fish is a swift swimmer. 👉Males are larger than females and they fertilize eggs by swimming into the cloud of eggs. 👉The species is most commonly found in coastal floodplains near the Southwest Indian states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. 👉The species' common names are filament barb and blackspot barb. 👉Along the rivers of Kerala, these fishes grow in abundance and due to its high diet of worms and insects, they are easily caught with baits by fishermen especially during the monsoon season when they are more widely found. 👉The scientific name of this barb ...

ticto barb or twospot barb

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  About "ticto barb or twospot barb" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Barbinae 📍Genus:- Pethia 📍Species:- P. ticto 📍Binomial name:- Pethia ticto 👉The ticto barb or twospot barb (Pethia ticto) is a species of subtropical freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. 👉It is a native of the upper Mekong, Salwen, Irrawaddy, Meklong and upper Charo Phraya basins in the countries of Nepal, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Sri Lanka. 👉It has frequently been confused with the Odessa barb in the aquarium trade, but in that species the male is reddish-orange (lacking in P. ticto). 👉The ticto barb is silver and gold with two black spots; one just before the pectoral fin and one near the back tail. 👉 It grows to a maximum length of 10 cm (4 in). 👉The ticto barb is an active schooling fish, which is usually kept in groups. 👉 When in large enough groups, they will...

tiger barb or Sumatra barb

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  About "tiger barb or Sumatra barb" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Barbinae 📍Genus:- Puntigrus 📍Species:- P. tetrazona 📍Binomial name:- Puntigrus tetrazona 👉The tiger barb or Sumatra barb (Puntigrus tetrazona), is a species of tropical cyprinid fish. 👉The natural geographic range reportedly extends throughout the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia, with unsubstantiated sightings reported in Cambodia.  👉Tiger barbs are also found in many other parts of Asia, and with little reliable collection data over long periods of time, definite conclusions about their natural geographic range versus established introductions are difficult. 👉Tiger barbs may sometimes be confused with Puntigrus anchisporus, which are similar in appearance. 👉The tiger barb can grow to about 7–10 centimeters (2.8–3.9 inches) long and 3–4 centimeters (1.2–1.6 inches) wide, although they are of...

Canabalism in barbs

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📷:- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AQUARIUM & POND FISH by DAVID ALDERTON 

lined barb

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  About "lined barb" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Order:- Cypriniformes 📍Family:- Cyprinidae 📍Subfamily:- Barbinae 📍Genus:- Striuntius 📍Species:- S. lineatus 📍Binomial name:- Striuntius lineatus 👉The lined barb (Striuntius lineatus) is a species of cyprinid fish native to Malaysia and Indonesia where it can be found in swamps, standing waters with submerged grasses and blackwater rivers. 👉This species can reach a length of 5.3 centimetres (2.1 in). 👉It can also be found in the aquarium trade. 👉The genus name Striuntius is a combination of parts of the Latin "striatus", meaning "striated" and the genus name Puntius. 👉The specific epithet lineatus is Latin for "lined" referring to the color pattern of this fish. ✈ORIGINS:- Southeast Asia, being present on the Malay Peninsula and extending to parts of Indonesia. ✈SIZE:- 43 ⁄4 in (12 cm). ✈DIET:- Flake and small livefoods, some plant matter. ✈WATER Tem...

Clown Barb

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  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 ...