Neon Rosy Barb
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Scientific Name: Puntius conchonius Price: Upon Request Origin: India Family: Cyprinidae NOT AVAILABLE NOW |
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Other Names: Red Glass Rosy Barb, Gold Neon Rosy Barb |
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Technical Info
Temperature: 24 - 26 ℃
pH: 7 - 7.5
GH: 5 - 8
Max size: 15 cm
Min Tank size: 80 Ltr
Position in Aqua: No special swimming level
Description
The Neon Rosy Barb has a torpedo shaped body and its tail is forked. It has only one dorsal fin. Lacking an adipose fin, a second dorsal fin to the rear of the first, is a characteristic of all the Cyprinid fishes. The general coloration is silvery or coppery pink body with males being a more reddish color. There is a black spot just in front of caudal peduncle, and there may be some black along the top margins of the anal and dorsal fins. When spawning, the males color intensifies to a deep rosy red or a purplish red.
Food
Since they are omnivorous the Neon Rosy Barb will generally eat all kinds of live, fresh, and flake foods. To keep a good balance give them a high quality flake food everyday. Feed brine shrimp (either live or frozen) or blood worms as a treat. Supplement with color foods for best results in appearance. When offering food just once a day, provide what they can eat in about 5 minutes. When offering food several times a day, offer only what they can consume in 3 minutes or less at each feeding.
Breeding
Breeding is easy. You should set up the breeding tank with a layer of marbles and a lot of fine leaved plants. Add one male and two females to the tank during the evening. The following morning the fish spawn among the plants. After spawning you should remove the parents because they are notorious egg-eaters. After 30 hours the eggs hatch. When the young fishes are swimming free you can raise them with rotifers, and a few days later with baby brine shrimp and powdered dry food.
Compatible with
Barbs, Chinese Algae Eater, Clown Loaches, Danios, Gouramis, Mollies, Platies, one Red Tailed Shark, Rainbow Shark, Silver Dollar, Swordtails