How to maintain and grow aquarium fish barbs
There is an opinion that fish have a peaceful nature.But this is not true. If you place them in an aquarium incorrectly, they will behave aggressively with their neighbors. If the fish are of different sizes, characters, then there will be conflicts.
Aquarium barbs come in different colors. Photo:Getty The aquarium volume should be at least 50 liters. Fish adapt easily and quickly, they tolerate temperatures of 17 °C without problems. The optimal temperature for them is 19-25 °C. It is imperative to filter the water, changing it every week. Barbs like old water, so you do not need to change all the water, but only 20%. Representatives of this type of fish are unpretentious in care. Remember the basic rules for caring for fish:
- Plants. There must be a lot of vegetation in the aquarium. Place such types of plants, in which hard foliage - aquarium barbs will bite the stem and leaves, replenishing your body with vitamins.
- The soil. Sand, gravel or pebbles acts as a substratum. If the fish are bright colors, then the ground is darker.
- Feeding. Barbuses eat moths, dry or frozen food. In their diet should be present herbal supplements, for example, dandelion or spinach.
Barbs aquarium fish do not like loneliness, so place several of their species in the aquarium.
Representative species of aquarium barbs
There are many types of fish that belong to the barbs. Some of them are:
- The alopecia. The size of this species reaches 6-8 cm. a distinctive feature of them - bright red fins on the abdomen and back. The males still have dark spots. Refers to the rare types of barbs, it is not easy to find them in zoological stores.
- Scarlet or Odessa barbs. On the side has a red strip. Carries the temperature from 20 ° C to 28 ° C.
- Arulius. Aquarium individuals reach a size of not more than 10 cm, wild - up to 14 cm suitable for their temperature - 20 ° C-25 ° C. they need to be fed with live food.
- Cherry barb. These fish have a beautiful cherry color. They are unpretentious in care, have good health. The optimal temperature for keeping is 22 °C - 26 °C.
- Two-point. These fish have a slender and elongated body, golden color and 2 dark spots. They need to be fed with live food.
From the photo and description of the barbs, you can understand thatthese representatives are very beautiful. If you want to buy such fish, remember that they like fast currents and not very fresh water. It is also interesting to read:
