How to maintain and grow aquarium fish barbs
There is an opinion that fish have a peaceful nature. But this is not so. If you place them in an aquarium incorrectly, they will aggressively behave with their neighbors. If the fish have different size, character, then there will be conflicts.
Aquarium barbs have different colorsPhoto: Getty The volume of the aquarium must be at least 50 liters. Adaptation in fish occurs easily and quickly, they easily transfer the temperature of 17 ° C. The optimum temperature for them is 19-25 ° C. It is necessary to filter the water, every week to replace it. Barbuses love the old water, so you do not need to change all the water, but only 20%. Representatives of this variety of fish are unpretentious in their care. Remember the basic rules of care 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.
Aquarium fish barbs do not like loneliness, so put some of their kinds into the aquarium.
Representative species of aquarium barbs
The species of fish that belong to the barbs are many. Some of them:
- 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 barbeque. These fish have a beautiful cherry color. They are unpretentious in their care, they have good health. The optimum temperature for the content is 22 ° C to 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 that theserepresentatives are very beautiful. If you want to buy yourself such fish, remember that they like a fast flow and not quite fresh water. It is also interesting to read:
