Killiejoe
Apr 1st 2009, 09:56 PM
Common name: Golden Dwarf Barb
Scientific name: Puntius gelius
Family: Cyprinidae
Origin: Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
Adult size: 5cm
Tank Specs
Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallon
Water Parameters (PH/GH/KH): PH: 6-7.5 DH: 10-13
Temperature: 18-22 C
Special Requirements:Suitable Tankmates: Peaceful community fish.
Minimum Group Size: 5 or more.
Diet: Mainly carnivorous but will nibble on plants. Feeding on small worms and insects in the wild. Will accept flake, freeze dried and frozen foods as well.
Sexing: Males have a more visible vertical stripe on their body.
Breeding and Reproduction: This species is very easy to spawn. The parents will scatter the eggs among fine leaved clumps of plants. Using java moss or guppy grass and or false bottom is useful in spawning. Parents should be removed after spawning.
Scientific name: Puntius gelius
Family: Cyprinidae
Origin: Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
Adult size: 5cm
Tank Specs
Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallon
Water Parameters (PH/GH/KH): PH: 6-7.5 DH: 10-13
Temperature: 18-22 C
Special Requirements:Suitable Tankmates: Peaceful community fish.
Minimum Group Size: 5 or more.
Diet: Mainly carnivorous but will nibble on plants. Feeding on small worms and insects in the wild. Will accept flake, freeze dried and frozen foods as well.
Sexing: Males have a more visible vertical stripe on their body.
Breeding and Reproduction: This species is very easy to spawn. The parents will scatter the eggs among fine leaved clumps of plants. Using java moss or guppy grass and or false bottom is useful in spawning. Parents should be removed after spawning.