Breeding Cherry Barbs
The fry are somewhat hard to rear as they require extremely small food and protection from their parents but when these needs are met they do very well.
Breeding cherry barbs. Feeding barbs frozen or live meaty foods such as brine shrimp will increase the likelihood of breeding. You ll also want to make sure that the breeding tank is well planted. This is a good thing.
The males are easy to pick out as they have a dark red coloring to their bodies. Cherry barbs breed in captivity. Make sure the special tank is decorated with lots of plants so it can replicate its natural habitat.
This is a description of my experiences in spawning and rearing cherry barbs. They spawn very easily by will scattering the eggs everywhere. Which can become a bit of a chore.
Breeding cherry barbs is a snap. The fish you intend to breed will need a tank that s a little bit smaller than normal and you ll need another tank for the eggs. A pair will lay 200 300 eggs.
The first thing that needs to be done is to sex the cherry barbs. Breeding the cherry barb cherry barbs are extremely easy to breed and will often spawn as long as you have a dimly lit aquarium slightly acidic water and plenty of plants because that is where they will scatter their eggs. Showing what it takes to breed cherry barbs pretty easy process.
The male as mentioned earlier will develop a bright cherry color when ready to breed. The only reason they got an average score from me is because you ll need a second tank. Cherry barbs are a small colourful and very peaceful addition to any community tank.
In order to successfully breed cherry barbs set up a special tank specifically for breeding. If you have at least ten you should be able to tell the difference between them just by looking in your tank. Their numbers have decreased dramatically in sri lanka.
You ll obviously need several males and several females. It must be dimly lighted with slow water movement. The cherry barb puntius titteya is a common aquarium fish that is an easily spawned egg layer.