Female Rosy Barb
Crossing female tiger barb with male rosy barb.
Female rosy barb. They re most commonly found in india and bangladesh. A typical rosy barb breeding setup has two females and a male. Puntius conchonius is a popular shoaling fish.
Golden barb swollen abdomen very well. They only spawn in shallow water just a few inches deep. Adults will eat the eggs so you must separate them if you want to raise the fry.
How to identify male or female rosy barbthe rosy barb is one of the most beautiful freshwater tropical fishes. It is best if the number of individuals in the group is at least 8 pieces. Originally rosy barbs come from several countries in southern asia.
Rosy barb has been successfully hybridized with the tiger barb puntius tetrazona i e. Feral populations have popped up too. Stock a group with a ratio of one male for every two females.
Wild rosy barbs will distribute their eggs on some type of substrate or usually just release them in the open water. Female rosy barb pink swollen stomach is it pregnancy or something like dro. The water should be very clean with a temperature of 72 f.
When selecting a tank for breeding rosy barbs a 20 or 30 gallon is optimal. My green spotted puffer has black on his belly sides and around his mouth. The female rosy barb has a rounder fuller belly and they lack the red coloration of the males showcasing olive yellow or gold colors instead.
The rosy barb is an active peaceful species well suited for a community aquarium. Rosy barbs are moderately easy to breed and become sexually mature when they have attained a size of 2 5 inches. First of all you need a specialized breeding tank kept within the correct parameters.
It is noted that when kept outside the flock the level of aggression even in such peaceful fish increases markedly. Rosy barbs will only breed in water that is a few inches deep but make sure to raise fry in the larger tank or their growth may become stunted. Rosy barbs do not care for egg or fry and have been known to eat their own offspring.
They will accept nearly all foods including flakes frozen freeze dried and live foods. Rosy barb is a moving flock of fish this must be taken into account when planning an aquarium. The female rosy barbs can produce hundreds of eggs in each spawning.
Male guppy is sitting at bottom of tank has a swollen belly and torn up tail. The hybrids reached maturity and were all males however they were sterile. How to breed rosy barb.
It is considered one of the hardiest barbs undemanding and beautiful and most impressively colored during the mating period. The rosy barb scientific name. They are normally very peaceful in nature the.
