Red Cherry Barbs
The cherry barb was named puntius titteya by paules edward pieris deraniyagala in 1929.
Red cherry barbs. The fins color varies from yellowish to red. Like the males they also have a lateral black stripe. In contrast females tend to be paler.
Cherry barb are native to sri lanka but they are now making homes in mexico and colombia where they live in large groups in heavily shaded calm bodies of water. Why do cherry barbs chase each other. Joined aug 16 2013 messages 75 reaction score 0 location gb.
It is native to sri lanka and introduced populations have become established in mexico and colombia. They also have a black stripe that runs laterally across the length of the body. Cherry barbs of course can get almost any freshwater disease.
Feral populations of cherry barbs have also been found in colombia and mexico. Male has brown green back and reddish or body bottom which is separated from the body sides with brown red lateral line. The biggest one is bloat.
Male cherry barbs have a bright red color across their entire body. Most of the time it s the female cherry barbs that seem to get it. However their numbers in the aquarium trade are thriving.
Start date oct 22 2013. The cherry barb puntius titteya previously barbus titteya was described by deraniyagala in 1929. Females on the other hand have a brown base color.
Cherry barbs are a fish that will eat their eggs in captivity if they re not taken away counterproductive we know. They are also known as the red cherry barb. Female abdomen is whitish the back is yellow gray and lateral line is also brown red.
Diseases cherry barbs typically get. This species uses plants as a place to hide and protect their eggs in the wild so if they don t see any in their tank they ll think the location isn t suitable. They are from asia where they are found in the kelani to nilwala basins of sri lanka.
It s likely due to being egg bound so keep an eye out. They usually have more red and cherry colors on them. You ll also want to make sure that the breeding tank is well planted.
The cherry barb puntius titteya is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the family cyprinidae. The tank was fine and all fish was. Oct 22 2013 1 so i have around 4 or 5 red cherry shrimp and have 4 female fighting fish and 1 male fighting fish.
However there are a few diseases that people seem to encounter much more often than others. Their populations are declining in the wild. The fish has inferior mouth and one pair of barbs.
Let us find more about cherry barbs so you can understand their behavior better. Red cherry barb killing other fish.
