ꯃꯈꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ
Gold barb (Barbodes semifasciolatus)
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Gold barb

Barbodes semifasciolatus · Cyprinidae

Chinese barb, Schuberti barb ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ

ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ

A hardy golden barb that thrives in unheated tanks and eats almost anything.

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
110 L (29 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
18–26 °C (64–79 °F)
pH
6–8
ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
7 cm (2.8 in)
ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
6+

ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
110 L (29 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
18–26 °C (64–79 °F)
pH
6–8
ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
5–20 dGH
ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
ꯆꯍꯤ 4–6
ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
Omnivore — flake, pellets, greens, frozen foods.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ

ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ

ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
Southern China and Vietnam
ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
ꯑꯊꯨꯝꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
Slow streams and ponds
ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
Wide tolerance; happiest cool.

ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ

ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
ꯉꯥ 6
ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ
ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
White cloud mountain minnow
Danios
Loaches
ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
Discus-warm tanks
Delicate long fins

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ
ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
Males are redder along the belly.
ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
Prolific egg scatterer.
ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
Ich
Overfeeding obesity
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?

ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Gold barb ꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯒ — ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ, ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ pH — ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯉꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯞꯆꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ

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