8 Banded "False"Barbs

[Gill]

They have some @ martins pet Supplies in the City Arcade Coventry.

But from Feedback I have heard, they Are Not Very Strong Fish and are Dead within a Day.

Be warned there Adult Size is 23.5 cm

Heres some More info on them.

8's

 

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psgill00:

The eight banded false barb is Eirmotus octozona, not that Leporinus, which is a South American Characin.

They are lovely little things. The same shape as my all time favourite Barbus gelius, grow to about the same size, totally peaceful, and beautifully marked. I had no trouble keeping them at all, but never was able to breed them. They were a little fussy with food for a while, ate live food but ignored flake. Took a couple of weeks to train them to take frozen and flaked foods. Once acheived, they lived long and happy. A real little treasure.

If I was in England, I'd drive up to Coventry tomorrow to get them all. Last saw them for sale about 15 years ago at Wildwoods.

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I just looked at google for a decent picture, but the few there were all showed very poor quality specimens, decidedly sick looking, emaciated.

 

[Gill]

I would buy them, But I am Working all Weekend and I doubt they would last long in my Tank.