A Few Fish Id's Required Please. Barb & Unc

[st24rsap]

Firstly my barbs, just wonering which type they are Prosume 1 is male and 1 female, the male can sometimes be very dark on his back and have a bright red stripe down his side as in this picture, the other is always very dull looking

And secondly my UDC, i have 2 of them one of which seems to go from almost white to brown colour change every day

 

[Gazoo]

Maybe a Cuming's Barb (Barbus cumingii)?

 

[fish48]

Maybe a Cuming's Barb (Barbus cumingii)?

thay are odessa barbs

 

[rocknurworld2006]

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thay are odessa barbs
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i second that

 

[Gazoo]

Maybe a Cuming's Barb (Barbus cumingii)?

thay are odessa barbs

Yeah ... that's the ticket! Unfortunately my fish reference book is limited in the cyprinids section.

 

[emma12321]

the catfish looks like a featherfin synodontis often sold as upside down catfish but they grow a fair bit bigger.

Emma

 

[st24rsap]

im off to research the odessa barbs as mine are acting very strange. the one i think is the mail is constantly chaseing the female this morning, he wont leave her alone and his colours have come out so much today he looks amazing. im no expert but it looks like spawning behaviour to me, the female keeps stopping during the chase and basically lying on her side exposing her belly to the male

as for the catfish they havnt grown much in the six months or so ive had them so fingers crossed they wont