Black Ruby Barb Tail Colour

[Sheridanp]

What colour should the fin be? This is not a black one too, this is albino I think. Anyway, one of mine has a brown/roan red color fin. I can't decide if this is because it's like that, or it is fin rot. The other one's fin is just white. Is one male and one female? Thanks.

 

[diademhill]

What colour should the fin be? This is not a black one too, this is albino I think. Anyway, one of mine has a brown/roan red color fin. I can't decide if this is because it's like that, or it is fin rot. The other one's fin is just white. Is one male and one female? Thanks.

I've never seen or heard of an albino form of Puntius nigrofasciatus so can't help with that but do you have any pictures?
Actually these barbs can be sexed by shape when mature.

 

[Sheridanp]

Sorry, I'm stupid. Here's a pic:

 

[diademhill]

Thats a normal female.

 

[Sheridanp]

Well, that's actually not the one. There is a skinnier one in there. That one must be male. And, I think it was just fin rot.

 

[Sheridanp]

I am bringing this topic up from the dead because I'm having a problem.

I recently added 4 more black ruby barbs, bringing the total to 6. Now, two of them, one new one and one old one have an orange/red fin. One of them's skin even is a little orange, kinda like a tiger barb. Anyway, is this normal? Most of the fishes fins look odd too, and beat up. Maybe I'll try Melafix.

 

[diademhill]

Can you get a pic of the ones with orange fins?

 

[Sheridanp]

I'll try soon.