Cherry Barbs

[clay]

my grandmother bought me 6 cherry barbs for my birthday and ive never had them before. id like to know how to breed them what they eat and such. plz help.

 

[The young one]

Just feed them some flake food, i use tetra min it's only about £3. Also give em some live food about twice a week, mine prefer bloodworm. Also what size tank is it?
I don't know about breeding. They don't fin nip and are a peaceful fish.

 

[clay]

Just feed them some flake food, i use tetra min it's only about £3. Also give em some live food about twice a week, mine prefer bloodworm. Also what size tank is it?
I don't know about breeding. They don't fin nip and are a peaceful fish.

yeah all my tiger barbs and black ruby barbs like bloodworms too.

 

[lljdma06]

There is good information here.

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=60812

I have 36 that I raised by myself. The parents bred in a planted 8g and though I'm sure they ate eggs, enough fry survived. The fry are easy to raise and are rather large. I could easily start them on newly hatched brine shrimp and finely crushed prepared foods. There was also a healthy supply of organic matter in the tank, so the fry were able to forage on their own. Males can be territorial and I often have minor scuffles between dominant males, there are several from various batches of fry. Nothing serious, only a nipped fin here and there.

 

[clay]

There is good information here.

[URL="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=60812"]http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=60812[/URL]

I have 36 that I raised by myself. The parents bred in a planted 8g and though I'm sure they ate eggs, enough fry survived. The fry are easy to raise and are rather large. I could easily start them on newly hatched brine shrimp and finely crushed prepared foods. There was also a healthy supply of organic matter in the tank, so the fry were able to forage on their own. Males can be territorial and I often have minor scuffles between dominant males, there are several from various batches of fry. Nothing serious, only a nipped fin here and there.

thanks.