Clown Barb???

[digital_run]

Hi there....

I was at my local Ifs and they had some fish "Clown barb".....We'll they looked cool and they were inthe smae tank as some tiger barbs...and was wondering if anyone has ever had them...and what there like...im going to do a search on the web...but was hopin on some feedback.. ...thnx for any help!

 

[ryan]

Barbodes everetti?

This fish reaches an average of 4" in captivity but can reach up to 6" in the wild. They are a very nice Barb that should be in group in a tank of at least 30-35 gallons IMO to provide adaquet swimming room. They may nibble at softer leaved plants but other plants generally survive and they are not fussy eater, eating most commercail or frozen foods as well as live.

 

[Lateral Line]

Barbus everetti is a very nice fish, although it is fair to say that the quite striking markings tend to fade as it gets older/larger. I would go a little further than Ryan and say they nibble quite a lot on plants, which is why I don't keep them any more!

Otherwise a peaceful and attractive addition to a larger tank.

I bred these some time ago. You'd think a large fish like this would lay large eggs and have easy to raise fry. Not so, upon spawning they lay absolutely 1000's of tiny eggs and the fry are far to small for anything but infusoria which they guzzle down. You need to have a very substantial infusoria farm if you are going to raise these.

 

[digital_run]

It is barbus everetti.....and thnx for the info guys...im not so worried about my plants..( Java Ferns ) so they can nibblr all they want....Do you think 4-5 of them would work well with my 65 gal. residents??

Again thnx for the info

 

[Lateral Line]

I would say so, although when everything is full sized your tank will be marginally overstocked. Sometime to go before then though.

 

[digital_run]

We'll im trying to think of the future in stocking....so maybe not a good idea with the clown barb...can they be kept in pairs?? or are they more of a group fish like my tigers??