i forgot the name of my new fish :(

[fish&chips]

hi just bought my 1st fishys i got 5 zebra danios

and also got 2 others but i forgot there names pls help me out i feel stupid
if any 1 asks i cant tell them and there are only 2 types in my tank


there around 1 inch long gold with a black dot nr tail i think they where somthing like
GOLDBACKS or goldbask sumthing pls pls help

well if you do no pls leave the info

ALSO IM SO HAPPY WITH MYSELF I TOOK THESE 7 LIL 1"FISHYS FROM A 1FT TANK TO 4FT 48 GALLON

they seem to be happy and unsure wot to do with all the space so there shooting all over the place bles them

 

[Alien Anna]

Watch that darting about - it can be a sign of nitrite poisoning. Don't forget to test your water regularly if you're cycling with fish, and do regular partial water changes.

 

[teknikz]

sounds like a dwarf barb (Puntius gelius)

also known as golden barbs and golden dwarf barbs

try this link to have a look barb link

Tek

 

[Lateral Line]

Interestingly, the fish in the picture on that link is not Barbus gelius. The picture is what has for years been called Barbus schuberti, the Golden Barb. Most modern researchers regard this fish as a yellow "sport" of Barbus semifasciolatus, the Green or Half Striped Barb.

There are a number of these yellow "sports", Gold Tench, Gold Carp etc. normally get picked off easily by predators in the wild but are, of course, cultured in the trade.

There is a drawing of B. gelius here, (slow loading).

 

[AquaNut]

Now I'm mildly confused. I have five 'golden barbs' in one of my tanks, but they don't look like the picture in that posted link. I was, however, going to say that I thought the original poster's mystery fish sounded like golden barbs to me.

 

[Lateral Line]

I just edited my post with a link to a drawing of B. gelius - do they look like that?

The picture here, is Barbus "schuberti", commonly called the Golden Barb, female above, male below.

 

[AquaNut]

They are the 'schuberti'. Thank you Lateral Line.

 

[fish&chips]

hmm i cheeked the pics doesnt look like them but simalar they real peace full

i have 2 they wont leave each other if 1 swims off the other follows
and hey like to stay at bottom of tank they stayed nr the corner for most time and just swim rnd slowly

im gonna keep cheeking incase i got it wrong but this wot i kow

tropical fish
1 inch long
orange with small black patch on top and a dot nr tail
they like 26c goldback if u know of any other gold back or gold pls post links for me to cheek

 

[fish&chips]

thanks lateral line your super star

Scientific Name: Barbus schuberti

Family: Cyprinidae

Origin: Southeast China

Adult Size: 4 inches (10 cm)

Social: Peaceful schooling fish

Lifespan: 6 years

Tank Level: Bottom, Mid dweller

Diet: Omnivore, eats most foods

Breeding: Egglayer

Care: Easy

pH: 6.5

Hardness: to 10 dGH

Temperature: 64-75 F (18-24 C)

my mysterious fwishy hehe

lfs lied said 26 ^^18-24