You think you know quite well the rosy barb? Please take a look on our photos of the fantastic wild collected ones we currently have in stock and think about it. In fact wild collected rosy barbs – our specimens originate from the vicinty of Calcutta, the type locality of Barbus conchonius – look completely different compared with the aquarium strains. Males of the wild ones become metallic black and get a red caudal peduncle. Each scale is ornated with a bright silver spot – gorgeous!
Obviously the aquarium strains of the rosy barb do not belong to the species Barbus conchonius at all, but this is a different story.
Regarding keeping the wild collected rosy barb there is no difference compared with the domesticated ones. They are pretty hardy fish and very easy to keep.
For our customers: the fish have code 364335 on our stocklist. Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade.
Lexicon: Barbus: Latin, means “the bearded one”, referring to the barbels. conchonius: after the common name of the fish in Bengal.
Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
| Angaben zum Tier | |
|---|---|
| Herkunft | Indien / India |
| Verfügbare Größe in cm | 6-8 |
