Chinese barb
Barbodes semifasciolatus
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A barb from southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam and Laos. The golden form sold as the gold or 'schuberti' barb was produced by selective breeding; the wild form is greenish. It eats small invertebrates and plants. It scatters its eggs.
- Scientific name
- Barbodes semifasciolatus
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barbus aureus, Barbus hainani, Barbus semifasciolatus, Capoeta semifasciolata, Puntius semifasciolata, Puntius semifasciolatus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 16–24 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 7.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 81 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 90 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 8
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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