Golden barb
Pethia gelius
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A dwarf barb from northern India and Bangladesh, from rivers and still waters with mud or silt bottoms. It eats small crustaceans and insects. It scatters its eggs, with no parental care.
- Scientific name
- Pethia gelius
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barbus gelius, Cyprinus canius, Cyprinus gelius, Puntius carletoni, Puntius gelius, Systomus gelius
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 18–24 °C
- pH
- 6–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 8
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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