Redside barb
Puntius bimaculatus
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A barb from India and Sri Lanka, from hill streams and rivers, that eats mainly green algae and detritus. The male has a red stripe along its body. It is popular in the hobby.
- Scientific name
- Puntius bimaculatus
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barbus puckelli, Gnathopogon bimaculatus, Puntius puckelli
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 18–24 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 6
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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