Gold Barb Information & Care

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Fish Type Egg-laying
Fish Family Cyprinids
Sub Family 1 Barbs
Common Name Gold Barb
Scientific Name Barbus semifasciolatus Guenther, 1868
Description

The Gold Barb, Golden Barb, Green Barb, or Schuberti Barb (Barbus semifasciolatus Guenther, 1868) is a tropical fish belonging to the Barb family (Cyprinidae). Originating in Red River basin in southeast China, this peaceful green-gold fish is often used in community tanks by fish keeping hobbyists. An all-gold form has been bred in captivity. It will grow to a maximum length of 2 to 3 inches (5 - 7.5 centimeters).

The Gold Barb is an active, peaceful schooling species that spends most of its time in the mid-level and bottom of the water. Its typical lifespan in captivity is around four to six years. An egg-scatter, the adult barbs will spawn around a hundred eggs. This breeding occurs at the first light in the early morning.

Gold Barbs natively live in a subtropical climate and prefer water with a 6.0 - 8.0 pH, a water hardness of 5.0 - 19.0 dGH, and a temperature range of 64 - 75 °F (18 - 24 °C). Their diet consists of worms, insects, and plant matter.

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freshwater fish - puntius sachsii - gold barb stocking in 10 gallons tank - Bought this Picky little fart about a month ago he didn't eat for about three and a half weeks he finally ate some blood worms. He is very hard to feed my other fish eat so fast nothing ever has time to sink to the bottom.
Fish Name Gold Barb
Scientific Name Puntius Sachsii
Description: Bought this Picky little fart about a month ago he didn't eat for about three and a half weeks he finally ate some blood worms. He is very hard to feed my other fish eat so fast nothing ever has time to sink to the bottom.