Rosy barbs are moderately easy to breed and become sexually mature when they have attained a size of 2 5 inches.
Pregnant black ruby barb.
The black ruby barb is a peaceful beautiful small barb from the forested streams of sri lanka off the southern coast of india.
The waters where black ruby barbs are found in nature are soft and acidic and the natural substrates in the river beds are made up of fine gravel or sand.
In the wild both deforestation and over collection have put this species at risk.
Best described as a friendly omnivorous tank mate it may have issues with being out competed by larger more carnivorous fish.
When selecting a tank for breeding rosy barbs a 20 or 30 gallon is optimal.
The brightly colored population introduced to mahaweli at ginigathena sri lanka is said to have diminished in number due to the.
The black ruby barb pethia nigrofasciata or purplehead barb is a tropical cyprinid fish endemic to sri lanka where it occurs in forested streams from the kelani basin to the nilwala basin.
Ruby barb tropical fish learn all about the ruby barb s feeding habits and food types its behaviour its origins its natural habitats is it male or female breeding advice and information suitable tank mates its sizing and growth range minimum tank size water ph and more.
Black ruby barb scientific name.
They are a bit lively.
Barbara stanwyck born ruby catherine stevens.
A rosy barb lays eggs between 24 72 hours.
Could be she s been getting pregnant for over a month but if you haven t seen any eggs nor fry then i d consider dropsy as an option.
Use our fish community creator tool to plan your tank set up and ensure that the ruby barb is the right fish for.
Since you said she s been like this for over a month it could be dropsy have you seen any small fry running around.
They are found in streams on hills around 1000 ft 300 m in elevation.
Let me know if you find any eggs or fry.
Added 18 black rubys to the community.
Water in these areas is cooler than other tropical regions so tank temperature for ruby barbs should be in the range of 72 to 79 degrees f.
