They are found in streams on hills around 1000 ft 300 m in elevation.
Pregnant black ruby barb.
Best described as a friendly omnivorous tank mate it may have issues with being out competed by larger more carnivorous fish.
A rosy barb lays eggs between 24 72 hours.
Black ruby barb scientific name.
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Black ruby barb water requirements.
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In the wild both deforestation and over collection have put this species at risk.
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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.
They are a bit lively.
Rosy barbs are moderately easy to breed and become sexually mature when they have attained a size of 2 5 inches.
Since you said she s been like this for over a month it could be dropsy have you seen any small fry running around.
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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.
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.
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.
