Rasboras, danios, and barbs
Red-nosed Barb
Pethia erythromycter
Photo: Greco, Frank M. · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature20–26 °C
- pH6.5–7.5
- Minimum tank50 l
- Adult size4 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 8 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Origin
- Myanmar
- Size
- 4 cm
- Temperature
- 20 – 26°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 4 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 8
- Minimum aquarium size
- 50 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: A small barbel with a red snout and red fins in males. Ideal for medium-sized planted aquariums.
