Rasboras, danios, and barbs
Chalakkudy Barb
Sahyadria chalakkudiensis
Photo: Beta Mahatvaraj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature18–25 °C
- pH6.5–7.8
- Minimum tank300 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Origin
- Kerala (India)
- Size
- 15 cm
- Temperature
- 18 – 25°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 7.8
- GH
- 5 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- subtropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 300 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: A relative of Denison's barbel with a shorter red stripe and a black spot on the dorsal fin. Endangered species.
