Barbs In A Planted Tank

[DaveA76]

my fish stock in my semi planted tank has been run down to minimum and was thinking of stocking it with barbs, are they suitable for a planted tank or will the munch away on my hard work ?

 

[ian]

Cherry Barbs and or Pentazona barbs look great in a planted tank. They'll leave your plants alone as well!

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Dennisons may peck a tiny bit, Rhomb/Oranged-ringed/Snakeskin are another great option, but another peaceful planted one to consider is the beautiful Odessa/Ticto, that I only discovered in the last week has a stupidly deceptive name...

Yes folks, Odessa is in the Ukraine, which is where these barbs first appeared commercially outside their native MAYANMAR (Burma's new name)!!!!

Now if I had known that a couple of weeks ago, I would have definitely kept some space in my planning for them in my Rio240's theme of Myanmar river fish, with a dose of Central Africa and a sprinkle of India!

These 6-8cm adult fish, with a 2:1 male:female ratio, brings out some stuning red/yellow/orange colours.

 

[lljdma06]

Oohfeeshy has gold barbs in his tank. They look great, though he always wants to move them.

I've kept rosy barbs with plants. Large and quite showy. They can nip a bit, but only the really fine-leafed stuff. The hardy stuff would be fine. Other members have kept black ruby and checkerboard barbs too.

llj