cherry barb details

[technium]

Hi All

This is the format I have decided on for each page with info on the specific fish.

Latin Name
Native Region
Temperament
Temperature Range
Feeding
Size
Sexing
Comments

What do you think before I get started is there anything you think is needed or not needed? As I said, each page will have these exact headings on so need to get it right now before doing them all.

Ok also my first fish is the Cherry Barb Can anyone confirm, deny or add anything to the following please.

Latin Name: Puntius titteya

Native Region: Sri Lanka.- Occurs mainly in heavily shaded streams preferring shallow, slow-flowing water with silt substrate and leaf debris

Temperament: Community. Easy care, but competitive among their own kind.

Feeding: Staple foods, vegetable flakes, thawed adult brine shrimp, and live foods. However, vegetable matter is a heavy influence in their diet in the wild.

Temperature Range: 74-78°F.

Size: approx 2"

Sexing: Male is larger and turns bright red, orange or pink, Female is alot darker in colour.

General Comments: Cherry Barb's are a little aggressive and competitive with their own kind and should be in well planted aquariums.

 

[Fish Buddy]

Maybe water hardiness (dKH) and the acidicity/alkalinity(pH) of the water.
Species from the same habitat other common names

 

[gale]

Cherry barbs are not aggressive. At least mine aren't. Also, they don't school or shoal as much as other types of barbs do.

 

[sylvia]

I would also add something about their preffered water level in the aquarium and the minnimum/maximmum number that should be kept and the minnimum tank size.