Data sheet Glorious Barb
German name:
Glorious Barb
Scientific name:
Pethia conchonius
Origin:
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh
Size:
Body length up to 9 cm
Aquarium
Length:
Length from 80 cm width
Contents:
from 75 liters
water values
Temperature:
18°- 24° C
pH:
6 – 7.5
GH:
5° – 15° dH
Behave
Area:
lower and middle range
Lining:
Omnivores, algae, plants, live food such as worms, crustaceans, insects, dry food
Behave:
Schooling fish, peaceful, active
Number:
Group, maximum 5 animals
Difficulty level:
Advanced Marrabbio2, Puntius conchonius, CC BY-SA 4.0
© Mirko Rosenau Fotolia.com
Glorious barbs, Puntius conchonius, grow to a size of 8 to 9 centimetres. They are very lively and love to swim.
Because they whirl around the aquarium all day long, they should not be mixed with quiet species, e.g. B. paradise fish are socialized.
Glorious barbs can harass and nibble on less-swimming species.
In an aquarium from 120 centimeters in length, a troop of 7 to 9 animals can be kept without companion fish.
Glorious barb Source: CC Attr. SA 3.0 on Wikimedia Commons License: CC Attr. SA 3.0 Author: Twowells
Glorious barbs eat a lot. Accordingly, there is a lot of faeces and urine in the aquarium.
Some kingfisher eat tender plants.
In addition to the red mullet, there is also the brass mullet, which is not always commercially available, and its presumed breeding form, the brocade mullet. Both can also be kept in the unheated living room aquarium. They are smaller in stature than king barbs and their swimming behavior is also much calmer than king barbs.
Glorious barbs are not a typical tropical species. They can be kept in a living room aquarium without heating. They can be kept outside in large tubs from around the beginning of June to mid-October. You also have to feed them outside. They develop into very handsome animals. Temporarily, they also tolerate summer heat well.
Therefore they can also live in a tropical aquarium for some time. However, permanent keeping in a tropical aquarium is not beneficial and not species-appropriate.