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That looks definatly like a rosy barb and for rosy barbs the males are red and females are gold. It looks like a female but it could be a younge male. As for a group I would say that the bigger the tank and the group the better it would look. As for the smallest tank size, I am not sure. I have tried to keep them in pairs, but being a barb they can be aggressive so I think a school in a larger tank would be best.

Last edited by Mr at 27-Dec-2004 23:45

Here we go... hard to get a picture of him because of how much he darts all over the place. And of course, the camera decided to focus on the dang crypts and not the fish. Ah well... you kinda get the idea.





He's about the size of the smallest rosy barbs I've seen for sale. I'd like to get him a buddy at some point... anyone have any clue when I'll know for sure if he's male or female? I've seen the vibrant colors of the males and just adore it... I'd like to have at least one male. They do well in pairs, right?

And finally, since I'm pretty sure he's a rosy barb... what would you think minimum tank size would be once fully grown?[/font][/font]

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Drat it all... my dad's digicam sucks. It will have to wait until I get my camera back.

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

Thank you for the update, I've been following since you rescued baby.

Looking forward to seeing pics

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