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	ID these feeder barbs
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	Ok, so they are ordinary barbs that are just showing their inbreeding a little too much, so they were relegated to the feeder tank. $1 each. thoughts? I know 1 is a rosy barb, but what is the one with 2 spots and what is the one with the thin stripes?? Callatya attached this image: For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	the 2 spot one Callatya attached this image: For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
tinfoil Big Fish Posts: 438 Kudos: 252 Votes: 1 Registered: 27-Feb-2003	Hey Calla, I think the first one is a b. pentazona. The second one is either b. ticto or barbus odessa; they are too young to tell. @ $ 1,- each; send me 7 of the first
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Gregs Got Fish 129 Big Fish Posts: 355 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Oct-2003	The first picture looks like what is called the "banded barb" around here.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Corydoran Enthusiast Posts: 269 Kudos: 370 Votes: 1217 Registered: 27-Sep-2004	The second one looks like it could be a Barbus cumingi, too.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
tinfoil Big Fish Posts: 438 Kudos: 252 Votes: 1 Registered: 27-Feb-2003	barbus cuminghi is very rare (at least over here). I think you'd only know the difference when you keep them long enough to grow into adulthood. Why don;t you try some of them, Calla?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
maximfish Big Fish Posts: 325 Kudos: 30 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Nov-2001	The fish with two spots in the bottom picture looks exactly like a fish I got for free. It turned out to be very, very agressive, though -- and I ended up taking it back to the pet store. I had decided that it was Barbus Ticto.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59


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