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Troy_Mclure  Fish Addict Posts: 725 Kudos: 306 Registered: 20-Jan-2003   | Hi, I was interested in buying some rosy barbs. I just called a store and they told me 'yes we have rosy barbs' and I asked how many do they have. They replied 'oh wait..... .....sorry I thought you said rosy tetras... ...oh we have heaps of baby rosy barbs here, we sell them as feeder fish'  Uh... has anyone ever heard of rosy barbs being used as feeder fish before? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59 |      |
Babelfish         Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003   | Heard of it, never seen it though. Chain petstores sell them for $3+ish around here, LFS's around $2. Heard of goldbarbs being sold as feeders too. Guess because goldfish and guppies are so much easier...and cheeper  ^_^[hr width='40%'] When angels cry blood, on flowers of evil in bloom and a plea for mercy, where Love is a gun separating me from you" ~   |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59 |    |
ACIDRAIN   Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002   | I would be guessing that they probably meant "Rosy Reds". The Rosy Reds are a type of minnow that is heavily used as a feeder fish. They are a pink color, that when they get large have a more redish color. The are a great addition to most ponds, as they are awesome mosquito eaters. Very prolific egg scatterers that will eat their own eggs. Usually as cheap as any feeder fish. There is always a bigger fish... |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59 | |
| jasonpisani *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | I don't think that Rosy Barbs are kept as feeder fish. I heared about Minnows, but not Barbs. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
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