Barbus ablabes

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Ablabe's Barb
Ablabe's Barb
Species	Barbus ablabes
Difficulty	Moderate
Min. Tank Size	75.708 liters 75,708.236 mL 20 US Gallons (75.7L)
Size	7.62 cm 2-3 " (5.1-7.6cm)
pH	6.5 - 7.5
Temp.	-201.15 °C -330.07 °F 129.6 °R -198.15 °C -324.67 °F 135 °R
Water Hardness	6-10
Stocking Ratio	1:2 M:F
Availability	Rare
Diet	Omnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Live Foods
Life Span	4-5 years

[edit] Alternative names

Ablabe's Barb

[edit] Sexing

Difficult to visually sex, mature females may be slightly plumper in the belly than males.

[edit] Tank compatibility

An active shoaling fish. Keep in groups of 5-6 or more. Do not keeping long-finned, slow moving or shy fish. Robust similar-sized fish should work well.

[edit] Diet

An omnivore, should accept pellets and flake, both vegetable and carnivore based, as well as small live/frozen food like brine shrimp and bloodworm.

[edit] Feeding regime

Feed once or twice a day.

[edit] Environment Specifics

The tank for this fish should provide plenty of lateral open swimming space combined with hiding places in tall plants and bogwood. Tank must be mature and well filtered.

[edit] Behaviour

A peaceful active mid-swimming shoaling fish.

[edit] Identification

Long slender silver body with a bold black horizontal lateral line running from the nose to the base of the tail.

[edit] Pictures

[edit] External links

• Fishbase
• Aquaria Central
• Badmans Tropical Fish (picture only)