Black ruby barb scientific name.
Pregnant black ruby barb.
They are found in streams on hills around 1000 ft 300 m in elevation.
Black ruby barb water requirements.
They are a bit lively.
Rosy barbs will only breed in water that is a few inches deep but make sure to raise fry in the larger tank or their growth may become stunted.
Added 18 black rubys to the community.
The brightly colored population introduced to mahaweli at ginigathena sri lanka is said to have diminished in number due to the.
A rosy barb lays eggs between 24 72 hours.
When selecting a tank for breeding rosy barbs a 20 or 30 gallon is optimal.
The black ruby barb pethia nigrofasciata or purplehead barb is a tropical cyprinid fish endemic to sri lanka where it occurs in forested streams from the kelani basin to the nilwala basin.
Best described as a friendly omnivorous tank mate it may have issues with being out competed by larger more carnivorous fish.
Since you said she s been like this for over a month it could be dropsy have you seen any small fry running around.
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In the wild both deforestation and over collection have put this species at risk.
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Water in these areas is cooler than other tropical regions so tank temperature for ruby barbs should be in the range of 72 to 79 degrees f.
Ruby barb tropical fish learn all about the ruby barb s feeding habits and food types its behaviour its origins its natural habitats is it male or female breeding advice and information suitable tank mates its sizing and growth range minimum tank size water ph and more.
Let me know if you find any eggs or fry.
Could be she s been getting pregnant for over a month but if you haven t seen any eggs nor fry then i d consider dropsy as an option.