Janssens' Barb (Barbus janssensi)

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Janssens' Barb

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Janssens' Barb

Barbus janssensi

57 Litres (15 US G.)

3-4 cm (1.2-1.6")

sg

Freshwater

pH

6.0 - 7.0

21 -25 °C (69.8-77°F)

5-10 °d

1:2 M:F

Carnivore
Pellet Foods
Flake Foods
Live Foods

5-6 years

Family

Cyprinidae






Origin

Sexing

Tank compatibility

An active shoaling fish that should be kept in groups of 5 or more.

Diet

Feeding regime

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Behaviour

Identification

A small slender fish which is orange-red in colour. It has two black markings on either side of its flanks, one just behind the gill plates, the other at the caudal peduncle.

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