• Black Ruby Barbs 3-4cm

Black Ruby Barbs are considered to be of a vulnerable status in their natural habitat. All the specimens offered for sale in the trade these days are captive-bred in order to try and safeguard what remains of the natural population. Black Ruby Barbs are a delightful species which show magnificent colouration when mature and settled into the home aquarium. The drab juveniles are all too often overlooked in the aquatics stores; however, adult males take on a stunning deep ruby red and black colour with flashes of green iridescence shining through.

Synonyms Barbus nigrofasciatus, Puntius nigrofasciatus
Distribution Endemic to forest streams from the Kelani to the Nilwala Basins in Sri Lanka. Introduced to Colombia.
Maximum Size 6cm (2.36")
Temperature 18-26°C
Water Parameters Will acclimatise to a wide range of conditions. pH: 5.5-7.0, dH: up to 15 degrees.
Compatibility Community with no long-finned fish
   
Sexual Dimorphism Mature males are larger and much more brightly coloured. Females fuller bodied.

Black Ruby Barbs 3-4cm

  • Product Code: Barbs 15
  • Availability: 2
  • £2.65


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