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By: Pat2296. on 19 May 12, 18:06:06
Also wanted to say: They? can live a long time in optimal conditions. My male in this video is around 8 years old and still frisky as you can see..lol!
By: Pat2296. on 19 May 12, 18:02:45
..fry survive. If you want babies you must set up? another tank for them to spawn in, then remove the parents as they will eat eggs and fry. The males have stunning ritual battles where they turn brilliant scarlet and face off but never do harm. Cherry barbs are one of the few peaceful barbs. They should never be kept with any aggressive fish. For 3 - 4 females and 2 males you should have 20 gallons as they are very active. They do well with Neons, corydoras and other VERY peaceful fish.
By: Pat2296. on 19 May 12, 17:52:37
The males will chase and harass the females non-stop until the females are ready to lay eggs. This is why you should have at least 2 - 3 females for every male, to give the girls a rest! Their spawning ritual is quite charming. The? must have bushy plants to spawn in. The male drives the female into the plants where she will release her eggs as she tightly cirles the plant and the male will follow and fertilize them. If you have lots of plants and hiding places in the tank, some eggs may ..con't
By: sxmxxl. on 19 May 12, 15:26:40
Really nice! How often do they actually mate and spawn though? I'm planning to? start a community tank with these guys included and I don't know what to expect with their mating habits..
By: Ronniek09. on 11 Mar 12, 20:47:58
Beautiful tank!? very inspiring!!
By: ffm519. on 05 Aug 11, 16:10:45
Men just love the chase. Is that male and female the only two of their kind in the tank? If so getting another female or two will divert the nagging to other females so one isn't always taking the brunt of it. Pretty tank. I miss having neons and cardinals. Even though my silver dollars are? peaceful I still think they'd make meals of them.
By: incandescentivy. on 03 Aug 11, 03:30:10
Great? to hear.
By: Pat2296. on 03 Aug 11, 03:28:27
Thanks! They? have an even better home now.:)
By: incandescentivy. on 02 Aug 11, 14:12:23
Beautiful music and? a beautiful aquarium! Your fish seem very happy. :)
By: llibelllule. on 07 May 11, 03:49:18
I bought her as a mature female, she has had a large and round belly since I got her. I wanted to get some java moss, but none of the pet stores? nearby sell any. So I just have some anubias and another plant whose leaves are smaller, but it is not a fluffy-type plant. The only safe water I can use is $0.35 a gallon and we only have three 3g barrels so I have a 5g tank. When I was researching which fish to get, someone mentioned a tank system with three cherry barbs that worked well...
By: Pat2296. on 04 May 11, 18:14:09
Mature females can get very big...do you have some fluffy, soft plants in the tank? Cherries need plants to spawn in.? Plants will also help the females find a little refuge from the attentions of the male when they're not in egg-laying mode. How big is your tank? 3 cherries should have at least 10 gallons due to their level of activity.
By: llibelllule. on 04 May 11, 04:21:47
Oh, thank you for your response! I do have two females, only three barbs due to the size of the tank? :( but the other female is not as healthy and the male is so young-looking that I don't even know if he is mature enough to fertilize eggs...The female has been so large for so long that I am worried she just has internal parasites...
By: Pat2296. on 29 Apr 11, 13:52:54
Yes, the males harass the females constantly, trying to get them to lay eggs. You must always have more females than males so each female can get a little rest. If you have a smaller tank and one male, have at least two females. If you have two males have at least? 4 females.
By: llibelllule. on 29 Apr 11, 01:19:49
Do you know if it is normal for a young male cherry barb to consistantly? nip at an older and larger female's belly?
By: lotsoffish. on 03 Mar 11, 06:35:04
Nice looking? fish and tank!
By: MsAmanda808. on 24 Aug 10, 00:48:52
very nice? setup
By: Pat2296. on 26 Apr 10, 23:29:00
- Nope nothing like that. Could be the black background I use that makes the bubbles look that way!?
By: SpAwNTRiAD. on 26 Apr 10, 21:18:31
okay so you have a colored filter over the light???? bubbles are that bluish purple ... thats what gives it away lol.
By: Pat2296. on 26 Apr 10, 15:16:20
- No,? it's just compact fluorescent bulbs.
By: SpAwNTRiAD. on 26 Apr 10, 04:12:13
u have? actinic lighting on that tank?
By: adamknox. on 06 Jan 10, 23:48:11
trust them to ruin a great peace of music like Pavane -_- lol well nice tank tho :D U? cant beat neons lol
By: Kisho3. on 22 Oct 09, 05:21:49
Nice tank! Well planted! You did an awesome job! Just out of curiosity what is? the size of that tank?
By: historian111z. on 08 Feb 09, 02:45:58
the music is from s club 7. - natural.?
By: Lavender1251. on 28 Jul 08, 17:59:31
I have 4 f/2 m barbs and 2 more corys. Some of them are camera shy. Have also changed the tank? to all real plants so it's a lot nicer!
By: Bangelo95. on 28 Jul 08, 14:55:11
Hello where are the female barbs??? Also dude your corrys are schooling fish. But? nice setup.