Black Ruby Barb
Black Ruby Barb
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We do not take backorders on live fish, invertebrates or plants. Livestock arrives on the shipping schedule our suppliers and the weather allow, so we will not promise a date we cannot keep.
What is in the tanks changes from week to week. Ask us and we will tell you what is in and what is coming, or check back shortly. Visit us or get in touch.
Free local pickup at our Lethbridge store. Livestock guarantee
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The black ruby barb (Pethia nigrofasciata) is a deep-bodied barb endemic to the streams of southwestern Sri Lanka. In shop tanks it usually looks grey and washed out with a few dark bars, which does it no favours; once settled and in condition, males deepen to a dark, almost black body with a rich red head, and the difference is considerable. Females stay more subdued and are rounder in the belly.
Aquarium care
- Keep six or more. Small numbers are nervous and colour up poorly.
- Tolerates cooler water than many tropicals and does not need a warm tank.
- Colour develops over weeks in a settled tank; judge the fish after it has established, not on arrival.
- Planted edges with open water in the middle for swimming and sparring.
- Takes most quality dry foods, improved by frozen and live foods.
- Can nip trailing fins, so long-finned tankmates are a risk.
A good choice for a keeper willing to wait for a fish to come into colour rather than buying one that is already bright. Suits a community of similarly active, robust species. Keep it away from angelfish, bettas and other long-finned fish.
Stock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the barbs collection for what is in.
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