Red Tailed Shark, Rainbow Shark, Silver Dollar, Swordtails.Īggressive male tiger barbs are not compatible with cherry barbs. Cherry Barbs also make good tank mates with the Chinese Algae Eater, Clown Loaches, Danios, Gouramis, Mollies, Platies, Plecostomus, one If breeding parents are left in the same tank with some fry, eventually the fry will become large enough to eat eggs and young fry themselves, at which point no new young will survive.Ĭherry Barbs are compatible with most other Barbs, especially the Checkered Barb. Brine shrimp and finely crushed flakes are excellent food sources too. If the parents are left in the tank and there are no other predators, some of the fry will survive being consumed. They quickly begin searching for food among plant leaves, rocks and gravel. The fry will hatch in a few days and they are very tiny light brown to almost colorless slender slivers. The parents will rarely search through gravel and plants for eggs if they adequately fed, so it is possible to leave them in the breeding tank and successfully raise some young. After spawning, the parents should be removed to increase survival rates. Eggs that fall to the bottom of the tank will hatch there too. The process is repeated many times over a period of several minutes to an hour.Ĭherry Barb Juveniles Cherry Barb - Raising FryĬherry Barbs will spread eggs on finely leaved plants, such as Cabomba. When they breed, the male wraps around the female to fertilize the egg as she releases it. The male begins chasing the female continuously when she is ready to spawn. Separating the male and female before breeding can help, but a bonded pair will develop a consistent pattern without being separated. Cherry Barbs will breed on a regular period of about every 3 weeks. Quality flake foods andīrine shrimp feedings will enhance colors.įemale Cherry Barb Cherry Barb - Breedingįor breeding, a separate tank should be used. They eat standard flake foods and freeze dried blood worms. Cherry Barbs don't school, so keeping a pair is fine, although they will enjoy the company of There is no distinction between sexes for juveniles and they all look very similar to anĪdult female. Males turn a bright fire red when they reach breeding age. As it matures, it develops its cherry color. The cherry barb is much more peaceful, slowerĪnd smaller than other barbs. Barbs have a reputation for nipping the fins of other fish, so guppies and bettas are not good tank mates.īeginners. The barbels are similar to those on a catfish, but barbs are small, fast moving swimmers. Barbs get their name from the small barbels around their mouth. Barbs are a beginners tropical fish, but they need a bit of extra attention.
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