Red Tail Tinfoil Barb

Common Name
Red Tail Tinfoil Barb
Other Common Names
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Scientific Name
Barbus schwanefeldi
Family
Mastacembelidae
Community
Aggressive
Class
Cyprinidae
Temperature
78 ºF
Swimming Range
Middle-Bottom
Adult Length
12-14 inches
Feeding Habits
Fresh spinach, zucchini, peas and lettuce. Live blood worms, glass worms, brine shrimp and tubifex worms. Frozen vegetable diet, daphnia, plankton, beef heart, brine shrimp, glass worms and blood worms. Flake and freeze dried foods also accepted.
Compatibility
Peaceful and schooling with fish of the same size. Will eat smaller fish
Habitat
Borneo-Thailand: Sparingly decorated with rocks, plastic plants and driftwood. Live plants may be eaten, so use as a food source.
Breeding
Unknown.
Additional Comments
There is a misconception that all the members of the Barb Family are aggressive towards other tank mates. Barbs are very active fish and if kept in schools of five or more they tend to stick to themselves, and not bother the other fish in the aquarium. Adult Tinfoil's need alot of room to house them properly in a school, but they make a great display when they are full grown.