Cherry barb
Peaceful · Middle · easy care
- 2 in adult
- 20+ gal
- 73–81 °F
- pH 6 to 7.5
- groups of 6+
Types of barbs
11 barbs compared at one scale: adult size, the tank they need, temperature and group size.
Tiger barb
Semi-aggressive · Middle · easy care
- 3 in adult
- 29+ gal
- 74–80 °F
- pH 6 to 8
- groups of 6+
Black ruby barb
Peaceful · Middle · easy care
- 3 in adult
- 29+ gal
- 72–79 °F
- pH 6 to 7.5
- groups of 6+
Checker barb
Peaceful · Middle · easy care
- 2 in adult
- 20+ gal
- 64–77 °F
- pH 5.5 to 7.5
- groups of 6+
Clown barb
Peaceful · Middle · easy care
- 5.9 in adult
- 55+ gal
- 75–82 °F
- pH 6 to 7.5
- groups of 6+
Denison barb
Peaceful · Middle · moderate care
- 6 in adult
- 55+ gal
- 64–77 °F
- pH 6.8 to 7.8
- groups of 6+
Five-banded barb
Peaceful · Middle · moderate care
- 3.5 in adult
- 29+ gal
- 74–84 °F
- pH 5 to 7
- groups of 5+
Gold barb
Peaceful · Middle · easy care
- 2.8 in adult
- 20+ gal
- 64–75 °F
- pH 6 to 8
- groups of 6+
Odessa barb
Peaceful · Middle · easy care
- 2.5 in adult
- 29+ gal
- 68–79 °F
- pH 6 to 8
- groups of 6+
Rosy barb
Peaceful · Middle · easy care
- 6 in adult
- 29+ gal
- 64–77 °F
- pH 6 to 8
- groups of 6+
Tinfoil barb
Peaceful · Middle · easy care
- 14 in adult
- 150+ gal
- 72–77 °F
- pH 6.5 to 7.5
- groups of 5+
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Names, and adult sizes where the article gives one, are checked against Wikipedia; care ranges are common hobby guidance, and each species page says which is which. 11 of these 11 are fish. Photos are real photographs from Wikimedia Commons, credited below; the lineup is our own drawing at one scale.
Photo credits
Real photographs from Wikimedia Commons, resized and cropped to fit; each is used under the license named.
- Cherry barb Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tiger barb Faucon, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
- Black ruby barb Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
- Checker barb Dodoni, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Denison barb Anandarajkumar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Five-banded barb NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gold barb Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Odessa barb Anandarajkumar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rosy barb Kkonstan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tinfoil barb Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
