Cherry Barbs in a Planted Aquarium

This pretty little fish ranks near the top of the list for popular barbs. Like its name implies, the Cherry Barb can develop a deep red "cherry" color. This color intensifies during spawning times with the male becoming a bright beautiful red. Wild caught Cherry Barbs are more intensely colored than captive bred. Recommended as a good beginner barb, the Cherry Barb is generally peaceful, undemanding, and fairly easy to breed. Like most barbs, it is a lively little fish and makes a fun addition to a community aquarium. It does tend to be a loner and can be nervous with others, sometimes even with its own species. The best tankmates are a small school of its like kind and a selection of other smaller fishes.

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Pets & Animals

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• Aquarium
• fish
• freshwater
• fishtank

[DrJunglesAnimalWorld]

Cherry barbs are omnivores but are not big plant eaters. They use plants for cover mostly and may nibble on them, but are not considered plant destroyers since they will eat flake food almost exclusively.

[starthi]

do they eat plantS?