What kind of (FW) fish is this?

[Delphinus]

Can anyone ID this guy for me?

Was thinking maybe a rainbow of some kind but I thought they had a different shape?

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[Veng68]

Denison's Barb
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denison%27s_Barb

Cheers,
Vic

[Funky_Fish14]

AKA. "Indian Flasher Barb"
AKA. "Roseline Shark"

It is a barb. Pretty common/good tank-mate for tetras and stuff and a community fish. its one of the less aggressive barbs. Also pricier. Active, colourful, schoolers. Pretty cool fish actually!

New fish of yours?

[Delphinus]

A barb! Cool, thanks!!

Saw them at Georgia Aquarium in with clown loaches. Not a new fish for me (not "yet" anyhow, haha. I want some now though! I have to fix up my FW setup first though, it's kind of a hair algae disaster at the moment.)

[skabooya]

agreed with above.
PS they like to be in groups

[Chaloupa]

They do like to live in groups...however 2 do NOT do well in a tank...too much picking on each other......beautiful fish though!

[Tracey2]

I have tried groups of 5 & 6 of this barb and always end up with one. Others seem to have luck in groups but in my 125g they would fight, I have 1 large now and he is beautiful.

[365seasons]

Rosaline shark. Have one in our freshwater. When fed bloodworms, his red is gorgeous...Fun fish!!!:biggrin:

[Delphinus]

Found a whole bunch today on my LFS tripping. :lol: But didn't buy any. My FW tank needs a workover before I put any new fish in there. I might pick up a few after that which gives me time to save up for them. Wow, you guys aren't kidding when you said they're pricey.

[Veng68]

Found a whole bunch today on my LFS tripping. :lol: But didn't buy any. My FW tank needs a workover before I put any new fish in there. I might pick up a few after that which gives me time to save up for them. Wow, you guys aren't kidding when you said they're pricey.

How much are they over in Calgary? A vendor on BC Aquaria (pm me for name) can get them in regularly for around $12 each.

Cheers,
Vic

[Delphinus]

They were selling at $20 each at the one store that had them.

[Veng68]

I remember when they first came out, they were going for $40+

[ElGuappo]

I have 5!! I had my previous 5 die to ich when introduced by other fish!

They do better in a longer tank!! My first group of 5 all got to be about 5.5 inches!! And they are lightning fast!!

I have seen themfrom anywhere between 25 and 80 bucks

also these are not barbs!! They have be reclassified ! Hey are Now called puntias dennisonii. I did a bunch of research a while back when I was thinking of breeding them!! When I did the research the only thing I could find on breeding was that their was no recorded case of this in Captivity!! I think has changed tho as they are far more readilly available now!

[Funky_Fish14]

ElGuappo is right.... I remember hearing about the reclassification! Good catch!

Tony - $20+ seems to be pretty average price for them in pet stores. Up here... from 1.5-3" they seem to cost anywhere from 20-40 each.

[albert_dao]

This fish is such unethical buy. It's pretty much the same situation as the Bangaii Cardinal, only there is no grassroots hobbyist movement to rectify the situation.

[Ryan]

They are in every store here in Lethbridge now. They seems like a really nice little fish, actice, easy to keep, and moderatly priced compared to what they used to be.

[ElGuappo]

This fish is such unethical buy. It's pretty much the same situation as the Bangaii Cardinal, only there is no grassroots hobbyist movement to rectify the situation.

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[Veng68]

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Over collection in their natural habitat. Not many (maybe 1-2) reported cases of breeding in captivity.

Cheers,
Vic