Gold Barb
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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Gold Barb | status = Conservation status: Unknown | image = Gold Barb 700.jpg | image_width = 250px | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Actinopterygii | ordo = Cypriniformes | familia = Cyprinidae | genus = Barbus | species = B. semifasciolatus | binomial = Barbus semifasciolatus | binomial_authority = (Guenther, 1868) }}
The Gold Barb, Golden Barb, Green Barb, or Schuberti Barb (Barbus semifasciolatus Guenther, 1868) is a tropical fish belonging to the Barb family (Cyprinidae). Originating in Red River basin in southeast China, this peaceful green-gold fish is often used in community tanks by fish keeping hobbyists. An all-gold form has been bred in captivity. It will grow to a maximum length of 2 to 3 inches (5 - 7.5 centimeters).
The Gold Barb is an active, peaceful schooling species that spends most of its time in the mid-level and bottom of the water. Its typical lifespan in captivity is around four to six years. An egg-scatter, the adult barbs will spawn around a hundred eggs. This breeding occurs at the first light in the early morning.
Gold Barbs natively live in a subtropical climate and prefer water with a 6.0 - 8.0 pH, a water hardness of 5.0 - 19.0 dGH, and a temperature range of 64 - 75 °F (18 - 24 °C). Their diet consists of worms, insects, and plant matter.
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References
- {{ITIS
| ID = 163654 | taxon = Barbus semifasciolatus | year = 2004 | date = April 28 }}
- {{cite book
| author = Lambert, Derek J | title = Freshwater Aquarium Fish | publisher = Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books | year = 1997 | pages = page 17 | id = ISBN 0-7858-0867-1 }}
- {{FishBase species alt
| ID = 4677 | taxon = Puntius semifasciolatus | year = 2004 | month = April }}
- {{cite web
| author = Sharpe, Shirlie | title = Gold Barb | work = Your Guide to Freshwater Aquariums | url = http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/cyprinids2/p/goldbarb.htm | accessdate = December 15 | accessyear = 2004 }}bg:Зелен барбус