High fin Indian barb

High fin Indian barbs hail from the slow moving rivers and streams of West Bengal in India. Growing up to 5cm in length, High fin Indian barbs are freshwater nano fish, best known for their peaceful natures and silvery thin bodies with the males displaying a huge dorsal fin decorated in black and yellow patterns.

Special requirements: Must be kept in groups of eight or more. Males will gently spar to establish a hierarchy, to manage this aggression, provide plenty of hiding plants and consider driftwood or rocks to break lines of sight within the tank. Consider adding floating plants to your aquarium to reduce the amount of light entering from above, thus mimicking their natural environment.

Diet: At Wirral Aquatics we feed our High fin Indian barbs EBO pro soft artemia and spirulina. We also feed live foods including brine shrimp and daphnia.

Tank size: 60 litres +

Tank mates: Suitable tank mates include other nano fish such as danios, chilli rasbora, golden dwarf barbs, smaller neons and corys. Avoid housing with larger, more boisterous fish as they will be nervous end will be outcompeted for food as they are very slow eaters.