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Old 06-18-2010, 11:49 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Barbus ablabes aka Ablabes Barb

Common Name / Synonyms:
Puntius ablabes
bearded
Barbodes ablabes
Barbus spurelli

Family: Cyprinidae

Water Temperature:
Low: 22 ° C
Max: 24 ° C
Repro: 26 ° C
PH
Min: 6
Max: 7
Repro: 6.5

Hardness
Min: 6 ° dGH / 10.7088 ° f
Max: 8 ° dGH / 14.2784 ° f
Repro: 6 dGH / 10.7088 ° f

Hydro_dynamique: stagnant / Current
Size:
Male
Max: 11cm

Female
Max: 11cm

Origin: Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Chad

General:
Social and gregarious fish live (to be tank and acclimatized in a group without intense light becomes fierce otherwise) Eat live food, small crustaceans, flakes Reproduction pretty easy aquarium (small aquarium)

Description / dimorphism:
More streamlined male, female largest to spawning

Reproduction: (Type: Oviparous)


Food: (Plan: Carnivore / Omnivore)


Habitat:

Aquarium 200L (7 individuals), dark soil, dense vegetation with ample space for swimming, freshwater and slightly acidic (ideal for a community tank)

Life in the aquarium:

Sociability: Sociable (under certain conditions)
Behavior: Group / Gregarious
Area occupied area / Environment / Desktop
Life expectancy: /
Minimum amount of water: /
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