Fish Files - Cherry Barb
The Cherry Barb: Puntius titteya. Formally (Barbus titteya).
Overview:
The cherry barb is a small colourful fish ideal for a mixed aquarium. Unlike many of its barb counterparts that get aggressive and nippy in a community tank, the cherry barb tends to be rather shy. The colour of the humble Cherry Barb is red/rust top, dark lateral line, and silver/pinkish under-belly, it is the males that give the fish its name by becoming a bright cherry-red colour when in spawning con
