Rosy barb
Pethia conchonius
Hardy and energetic; it really does eat hair algae, and nibbles plants too.
3D model coming soon
Stats
- Size
- 8 cm
- Smallest tank
- 100 cm
- Temperature
- 16–24 °C
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Busy
- Water layer
- Mid water
- Care
- Easy
- Group
- Happiest in a group of 8 or more
- Coral
- Reef safe
These numbers are LumaReef simulation data, not a real aquarium care guide.
Which tank it fits
- Nano60 cm · 65 litresToo small
- Standard90 cm · 180 litresToo small
- Wide120 cm · 300 litres42 of them
- Living room180 cm · 650 litres92 of them
- Showcase250 cm · 1,200 litres171 of them
Who it lives with
Gets along
Caution
- GuppyNarrow shared temperature range
- Neon tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- MollyNarrow shared temperature range
- Bolivian ramNarrow shared temperature range
- Congo tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Dwarf gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
- Scissortail rasboraNarrow shared temperature range
- Celebes rainbowfishNarrow shared temperature range
- Neon dwarf rainbowfishNarrow shared temperature range
- Bronze corydorasNarrow shared temperature range
- Diamond tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Silver hatchetfishNarrow shared temperature range
- Tiger barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Turquoise rainbowfishNarrow shared temperature range
- Keyhole cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Yellow lab cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Julii corydorasNarrow shared temperature range
- Dwarf chain loachNarrow shared temperature range
- Emperor tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Cherry barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Denison barbCrowding the same layer
- Sailfin mollyNarrow shared temperature range
- Forktail blue-eyeNarrow shared temperature range
- JulidochromisNarrow shared temperature range
- Lemon tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Penguin tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Harlequin rasboraNarrow shared temperature range
- Honey gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
- Black neon tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Serpae tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Glowlight tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Three spot gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
- Sparkling gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
- Multies shell dwellerNarrow shared temperature range
- Glowlight danioCrowding the same layer
- Clown killifishNarrow shared temperature range
- Lambchop rasboraNarrow shared temperature range
- Endler's livebearerNarrow shared temperature range
- Peacock cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Dwarf pufferNarrow shared temperature range
- Pygmy corydorasNarrow shared temperature range
- Ember tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Green kubotai rasboraCrowding the same layer
- Siamese algae eaterNarrow shared temperature range
- Firemouth cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Rainbow sharkNarrow shared temperature range
- Silver dollarNarrow shared temperature range
- Kissing gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
- Bala sharkNarrow shared temperature range
- Common plecoNarrow shared temperature range
Not together
- DiscusWater temperatures do not overlap
- Cockatoo cichlidWater temperatures do not overlap
- Demasoni cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Kuhli loachWater temperatures do not overlap
- Paradise fishAggressive with peaceful
- Checkerboard cichlidWater temperatures do not overlap
- Betta (Siamese fighting fish)Water temperatures do not overlap
- Boesemani rainbowfishWater temperatures do not overlap
- Sterbai corydorasWater temperatures do not overlap
- Red zebra cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- KribensisWater temperatures do not overlap
- Rummynose tetraWater temperatures do not overlap
- Threadfin rainbowfishWater temperatures do not overlap
- Pearl gouramiWater temperatures do not overlap
- Chocolate gouramiWater temperatures do not overlap
- German blue ramWater temperatures do not overlap
- African butterflyfishWater temperatures do not overlap
- Cardinal tetraWater temperatures do not overlap
- Convict cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Green neon tetraWater temperatures do not overlap
- Red tail sharkAggressive with peaceful
- Chili rasboraWater temperatures do not overlap
- Red rainbowfishWater temperatures do not overlap
- Moonlight gouramiWater temperatures do not overlap
- Freshwater angelfishWater temperatures do not overlap
- SeverumWater temperatures do not overlap
- Jack DempseyAggressive with peaceful
- Clown loachWater temperatures do not overlap
- FrontosaWater temperatures do not overlap
- OscarWater temperatures do not overlap
- Black ghost knifefishWater temperatures do not overlap