Freshwater
Two spot barb
Pethia cumingii
Cyprinidae, Smiliogastrinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 5 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 5 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
More about the species
Description
Yellow finned variety usually occurs in flowing water and stays close to the substrate (sand to boulders). Red finned variety inhabits slow flowing waters of marshes in the Kelani Valley foothills, associated with mud or silt bottoms. Forms medium sized shoals. Matures at 3 cm and spawns during rainy season. Feeds on green algae, plankton and detritus. Population with strongly bifurcate caudal fin from introduced Mahaweli stock.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Barbus cumingi
- Barbus cumingii
- Barbus cummungi
- Puntius cumingi
- Puntius cumingii
- Puntius phutunio
In other languages
- Cumings barbe, Ceylon-barbe
- Ceyloninbarbi
- Cuming's barb, Cummings barb
Articles
All articles
Velvet and dropsy4 min read
Velvet is a fast-moving parasite. Dropsy is a sign that something is seriously wrong inside the fish. How to recognize them, and what you can do.
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.