Striped barbs are an uncommon species of Desmopuntius found within the aquarium hobby when compared to its close relatives. However, they are a great addition to the peaceful community and planted aquariums looking for active schooling fish.
If you're looking for smaller types of fish in a peaceful community tank, the checker barb is a perfect addition. They particularly like aquariums that are densely planted because they can be rather shy.
For a community aquarium searching for bottom-dwelling species to occupy the lower levels of their tank, five-banded barbs are an active and sociable type of fish that make excellent candidates.
Among all of the fish in the aquarium hobby, snakeskin rhombo barbs must be one of the most underrated species. Since they spend a lot of time at the bottom levels of the tank, these species make excellent candidates for community tanks looking to fill the lowest levels of the aquarium.
Cherry barbs are among the most common small species of fish found in the aquarium hobby and are a popular choice for beginners. Through selective breeding, a number of varying phenotypes including albino and ultra red have been produced.
Rosy barbs (Pethia conchonius) are hardy, active shoaling fish native to South Asia. Mature males can develop a deep red coloration, while females and non-breeding males are generally more silver, gold or olive in appearance. Their tolerance of a broad range of water chemistry makes them suitable for newer aquarists, but their shoal size, swimming space and relatively cool temperature preference must still be planned carefully.
The denison barb is an excellent choice for the majority of aquarium setups, making it the perfect dither fish for aquariums with aggressive fish or community tanks looking for compatible tank mates that are peaceful.
Without having the aggressive nature of some other barb species, the odessa barb is a colorful barb that can be observed swimming energetically throughout the aquarium. They are suitable candidates for peaceful community tanks.
