Caryl Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 I picked up some of these in Christchurch today. Never heard of them before or seen them either. Apparently they reach 9cm. Here they are still in their bag... and here is a shot of them in the tank. They are still settling in and kept hiding at the back. I note a couple don't have the Y pattern but more just stripes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 very nice caryl i 've not seen them before either , but have noticed over the last year more new barb on the market like a fire barb, not as nice as yours thou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 Six Banded Barbs There's an article here that mentions them... http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/tra ... ang_1.html Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 hum, arnt 6 banded barbs supposd to have 6 bands not y's .oh well they still look nice. are they in your lounge or in your computer room ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 I don't think so Bill. The striped one may be but not the others. I am wondering whether I actually have 2 different fishes. Cas they are in the tropical community in the lounge as the computer room tank is my Malawi set-up. I really want some of those torpedo barbs but at $39.95 at one shop and $49.95 each at another they can stay in the shops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Last i saw, Wet Pets had some Torpedo barbs at $15ea and they were about 3 maybe 4 cm in size. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 I was thinking that too, Caryl. The Y ones have a different body shape and different number and shape of stripes. May be something like a regional variation or individual variation, but I'm definitely suspicious that they're a different species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 The torpedo barbs I saw were all 6cm and over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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