Quick facts
Lifespan
10 years
Diet
Algae, larvae, insects, cereal and pellet
Habitat
Stays in the mid river to the riverbed and sometimes in reservoir. Silver Barb prefer to stay in calm water rather than in strong currents
Range
Silver Barbs originate from South East Asia in the Chao Phraya and Mekong river basins. They are also seen in Taiwan, Borneo, Sumatra and Malay Peninsula.
Having a red dorsal fin with a black blotch at the tip, red pectoral, pelvic and anal fins, red caudal fin with white margin and a black submarginal stripe along each lobe.