Odessa Barbs

[brewmaster15]

I recently acquired a new fish fancy.. Odessa Barbs


I've kept alot of non-discus over the years, and theres some very cool fish out there. While setting up my sons mixed species tank, he picked some of these for his tank. I really liked them...so much I set up a 29 gal by desk with a bunch of them (14). My group is still young but this is what they look like as adults...

https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/...p=yhs-adk_sbnt

These are zippy fish, tolerant of a wide range of water and water temps... They are NOT for a discus tank! Feeding time is like a school of piranha and they are always chasing each other.

I have yet to get a good picture of them, its going to be a real challenge, but I hear they slow down a bit as adults.

Its my hope to breed them, so I set up the tank with some spawning moss and its lightly planted, sand bottom.

If you are looking for an interesting and colorful fish that are not very demanding, check out Odessa Barbs....They are cool little fish, they've made my top ten favorite list.


Tank shot.. with phone...

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Its going to take alot of camera to get a better picture...These guys never stop moving!

al

[Second Hand Pat]

Those are gorgeous as adults Al.

[rickztahone]

Cool looking fish Al. Do they need special parameters to breed?

[Orange Crush]

Did you ever get them to breed? I have a small school and would like them to breed so I can have more. I bought some at a LFS and they had sold out when I went back.
What is that spiral plant on the right that kind of has a scallion looking bulb at the base? I used to have one years ago and wanted to buy another but for the life of me I cannot remember the name of it.

[brewmaster15]

The plant is Crinum. Great plant!

I have not bred them yet. They are doing great in full colors now . I moved them up to my sons 55 gal community tank as they were a bit skittish by themelves in the 29gal. In the 55gal community they are at their ease and just thriving. Really beautiful under appreciated fish.

Al

[smsimcik]

Hey Al, Greg Sage at Select Aquatics has been breeding and selling Odessa Barbs for several years. I've never had any but he has some really good info or rearing and breeding them here: http://www.selectaquatics.com/articl...troduction.htm

[Orange Crush]

Hey Al, Greg Sage at Select Aquatics has been breeding and selling Odessa Barbs for several years. I've never had any but he has some really good info or rearing and breeding them here: http://www.selectaquatics.com/articl...troduction.htm

Thanks for the info!

[Orange Crush]

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These are some of my Odessa Barb's as well as my male Orange Flash apistogramma and Powder Blue gourami.

Sorry, even with Photobucket I cannot seem to get a picture to attach to the post.

[Second Hand Pat]

Try using the IMG code and paste it directly into the post.
Pat

[Orange Crush]

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One of my pics. Thnx Pat!

[Orange Crush]

The other pic.

This is my 55 gal set up that is a work in progress. I am working on planting and finding female Orange Flash apistogrammas at the moment. Currently I have a School of Odessa Barb's, a school of pristella tetras, powder blue gouramis, Orange Flash apistogramma, BN pleco, and a blue wood shrimp in the tank.

[brewmaster15]

Odessa's are one of the hardest Fish to photograph IMO, they are just really hard. Photos taken with flash above the tank..

Some pics here...

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...ippy-Fish-Pics


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al

[Orange Crush]

Odessa's are one of the hardest Fish to photograph IMO, they are just really hard. al

Yes, they do not like to hold still at all.

[Orange Crush]

Yay! My LFS got the Odessa Barbs back in stock, now I have an even bigger school.

[brewmaster15]

Good luck with them they definitely like being in a school!

Al