Barbs and cyprinids
Barbs, the Labeo species sold as 'sharks', algae-eating cyprinids and large pond fish.
42 species. Use the filters to narrow it down to the ones that suit your aquarium.

Fish
Easy
Gold Barb
Barbodes semifasciolatus
18–24°C
7 cm long
min. 80 L

Fish
Medium
Bala Shark
Balantiocheilos melanopterus
22–28°C
30 cm long
min. 800 L

Fish
Medium
Five-banded Barb
Desmopuntius pentazona
23–28°C
5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Medium
Chinese Algae Eater
Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
22–28°C
25 cm long
min. 250 L

Fish
Easy
Checker Barb
Oliotius oligolepis
20–26°C
5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Medium
Denison Barb
Sahyadria denisonii
18–25°C
15 cm long
min. 300 L

Fish
Easy
Garra rufa
Garra rufa
18–28°C
12 cm long
min. 150 L

Fish
Medium
Rainbow Shark
Epalzeorhynchos frenatum
22–27°C
15 cm long
min. 200 L

Fish
Easy
Rosy Barb
Pethia conchonius
18–25°C
10 cm long
min. 120 L

Fish
Easy
Goldfish
Carassius auratus
16–24°C
20 cm long
min. 100 L

Fish
Medium
Red-tailed Black Shark
Epalzeorhynchos bicolor
22–27°C
12 cm long
min. 200 L

Fish
Easy
Cherry Barb
Puntius titteya
23–27°C
5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Medium
Koi
Cyprinus rubrofuscus 'Koi'
10–25°C
60 cm long
min. 3000 L

Fish
Easy
Odessa Barb
Pethia padamya
20–26°C
6 cm long
min. 80 L

Fish
Medium
Clown Barb
Barbodes everetti
24–28°C
10 cm long
min. 200 L

Fish
Easy
Panda Garra
Garra flavatra
20–26°C
8 cm long
min. 100 L

Fish
Easy
Black Ruby Barb
Pethia nigrofasciata
22–26°C
6 cm long
min. 80 L

Fish
Easy
Siamese Algae Eater
Crossocheilus oblongus
22–27°C
14 cm long
min. 200 L

Fish
Easy
Tiger Barb
Puntigrus tetrazona
21–26°C
6 cm long
min. 80 L

Fish
Easy
Ticto Barb
Pethia ticto
18–25°C
8 cm long
min. 100 L

Fish
Medium
Tinfoil Barb
Barbonymus schwanenfeldii
22–27°C
35 cm long
min. 1000 L

Fish
Medium
Flying Fox
Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus
22–26°C
15 cm long
min. 200 L

Fish
Medium
Snakeskin Barb
Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus
23–28°C
5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Medium
European Bitterling
Rhodeus amarus
10–22°C
7 cm long
min. 80 L
