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
Golden Dwarf Barb
Pethia gelius
18–25°C
3.5 cm long
min. 40 L

Fish
Medium
Golden Orfe
Leuciscus idus
8–24°C
45 cm long
min. 4000 L

Fish
Easy
Spotted Barb
Barbodes binotatus
22–28°C
18 cm long
min. 400 L

Fish
Medium
Chalakudy Barb
Sahyadria chalakkudiensis
18–25°C
14 cm long
min. 300 L

Fish
Medium
Cuming's Barb
Pethia cumingii
22–27°C
5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Medium
Striped Barb
Desmopuntius johorensis
23–28°C
10 cm long
min. 150 L

Fish
Hard
Mad Barb
Leptobarbus hoevenii
22–28°C
50 cm long
min. 2000 L

Fish
Easy
Fathead Minnow
Pimephales promelas
10–25°C
7 cm long
min. 80 L

Fish
Hard
Hampala Barb
Hampala macrolepidota
22–28°C
50 cm long
min. 1500 L

Fish
Easy
Filament Barb
Dawkinsia filamentosa
20–26°C
15 cm long
min. 300 L

Fish
Medium
Java Barb
Barbonymus gonionotus
22–28°C
35 cm long
min. 1000 L

Fish
Easy
Tench
Tinca tinca
8–24°C
40 cm long
min. 2000 L

Fish
Medium
Red-tailed Tinfoil Barb
Barbonymus altus
22–27°C
20 cm long
min. 500 L

Fish
Easy
Rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
8–24°C
30 cm long
min. 2000 L

Fish
Medium
Rosy Bitterling
Rhodeus ocellatus
10–25°C
6 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Medium
False Eight-banded Barb
Eirmotus octozona
23–28°C
4 cm long
min. 54 L

Fish
Hard
Black Shark
Labeo chrysophekadion
22–28°C
60 cm long
min. 1500 L

Fish
Easy
T-barb
Barbodes lateristriga
22–27°C
15 cm long
min. 300 L
