8 Reasons why Cherry Barbs are great pets

Cherry Barbs are native to freshwater ponds of Sri Lanka South-West areas – Kelani and Nilwala river-valleys, brightly colored fish and one of the most popular pet fish adored by aquarists of all levels.

If you are thinking of taking a fish to be your pet at home, in this article there are 8 reasons to choice a Cherry Barb Fish.

1/ Cherry Barbs are hardy
These fish can survive in many water tank temperature, in fact, they are perfect fish to beginners.

2/ Cherry Barbs are easy to feed
They can eat a wide range of food. Since they are omnivorous, Cherry Barb will generally eat all kinds of live, fresh, and flake foods.

3/ Cherry Barbs are small
The fish are actually small in size and they will only grow to a maximum size of 1.5 to 2 inches long.

4/ Cherry Barbs are active
Barbs are playful, active swimmers and they do best by keeping them with other fish of their kind.

5/ Cherry Barbs are healthy
They don't ordinarily get maladies as long as you keep the water conditions as stable as possible.
In fact, as long as you keep your tank clean and the water parameters stable, it is unlikely your Barbs will be exposed to any diseases.

6/ Cherry Barbs are easy to breed
They are extremely easy to bread and will spawn often. A pair will lay 200 to 300 eggs, scattered on the plants and substrate.

7/ Cherry Barbs are peaceful
These fish are very peaceful, not agressive, and very good community fish. As mentioned above Barbs does best when kept in a school, preferably 6 or more them.

8/ Cherry Barbs are beautiful
Barbs are beautiful and attractive fish, just watching one of them is a source of entertainment and stress relief.