Barbus semifasciolatus (Brass bearded)

Semifasciolanus bearded fish is a freshwater fish from the Cyprinidae family, originally from the rivers and lakes in Central Asia. It is a relatively small fish, generally measuring between 10 and 15 cm in length, with an elongated and slender body. Its color varies from gray-green to dark brown, with black and white vertical stripes along its body. The bearded semifasciolatus is a peaceful fish that lives in groups and feeds mainly on plankton and small insects.

Le Barbus semifasciolatus is a relatively easy -to -maintain fish in aquarium, but it needs a space large enough to swim and clean and well oxygenated water. It is also important to provide him with a balanced diet to maintain his health and vitality. Le Barbus semifasciolatus is an adaptable fish that can acclimatize to different types of aquatic environments, but it is preferable to maintain it in an aquarium with a water temperature between 20 and 25 degrees Celsius.

The bearded semifasciolatus is an oviparous fish, that is to say that it lays eggs that parents do not incubate. Eggs generally hatch in a few days, and fry can be fed with nauplies of artemias or small particles of powdered food.

Not very apparent, slightly more colored and more plump belly in the female.