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Subject: Rosy Barbs Author: steve [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 05:36:56 05/08/01 Tue Anyone know how to stop Rosy Barbs breeding, I'm over run with them, Help! [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Rosy Barbs Author: Martin [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 23:04:02 05/08/01 Tue You could try putting bromide in the water. This used to work quite well during the war when put in the tea to supress sexual urges. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Rosy Barbs Author: Anon [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:48:35 06/11/01 Mon Have you thought of including a couple of large oscars to the tank this may help your problem. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Rosy Barbs Author: Another anon [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 21:26:14 06/14/01 Thu Pike cichlids work better! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Rosy Barbs Author: Jason [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:14:51 06/23/01 Sat Try gently increasing the temperature of the water to boiling point. I usually find this deters the fish from breeding and usually also succeeds in thinning out the numbers too. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Rosy Barbs Author: Anon again! [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 22:36:18 07/08/01 Sun Please don't waste valuable fish food! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Rosy Barbs Author: jOe [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:47:54 01/07/02 Mon I'm rearing Rosy barb and have long enough time to breed them. Anyone can help me how to differentiate the sex and what condition this species willing to spawn??? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Rosy Barbs Author: Martin [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 20:23:15 01/21/02 Mon Joe, When the fish are in breeding condition, the males are a lot more red in appearance than the females which remain a bronze colour. The males can also show black in their finnage. This is a very prolific species and not too fussy about water conditions but will do best in soft to medium hard water at a temperature of about 24C. Good luck, please let us know how you get on. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Rosy Barbs Author: Nicole [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:19:06 09/14/02 Sat I have a question do the female barbs get really fat, I just relized one of mine are, and I dont know if she is pregnant or just eating too much Please help! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]