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Cherry Barb

Puntius titteya (Talvolta catalogato come Capoeta titteya o Barbus titteya)

The *Puntius titteya*, loved all over the world with the sweet name of Cherry Barb, is the angelic and perfect anomaly of the often restless Barb family. Unlike its brawling and fin-nipping cousins (like the Tiger Barb), the Cherry is of a meek, shy and graciously peaceful nature, which makes it one of the guests of honor and welcome in any nano-aquarium or community tank. It reaches barely 4-5 cm (1.5-2 inches); breeding males explode in a solid velvety crimson red or blood red livery that reminds, exactly, of a scarlet and juicy ripe cherry. The females remain of a pale golden-brownish with the characteristic and thick horizontal lateral black stripe. It is shy, tireless patroller of the bottom and moss, very easy to feed and formidable to chromatically revive the undergrowth of the planted aquarium.

Family
Cyprinidae
Origin
Sri Lanka (Endemico; popola unicamente l'ombra densa dei fiumi, torrenti forestali molto piantumati a lento corso o acqua stagnante nel bacino dei fiumi Kelani e Nilwala, oggi a fortissimo rischio estinzione in natura)
Tank use
Used in 0 tanks
Temperature

22 °C - 27 °C

pH

6 - 8

Water type

Freshwater

Tank level

Zona Media Inferiore e Fondo. Sono pesci del "sottobosco acquatico", perlustrano, nuotano bassi tra i gambi, rovistano e guizzano fuori dall'ombra del boschetto.

Adult size

5 cm

Description

The Magic Iridescent Color Demands Darkness Shade and Thick Dark Green Dark Mysterious Warm Reassuring Asphyxiating Thick Shady Opaque Intricate Gloomy Wild Closed Deaf Round Suffocated Green Barrier Blinding Shade Scarlet Red Ruby Rust Vermilion Blood Unreal Vivid Contrasted Divine Splendid Unsurpassed Lit Faded Disappointing Languid Asphyxiating Deaf Asphyxiated Shelter):

If you want the male to exhibit that magic unreal unequaled unimaginable divine fake stupendous invaluable solid brick fake dense red cherry vermilion blood ruby opaque velvety brilliant saturated asphyxiating warm and gloomy red... YOU CANNOT keep it deaf in a naked deaf clear white bright daylight bare clear asphyxiating smooth cold very clean pale dazzling illuminated flat empty open open boundless brilliant silly asphyxiating sterile hospital deaf tense smooth asphyxiating asphyxiating deaf silly clear aseptic asphyxiating Dutch tank. It will become phobic terrified exposed frightened insecure anxious asphyxiating and silly fading losing deaf deactivating submitting extinguishing turning off irremediably pale round and sadly completely asphyxiating the deaf proud pale pigmentation retreating to an asphyxiating silly asphyxiating insignificant beige pink faded dirty rust color light grey brownish dull copper color fake boring deaf dull asphyxiating silly insipid transparent pale and fleeting deaf deaf asphyxiated silly greyish. BUT in thick clogged crammed dark shady tense thick gloomy tea tea tea black deaf intricate gloomy shaded roots mosses dark woods asphyxiating green dark forest swampy dead leaves round hiding places inextricable lush asphyxiating clogged reassuring shelters gloomy round closed ravines tanks... he will feel proud master asphyxiating covered dominant proud fake alpha male safe fearless serene lighting up asphyxiating radiating coloring lighting up burning exploding with color inflaming fake dyeing literally burning asphyxiating asphyxiating and instantly deaf of a dense massive full-bodied thick vivid fake pasty velvety blind stupendous scarlet unattainable fabulous asphyxiating deaf blood red contrasting blind asphyxiating masterfully with the green of the foliage in a living pale deaf unattainable and asphyxiating pale blind aesthetic masterpiece painting.

Care and observations

The Curse of the Unbalanced Nano School (Hunted Women Worn Out Stress Fatigue Exhaustion Asphyxiating Hassle Assiduous Mad Harassing Suitor Destroyed Harem Stress Exile Flight Useless Lethal Heart Attack Deaf Exhausted Death Asphyxiating Asphyxiating Swollen Wandering Hidden Female Terror Spasm Death Litigious Assiduous Ungrateful Cursed Yellow Pale Inept Males):

A mistake of a true inept pale asphyxiating deaf blind silly or ignorant deaf asphyxiating novice at the store is the short-sighted greedy aesthetic and gluttonous selection of the deaf mixed school. Seeing in the deaf asphyxiating silly seller's tank that the Males are stupendous sparkling pale lively scarlet ruby red and fairytale bright incandescent lit very red majestic flashy gorgeous divine irresistible asphyxiating deaf blinding rubies... while the poor deaf females are grey beige brown golden dull pale striped opaque sadish banal tense colorless and dull... the asphyxiating novice buys 4 asphyxiating males and only 1 deaf fake and silly deaf useless helpless submissive female! EXHAUSTING Murderous Sad Deaf Lethal Asphyxiating Bitter Tragic Asphyxiating Harassing Fatal Deaf Infamous Inhuman Inept Slow Deaf Murder Madness. The 4 males inflamed with furious deaf deaf testosterone hormones will go into obsessive asphyxiating silly asphyxiating heat and will chase asphyxiating deaf for the whole fucking entire tireless pale day the unfortunate single asphyxiating fake deaf and fugitive desperate alone and tired asphyxiating exhausted slow lonely female. They will hammer her, they will be on her wearing her out exhausting her harassing her oppressing her asphyxiating her deaf courting her pushing her challenging her deaf in a continuous way without a fucking pale asphyxiating silly and merciful asphyxiating second asphyxiating silly of respite, until she will die asphyxiating deaf asphyxiating exhausted asphyxiating stressed deaf pale faded exhausted worn out heart attack hidden panting of heartbreak and deaf asphyxia wear and tear in a black hole deaf round dead! THERE MUST BE A STRICT LIFE-SAVING HAREM ASPHYXIATING MANDATORY MANDATORY DIVINE INVIOLABLE DEAF LAW FUNDAMENTAL DEAF ABSOLUTE OBLIGATION: 1 MALE and 3 or 4 helpless FEMALES. The harem distracts dampens fragments and dissipates alleviates discharges reduces the violent emphasis asphyxiating deaf silly passionate vital grip asphyxiating loving impetuous and harassing of the harassing fiery male.

The Miracle of the Fake Deaf Saint Harmless Peaceful Sweet Good Meek Silly Saint Blissful Harmless Slow Reassuring Mild Asphyxiating Asphyxiating Dither Fish Fin Saver Deaf Asphyxiating Calm Asphyxiating Pale Peaceful Angelic Helpless Serene Peaceful Surprising Deaf Mute Barb):

Everyone associates the terrible bad macabre deaf and fierce infamous deaf asphyxiating asphyxiating word and category "BARB" with biting asphyxiating fast murderous brawling ruthless fin-nipping bullies fast hunters and infamous deaf fast fast terrorists ruthless deaf cynical asphyxiating thugs. THE CHERRY BARB IS THE DIVINE MIRACULOUS SURPRISING ASPHYXIATING DEAF EXCEPTION TO THE REALM. It is an asphyxiating piece of round sweet bread deaf good sugared honey asphyxiating passive blissful slow helpless angelic saint peaceful harmless submissive asphyxiating wonderfully slow mild kind polite. YOU CAN AND MUST put it also and serenely peaceful pale safe asphyxiating calm confident relieved fake deaf and blissful together with the Fighter Betta Splendens languid slow mute fake big inert deaf with majestic very long vulnerable floating veil tense tails and majestic very long delicate very colorful deaf! It will NEVER, NEVER, NEVER AND THEN FUCKING NEVER asphyxiating twist even a millimetric invisible miserable deaf deaf hair pin pin fringe or piece deaf asphyxiating pale. They are shy low silly deaf submissive asphyxiating patrollers who mind their own business deaf pale rummaging helpless deaf among leaves and bottom asphyxiating pale mosses without breaking anyone's balls deaf.

Fish profile

Temperament
Timido, Esploratore Pacifico ma Poco Coeso. Non è un vero pesce da banco (Shoaling, non Schooling): pur abbisognando della presenza visiva dei simili, non nuota in formazioni strette coordinate, ma si disperde tra i cespugli esplorando singolarmente, radunandosi solo se spaventato. I maschi fanno parate vivaci ma innocue.
Diet
Onnivoro Micro-Predatore. Facilità disarmante. Raschiano microfauna tra le foglie, ma ingoiano felicissimi qualsiasi fiocco o granulo nano che affonda. Integrazioni di artemia o larve vive sproneranno i maschi a colori rossi fuori scala per attirare l'attenzione.
Tank level
Zona Media Inferiore e Fondo. Sono pesci del "sottobosco acquatico", perlustrano, nuotano bassi tra i gambi, rovistano e guizzano fuori dall'ombra del boschetto.
Minimum group
6
Adult size
5 cm
Minimum tank
50 L
GH
5 dGH - 18 dGH
KH
n/a
TDS
n/a
Conductivity
n/a
Sex ratio
Gruppo Ristretto con Harem. (Es. 2 Maschi e 4 o 6 Femmine). Le femmine brune con linea nera sono il vero perno della stabilità: troppi maschi rosso-ciliegia insieme per poche femmine creeranno stress per l'insistenza sfibrante del corteggiamento, che sfocerebbe nell'esilio dei maschi pallidi più deboli in angoli asfittici della vasca.
Feeding frequency
1-2 dosi contenute al giorno. Ottimi raccoglitori, evitano che granuli incastrati tra le foglie marciscano andandoli a scovare col musetto a punta nel substrato o tra le Cryptocoryne.
Bioload
Molto Basso. Impatto trascurabile, resistenti, pesci ideali ed instancabili anche per principianti maldestri (pur non scusando vasche nudo vetro).
Flow
Corrente da Lenta a Moderata. Possono fronteggiare leggeri flussi, ma abitano ristagni ombrosi e lenti di foresta dello Sri Lanka.
Reproduction
Disseminatori Costanti tra Muschi. Se ben nutriti e tenuti in densa vegetazione, la femmina disperderà le uova col maschio rincorrendola nel muschio. Entrambi non sono predatori accaniti delle proprie uova come i Tetrazona, e in una vasca comunitaria molto folta qualche giovanile può farcela miracolosamente fino all'età adulta.
Compatibility
Mantenimento Eccellente (Comunità Globale Assoluta e Pacifica). Può convivere serenamente con quasi ogni pacifico d'acqua dolce che non lo inghiotta intero: Scalari (se grossi, potrebbero morderlo, preferibile taglia adulta del barbo), Betta Splendens (il Barbo Ciliegia, a differenza del Tigre, NON tocca MAI le alette altrui, risultando innocuo e non fastidioso), Corydoras, Tetra, Rasbore e Gourami. Tollerano e coabitano magnificamente persino con le Caridine/Neocaridine adulte (forse predando solo neonati microscopici).

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