Freshwater Fish
Cherry Barb.
A small barb that flushes deep cherry-red, especially the males in a planted tank. One of the more peaceful barbs — beginner-easy and community-safe — and happiest in a little group in a 10-gallon-plus tank.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Beginner
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Community
- Community safe
- Adult size
- 2"
- Min tank size
- 10 gallons
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Scientific name
- Puntius titteya
Good tank mates
Peaceful and community-safe, so it fits a calm community of similarly sized, non-aggressive fish. Good company includes small tetras (neon, ember), rasboras (harlequin, lambchop), corydoras, and other gentle barbs. Avoid much larger or aggressive fish, fin-nippers like tiger barbs, and anything big enough to swallow it. Keep cherry barbs in a small group so the males color up and feel secure.
Good to know
The cherry barb is native to the shaded forest streams of Sri Lanka, where the wild population is far less common than the tank-bred fish in the hobby.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
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Erie, PA.
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