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Cyprinid Aquarium Fish VarietiesFamily: CyprinidaeSchool of Harlequin Rasboras Danio rerio Photo © Animal-World
The largest fish in this family is the Barbus tor, which is native to India and reaches a length of more than 6 feet (2.5 meters)!This family contains many of the Carp-like fishes, including well-known groups such as barbs, danios, rasboras, various "sharks", minnows, bitterlings, and the Chinese Algae Eater. It also contains such fishes as the flying fox, daces, asps, log suckers, roachs, and chubs. Goldfish and Koi are also part of the Cyprinid family, but are included in their own section, see Goldfish. More about Cyprinids: Description, Care & Feeding, and Breeding:The Cyprinid family is one of the largest family of fishes consisting of over 1400 documented species with fish of all sizes. They can be found throughout Asia, most of Africa, Europe, and North America. The only place they are not to be found is South America and Australia. For more Information on keeping freshwater fish see:
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| BARBS | ||
| Tiger Barb | Longfin Tiger Barb | |
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![]() Puntius tetrazona var. |
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| Green Tiger Barb | Albino Tiger Barb | |
![]() Puntius tetrazona var. |
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| Neon Rosy Barb | Rosy Barb | |
![]() Puntius conchonius var. |
![]() Puntius conchonius |
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| Cherry Barb | Clown Barb | |
Puntius everetti |
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| Tinfoil Barb |
Golden Tinfoil Barb | |
![]() Barbus schwanefeldi |
![]() Barbus schwanefeldi var. |
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| Red-tail Tinfoil Barb | ||
![]() Barbus altus |
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| DANIOS | |
| Albino Zebra Danio | Giant Danio |
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![]() Danio rerio (Syn: Brachydanio rerio) |
![]() Devario aequipinnatus (Syn: Danio aequipinnatus) |
| Glowlight Danio | Golden Danio |
![]() Danio rerio (Syn: Brachydanio rerio) |
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| Hikari Danio | Leopard Danio |
![]() Danio sp. "hikari" |
![]() Danio rerio cf (Syn: Brachydanio frankei) |
| Longfin Blue Danio | Zebra Danio |
![]() Danio rerio cf (Syn: Brachydanio rerio) |
![]() Danio rerio (Syn: Brachydanio rerio) |
| RASBORAS | |
| Harlequin Rasbora | Glowlight Rasbora (Hengel's) |
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![]() Trigonostigma hengeli |
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| Dwarf Rasbora | Espe's Rasbora |
![]() Trigonostigma espei |
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| Rummy Nose Rasbora | Slender Rasbora |
![]() Rasbora daniconius |
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| SHARKS | |
| Bala Shark ~ Silver Shark | |
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![]() Balantiocheilus melanopterus |
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| MORE CYPRINIDS | |
| Chinese Algae Eater | |
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![]() Gyrinocheilus aymonieri |
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Care and feeding:
The majority of the Cyprinid family are freshwater fish.
Only a few ot this family are brackish
water fish with only one fish, a far eastern Redfin, that can tolerate
salt water. Most Cyprinids are omnivores
although there are few herbivores
that will eat algae and aquatic plants. Vegetable substitutes suggested
for these fish in the aquarium are cooked lettuce, spinach, or oatmeal.
Breeding:
Most of the Cyprinid family are free spawners, just discharging
eggs into the open water rather than building nests. Later the eggs will
adhere to whatever they happen to land on. Very few of these fish stick
around to protect their young. See Breeding
Freshwater Fish for more information.
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