Name the fish.

[Panther28]

My friend bought these fish and does not want them? he was thinking if i could take them. I just want to know what kind of fish are they. I have no idea. Name the fish for me please.

 

[Lotus]

Some kind of barb. Possibly gold barbs, but they don't really look like the ones I've seen.

 

[Smalltank3]

It looks like a rosy barb to me.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Almost looks like an albino form of some type of barb...

 

[Panther28]

Really you guys think it is a barb. But they are not aggresive as barbs are!

 

[CAPSLOCK]

How big are they? They look to me like albino cherry barbs. Cherry and golden barbs aren't all that nippy, not like tiger barbs and such.

 

[emilyelizabeth]

I think it's what is known as a Red Glass Barb. They look a lot like Rosy Barbs, but the spot on the tail is much more defined, and they have a smoother look to them.

 

[Panther28]

How big are they? They look to me like albino cherry barbs. Cherry and golden barbs aren't all that nippy, not like tiger barbs and such.

They are about 2.5 to 3.0 inches. I actually dont think that they are barbs or they could be i dont know. Nobody seems to know!

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Red Glass Barbs......

5-D Tropical - Featured Fish
Scroll to Red Glass Barb.

 

[Seleya]

Not all barbs are aggressive, some are actually quite mild mannered.

 

[Mahamotorworks]

Going on what I have seen on Live aquira. They look like a ticto barb Here is the link to the Page.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1011

The front dot just isnt very dark.

MAHA

 

[Chris89]

Looks like a rosy barb to me, and they are pretty peaceful

 

[JustOneMore20]

Its definitely a barb...all of them aren't aggressive.

My first guess was Rosy barb, but after looking through some pictures, I'm not so sure. They could be female rosy barbs. Are they shiny looking?

They definitely look alot like those Red Glass Barbs. That is the closest I can get to an ID. The pictures of Rosy barbs and Gold barbs don't look as close as the Red Glass Barbs that LWB linked to.

Cherry barbs are another example of non-aggressive barbs. My 3 are harmless.

 

[Panther28]

Are they shiny looking?

Yup they are shiny! Their color is more like pale orange. I dont know if this helps. gold with orange. something like that

 

[JustOneMore20]

Could be Rosy barbs then.

Here are some pictures I found:
http://www.tropicalfish4u.co.uk/acatalog/puntius_conchonius_2.jpg
http://www.solodvds.com/images/barb/Puntius_conchonius_JJ.jpg
http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/Fishpics/rosy_barb-male.jpg

When you google "rosy barb" in the images, you get alot of different shades of red and orange. So yours could indeed be Rosy barbs. I think they are more common than Red Glass Barbs...because I see Rosies everywhere, but never Red Glass Barbs.

Enjoy them and get a couple more if you can! And I think the 2 in the picture are females, from what I can tell by googling them. The males are more "rosy".

 

[Panther28]

You might be right. Mine are more yellowish. no wonder they are females thats why they dont look rosy enough.

 

[Panther28]

its definetly female rosy barb. i got a link

FishGeeks Members Gallery :: Fins :: Rosey_Barb_Females

 

[JustOneMore20]

Yep...thats what you have! Now get them some men!

 

[Panther28]

I already brought them home. They are in my 20 gallon tank. Doing good! Just had to know what kinds of fish i was getting. I never say no to free fish.

 

[wayne]

Have seen rosy barbs many times, that's not them. They look like adult golden barbs to me. I'm not sure what red glass barbs are - there are many manmade barbs floating around.