Gold Barb

Gold Barb is a hardy, active schooling fish with a shimmering gold body, green iridescent scales flecked with black, and orange red fins. Our gold barbs grow to around 7cm and are one of the most peaceful barbs, making them a great choice for a lively community aquarium, including tanks kept on the cooler side.

Location

The gold barb is a selectively bred colour form of the Chinese barb, a fish found in rivers, streams and ponds across southern China and northern Vietnam. The gold variety, also known as the Schuberti barb, is hardy and well suited to aquarium life.

Diet

Gold barbs are easy to feed and accept good quality flakes, pellets and frozen foods such as bloodworm and brine shrimp. They also graze on soft algae. A varied diet keeps their colours strong.

Care

Gold barbs are comfortable between 18 and 24°C, so they need little or no heating in a warm room, with a pH between 6.5 and 7.5. Give them good filtration, regular partial water changes and a tank of 60 litres or more.

Habitat

Keep them in groups of 6 or more. In a good sized group they are peaceful and rarely nip fins, though very slow, long finned fish such as bettas and fancy guppies are best avoided. Provide open swimming space with plants and wood around the edges.

Breeding

Gold barbs are egg scatterers and spawn readily among fine leaved plants or a spawning mop. The adults will eat the eggs, so move them out after spawning if you want to raise fry.

Gold barbs mix well with cherry barbs, peppered corydoras and zebra danios, or browse our full range of barbs. Buy more and save, with multi-buy discounts from 5 fish.

Shipping Information

We take care to ensure your order arrives in excellent condition and ready to settle into your aquarium. All orders are shipped with tracking, and the cut-off time for same-day dispatch is 4 pm.

Orders containing dry goods, shrimp, snails or plants are dispatched Monday to Friday via Royal Mail for fast, reliable delivery. Livestock, in particular live fish and invertebrates, are dispatched Monday to Wednesday only, using an approved overnight courier, to avoid weekend delays and ensure safe and timely delivery.

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You will receive a tracking number by email when we begin processing your order for shipping. The selected courier will provide updates on delivery only through their tracking page.

During colder weather, heat packs are added when needed. Livestock orders are carefully packed in insulated boxes to help maintain a stable temperature throughout transit.

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