questions on barbouris

[denise.gardner]

hi just got my barbouris two days ago they are lovely creatures but their behaviour is very different to my kudas and reidi.they seem to like staying towards the top of the tank they dont seem to go down to the bottom of the tank at all.is this normal.they are eating well and chasing their food and the male appears to be pregnant .i will post some pics as soon as i can but they do seem to be more fragile then the reidi and more graceful.any advice would be very gratefuly accepted thanks

[Sailfin]

Hya

I have found the Barbouri to appear more fragile as well. I have two pairs and one of the females has always hung around at the top of the tank. I also have a male who is just a thin male. He always has been even after target feeding, worming and fw dipping. He eats well but sends me into a panic every few months as he seems to go so thin but he's been like this from day one.

The Reidi are considered one of the hardier spp anyway and I have found they behave quite differently to the barbs when it comes to settling/feeding.

If they've only been in a few days they should settle to the bottom of the tank after a week or two. Everyone I know who has barbs has mentioned they seem to take a long time to settle in. The fact they are chasing food and eating well is the reason not to worry. I know some people who have had to hand feed for the first two weeks!

All sounds pretty normal to me - just keep a eye on the food intake.

hth