Barbus mutant is a very popular fish among aquarists. The reason for this is the very effective color of the fish: the combination of a dark body with bright orange fins looks simply amazing. There was a barbus mutant from a Sumatran barbeque . And this kinship is manifested in every spawning. So with both mutant parents, the offspring will be 25% of Sumatran barbs, and if only one of the parents is a mutant, the amount of Sumatran barbs in spawning can be up to 75%.
Barbuses are quite calm fish, but like to show some activity. And in connection with the fact that they like to live in a pack, then it is recommended to keep them at least two. But the optimal number of mutants in one aquarium is 6 fish. And if you populate them with ordinary and albino Tumatran barbs, then the design of the aquarium will become incredible.
Barbus mutant - content
It is quite easy to keep mutant barbs, and even a beginner can cope with this task. Aquariums for them should be quite spacious - at least 20-30 liters per couple of barbs. Lighting should be sufficient, the water is fresh and clean, so you can not do without filtration and aeration. To change the water should be weekly (about a fifth). As for the water temperature, it should be in the range of 20 to 26 ° C. Plants in the aquarium must be present, somewhere, you can even organize thickets so that the fish can hide.
Compatibility of mutant barbs with other fish species is acceptable, since they are sufficiently peaceful fish. The only sign of their aggression can be plucking fins in other fish, especially those with veil-like fins. But with the young growth of the barbs mutants can not be kept - they consider the fry of fry.
Feed mutant barbs should often, qualitatively, but not very abundantly. These fish are ready to eat a lot of food, but they should not be overfed. It is enough to give them a little feed 3-4 times a day and this will be enough. And in order to aquarium fish barbs mutants looked excellent, the food should be of excellent quality and quite diverse. So their diet should include fresh and ice cream joker, a well-washed tubule, daphnia, cyclops, granulated and necessarily vegetable feeds (for example, wolfia).
Barbs mutants: reproduction
The breeding of mutant barbs is based on certain conditions. The water in the spawning grounds should be somewhat warmer than in the usual conditions - somewhere 23-27 ° C, and less severe - a maximum of 5 °. The length of the aquarium, which is required for spawning, is not less than 60 centimeters. Sexual maturity of the barbs mutants reach at the age of 8-11 months. It is possible, of course, and before they begin to multiply, but in this case the offspring can be very weak. At one time a mutant's female barb can lay up to two hundred eggs. The incubation period is one to two days.
Barbus mutant: diseases
The mutant barbs mutilate, like many other types of fish, from inadequate maintenance and overfeeding. But it happens that they get sick and infectious diseases. Most often it is rubella and aeromonosis. To avoid infection, you should adhere to the generally accepted rules of quarantine before launching a new fish into the aquarium. In addition, new equipment must be disinfected before use.
In general, adhering to not very complicated rules, you can create a beautiful aquarium with bright and attractive fish.