Vallisneria Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Well at this months ACE meeting there was a very cool fish up for raffle. It was labeled a "torpedo barb" and looked at lot like a SAE with a red stripe. It was a very pretty fish. It seemed every one wanted it. We got talking about them at my table and the guy sitting next to me said that it was donated by big al's and that it usually sells for 49$ea. I had never hear dof these guys before and was kind of shocked at how much they costed(especially since they need to be in groups). SO does anyone have any of these or know much about them? Their name is The Red lined torpedo barb, Puntius denisonii. It sucked as i didn't get to win it. The first person to win took the barb(ofcourse) but i did win a nice bag of plants(and got some cheap frozen foods) so it wasnt' a complete loss. So anyone know anything about the barb? http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/...?article_id=137 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 cover photo on the TFH , September issue. Schooling fish can get to 6", not captive bred yet, Very nice fish that definitely has a place in my fish room. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 wow is that ever a nice fish. I would have taken the barb too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted December 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 Thanks rick, I forgot that they were in TFH mag. Now i jsut have to find my old copies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloeclose Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 :thumbs: Hey I saw those in one of the display tanks at BA's, I had no idea what they were! The colour on them was so amazing I was wondering if they were dyed or something. Good to know that they actually look like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtac Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 Very easy fish to keep once acclimated. Here in ON the cheapest that I've seen is $10ea if you buy 6 or more. When they first were available last spring, they were $60ea, summer $45 and now averaging $20. If memory serves me right, they were taken off the endangerd species list in 2002. I have heard that there's a farm or two in Singapore are breeding them, but can't confirm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawntraviss Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 I heard theyre still rather rare in the wild, hence the high price, i saw a tank of about 30 today, gorgous looking fish, it was a big als so there was a $50 price tag, but still nice to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert_dao Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 We have some of these at Gold Aquariums going for $20 each right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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