Denison Barb (Torpedo shark)

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  1. Wynie

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    Hi All

    Does anybody have a take on these beautiful fishes?
    Im thinking of getting a few for my 200L Tank.
     
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    they are beautiful fish! in india where they are from they are called ms. kerala after the beauty pagent...

    they are very peaceful, active and school nicely together, they do get rather big though..
     
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    Size is about 6 inches.
     
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    Thanks guys
     
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    stunning fish - i have 20 or so in my 2.5
     
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    Hi Henk. How long have you had the barbs? I bought 10 from a LFS and lost 3 in say 3 weeks. Any know problems with them?
     
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    i lost one or two in the first few days - hence the "20 or so" in a tank that is this big and this heavily planted things often goes missing without you noticing.
     
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