Denison Barbs (Roseline Shark) | Care Guide & Species Profile

[@CichlidBros]

Links to the food I used for quick growth and great color: - Xtreme Krill Flakes - geni.us/iTAWsN - Xtreme Nice Pellets - geni.us/6ADcc

[@amymandeville8342]

You don't realize how big these fish really get until you see fully grown ones. These guys are also on my big tank bucket list.

[@lastditch727]

I got 5 4-5" ones yesterday at my LFS and after getting them home I should have got smaller ones lol.

[@alfascorpi]

I’ve seen 8+ inch specimens in a 10,000 gallon aquarium in Barcelona. But in my own 80 gallon tank, they are max 4-6 inch

[@Jake-ur2wf]

These fish are so underrated, great video guys. One of the best schoolers for large communities.

[@CichlidBros]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@AJBAdventures]

Great timing, just picked up another 3 of the Dennison barbs to add to my group of 6 for the 180 gallon, such a stunning fish!

[@CichlidBros]

Awesome!

[@scotp6362]

Great fish! I’ve had a group for around 7 years. I’ve kept many interesting fish, but every time I show my tanks to someone, they always want to know about the Denison Barbs. They look great and they never stop moving.

[@Meilingsueyoung]

How big are they ?

[@lakeshiamills1454]

These are definitely on my list for stocking my 90 gallon for sure! Currently planning on 6 angles, 8 Denison barbs, 10 cardinals, some bristle nose plecos, Cory cats, and possibly a pair of hongsloi apistogramma

[@CichlidBros]

Awesome tank!

[@lakeshiamills1454]

@@CichlidBros thank you! I think going this route will keep it from being over stocked 😊 I was going to put my trukana jewels in the 90 gallon but I'm going to find a 75 for them to go into and do a west African themed tank! What's one more tank in the collection right? Lol

[@donnmartin5107]

How many of these can I add to my 90gallon with 2 angels,3acara,4 geo,and 6 Congo Tetras?

[@nirvanamagnolia]

I love watching​ these Roseline​ Sharks​ either. I have 10 of these fish at my home​ aquarium.😊🐟

[@CichlidBros]

Very nice!

[@stilesslosson7403]

Mine are about 7in...I have 3 in my 75 and w the Congo tetra's they school together n I haven't noticed any stressful behavior...they have gotten a green hugh to the top of them as well as they got big...I also have them w a Electric blue Dempsey n a red head topajo...all is happy in their planted home👍

[@gregleuze6657]

I have a big one I was “gifted” and it has a green hue at the top of its head.

[@razinfishes1918]

Troy yes these guys are amazing. I saw these in your tank several months back so my local Petco had a bunch so I bought them all. These fish are fantastic super active I love um.

[@CichlidBros]

Awesome, love to hear it!

[@juliaheinritz3264]

They are gorgeous but my largest tank is 75 gallons. When I watch how active they are I think they would be happier in a bigger tank. Therefore, I will enjoy watching yours:) Thanks

[@CichlidBros]

That’s fair! Thanks for watching 👍🏻

[@opercula]

Great Video. I recently moved my six, 5+ inch, Denison barbs from my 48 inch, 75 Gallon tank to my custom 65 inch, 110 Gallon tank. I noticed an immediate increase in their already energetic swimming behavior which took total advantage of the extra 17 inches of width. They're now even more captivating to watch their mesmerizing, non-stop schooling behavior. Their tank mates, a mix of adult male rainbowfish, also have increased their activity...thus confirming your opinion that these barbs are excellent dither fish. One word of caution, however, that you didn't mention is that they are SUPREMELY sensitive to a sudden change in water parameters, ie, temperature, ph, etc. that can occur with a too rapid water change. Over the years, I've stupidly experienced this twice and lost the majority of them within 8 hours while other tank mates showed zero signs of stress. And, yes, your tank is spectacular !!

[@BigBoyz_Tankz]

By far one of my Favorite fish! I got lucky and got some Gold Roselines 😍Very active! I just commented on your Instagram love these guys! I keep mine with Congo tetras and dwarf rainbows ! Love how they look green from above the water and silver from the side!

[@Vikingsroar]

Very nice barbs 👍! I just saw these at our local fish 🐟 store here in Singapore yesterday 🇸🇬 I love the other yellow 🟡 and red ♥️ Rosaline barb ..costs about $28 here

[@msqn3270]

Bought 2 of them (3 inches long) for $2 each at Clementi, together with 2 rainbow sharks & 2 albino rainbow sharks (2-2.5 inches long) for $1.50 each 😊 Another type of shark available (don't know the name - gold something) has all off-white colour with a stripe of red-ish pink cost $13. Didn't think it pretty enough for that price.

[@ChaitanyaArige]

Thanks bro

[@krzysztofkopaczewski4319]

These species is on of the biggest and the most beautiful from whole barb family

[@CichlidBros]

Agreed!

[@alfascorpi]

I have them for years! They get pretty old, and are pretty tough too. One of them is blind but he is over 10 years old and going strong! He feeds on the small granulate food I drop in for the bottom dwellers

[@reggie2803]

I put 6 in my 125 the other day and now I only see 5. Not sure what happened. Tank mates include Severums, blue gourami, and yellow bandit Acaras. 🤯

[@loveislife1332]

You have the SAME fish I have housed with my roseline barbs!!

[@CichlidBros]

Awesome!

[@ikcaruswingz]

My golden denison get some of dark patch over his body/ at first he's really clear. Barbs are really good jumper so prepare!

[@rick4260]

Denison Barbs also have a long life span, I've had mine for nine years and they're just now starting to die off.

[@melsfreshwater6020]

I love these fish, I keep seeing them in videos.. I have never seen them available in New Zealand 🥺

[@Ullasjoy]

This fish is native to Western Ghats in India 🇮🇳 it is often called miss kerala in our state, very beautiful fish ❤️ I have 10 of them in my tank

[@rockfella27]

I am from India and I have 10 of them too in my 5 footer.

[@PubuduKarunarathne]

Any possibility export those fishes?Denison barb one of the beautiful fish used have many around Srilankan aquarium now not a single aquarium have these to sell...

[@shark7n10]

How big do they get?

[@ChaitanyaArige]

What is general cost of pair ?

[@devon582]

@@shark7n10They can get over 6 inches and their body get bigger than you would think. I’ve seen a couple full grown. There bit on the slow side when it comes to growing.

[@louchelada8296]

seen 3 for 45 dollars..decent size..going price in nj...will pick up a few..will combine with giant danios

[@joeycutajar572]

What are the others (the big ones that have a black spot on the side) you keep with torpido barbs

[@CichlidBros]

Geo sveni

[@gcw89]

I was lucky enough to buy 10 of these medium-sized bad boys for $2 each. Local guy in a fish group. At the size I got them, they are easily $20+ each.

[@CichlidBros]

Awesome, best of luck with them!

[@adriantorin3112]

Just got three at $18 each🤣☠️

[@tyler9mm614]

I have a group of 8 denison barbs and there is one in particular that is losing almost all its color. Cycled tank set up for years dont know what it could be.

[@RyanDahn]

These are fish I really want to keep, but my biggest tank is a 75g, which is a great sized tank, but I don't think I would put these active schooling swimmers into anything less than a 6ft tank. Even my Colombian Blue/Red tetras, which got some good size to them, were a lot more active when they were smaller, but now that they're around the 3 inch mark, they're less active. In the future, I wouldn't even put them into anything smaller than a 5 ft tank just because of how active they can be. As I've kept fish for longer periods of time, I really have cracked down on myself on size restrictions for tanks/fish, as opposed to just saying "It'll be fine" pushing some boundaries with bigger fish in smaller tanks.

[@rola529]

Yep I wholeheartedly agree, I wouldnt put anything over 6in in my 75g. You see plenty of bigger fish recommend for 75g but I don't think those fish would be happy in it.

[@Gary-yd4zm]

I have a 135 gallon with a female jack Dempsey.. fire mouth... Sevrum.. blood parrot... Electric blue Acara... Polar blue parrot and a Senegal bichir... For whatever reason I have had issues with keeping Oscar's with them(6 have died or gotten really sick over time)... So I decided to go a different direction with what else goes in with everything... I'm glad I watched this video because I was on the fence with these I didn't know if my Jack Dempsey would eventually eat them.... So now that I have seen this I'm definitely going to add about 10-12 of these... And maybe add a green terror with a few other odd balls like maybe a few angels... But for sure I'm adding these... I was going back and forth between these and giant danios... definitely going this direction now! Once again cichlid bros to the rescue 😂... What do you think about this stock list for my 135?

[@HeadsetProfessional]

Just bought 8 of these guys from aquahuna, Im putting them with tetras, calico ranchuus, corydoras, and glass cats. Can't wait. I only have 4 silver dollar adult tetras, they are LARGE tetras and they are pretty timid, so I'm hoping these guys can give them some sense of safety. Large silver dollar fish have given me so many issues because of their timid bahavior, like ripping fins off from darting around rocks in fear, breaking their nose from smacking into the glass at full speed.. Its been rough. Beautiful fish though.

[@sharudasu8695]

Guys no one has made a genuine video on breeding them....can you pls make a video regarding them

[@robi017.]

A nice aquarium, it would be nice to hold them with Asia :)

[@jasonmaceyko1902]

I'd like to see some more about Central American Cichlids, like the Carpintis (or Texas Cichlid) or maybe the Midas or Red Devil Cichlids...

[@CichlidBros]

Noted 📝

[@sumanpaul1788]

Thank you sir for your good information. Denison barb comunity fish tank

[@CichlidBros]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dr007md]

The Discus fish vs. Angel fish please!!! Guidelines on taking care of them as I have a new 75G and can't seem to decide what to choose to place in them.

[@wabalaka1565]

The difference between them is that Angel fish more beginner friendly. If you are already an experience fish keeper and like the discus more there shouldn't be any problem

[@MrLoaded21]

Awesome fish can’t wait to put them in my 90 I’m staring soon, have any of you kept the winemilleri? I want to put them in my 90 but can’t seem to find any credible informative care guide on them

[@michaelmabrey295]

I have a small Jack Dempsey, a small Green Terror, and a Firemouth along with some other American Cichlids in a 125. Would these be too aggressive for the Dennison Barb? My Cichlids get a little feisty with each other at times, but I have 3 Silver Dollars that don't get bothered.

[@libbyyoungblood655]

What is the single deep yellow guy that you have in this tank? I want to add Denison Barbs but I have a Melanura (about 5-6inches currently) with 2 Severums (medium and small size now), 2 EBA's, and a Geo Winemilleri in my 100 gallon tank. The Melanura has shown some aggressiveness in the past, killing my Geo Hecklii so I'm afraid to add any Denison Barbs until I rehome the Melanura. I hate to do it, he is beautiful, but I can't trust him. ha. And I just recently learned how large he will get.

[@AnointedMinds_CoachMalachi]

Great video Troy. I have a 75-gallon tank that I want to put a few angel fish in with a dwarf flag cichlid, a keyhole cichlid, a festivum, a kribinsis, and maybe a few rams. Do you believe I can still put those 6-7 roseline sharks in with them or would that be too much?

[@lavavlog3957]

Hello,thanks for this amazing video,I wanted to ask if I can put them with my goldfish? Please let me know

[@anduplessis]

I have a 500l tank. I am considering getting 6 to 10 of the denison barbs (they are stunning). I would like to also get 6 bala sharks. I currently have 10 (going to increase to 30) neon tetra, 5 wight mollies and getting 4 yellow mollies. Dose any one have any comment's or suggestions on my choice. I almost forgot I got 1 Golden mojarra

[@incredible421]

Should go for Denison barb or rummy nose tetras for my angel fish tank. Tank is 120cm long and I will be getting a group of 6-8 . Which fish swims together closely. Rummy nose or denison barb

[@squiddart]

Can i put them with a dwarf snakehead in a 90 gallon tank?

[@thanatosor]

I see fishes, I click LIKE.

[@CichlidBros]

😂👍🏻👍🏻

[@SlyMcfly]

I wanna buy some but I wanted to start with a smaller school size of maybe 5 in my 75 gal, good idea? Or should I just wait and buy the 7 I want all at once?

[@matthewzito6130]

Their range overlaps with the Giant Danio. That could make an interesting biotope tank.

[@readysetawesome]

I see “6 or more” a lot for all kinds but more is always better with schooling fish.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Amazing!

[@CichlidBros]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@drewstanton5fan]

The red stripes on mine comes and goes. I have a group of 7. They swim around and eat. I feed then new life food. Any idea why the stripe goes away from time to time?

[@lastditch727]

I just picked up a group of 5 large roselines. One was super aggro and chasing the others non stop. My LFS guy was cool enough to let me trade it out for another one. The other one was even more aggressive and ive had to remove it from the tank and put it in another. These fish are nuts. Its been frustrating. They all have banged up lips now from being chased into the glass over and over. Smh.

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

denison barbs are cool. wish i bought them instead of rainbowfish

[@aaron1984a]

Rainbows are underrated!!! Don't sleep on them!

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

@@aaron1984a underrated as they are my turquoise rainbow is an aggressive fish that terrorizes my boesemanis and tries to fight my acara. boesemanis are cool fish tho just need big groups to keep them calm

[@iamOTHER44]

What about a red tail shark? Or is it too similar in appearance and the red tail would chase them constantly?

[@Ozsmouse]

I would really like to have sand, but there’s so many issues with diatoms and keeping it clean. 😣

[@denisetommer5398]

What is that bright yellow fish in the tank?

[@catnamedrambo8461]

🔥🔥🔥

[@dbrew02]

Denison barbs or giant danios? Who gets ur vote

[@CichlidBros]

I love the barbs. Such great color and size when mature

[@babablacksheep2328]

They are seen in only one river- the chalakudy river in Kerala, a south western Indian state. We call them Miss Kerala here.

[@abhilashs1565]

I am from Udupi (karnataka)and have seen these in all our rivers

[@antonioramos1636]

What is the name of the yellow fish the is in you tank?

[@sreeraja1735]

I have seen these in a river nearby. Nowadays they are rarely seen , people catch them and sell 😢

[@iamkaynan3456]

Does the wavemaker bother your angel? I have one but I was told they will stress my angelfish because they like calm water

[@CichlidBros]

Nope. I have it angled upwards and turned down to about 60%. It’s nice, gentle flow

[@iamkaynan3456]

@@CichlidBros oh ok mine doesn't have settings. I may try it

[@N6976]

I have them with six Cherry Barbs swimming happily.

[@moderntouchdesignsbyrobgru4640]

Do you think it's safe to keep Severums with yellow labs?

[@CichlidBros]

Could likely be done. Not ideal though

[@jeremymoore450]

I kept a green severum with AF cichlids like yellow labs and he did fine with them.

[@riverp9019]

Those guys in your tank are really tweeny, when they reach six inches that tank is too small. I would like to get a shoal of them but would prefer if they stayed as small as yours, not so much because my tank is too small but they will look too big compared to the rest of my fish, the balcnce would all be unhinged. I like them because they're hardy and like cool water, always something right. Any mini dension barb strains?

[@terracegardening786]

Will they do with geophagus?

[@CichlidBros]

definitely

[@francinebutler9211]

What are the other fish you have in this tank please?

[@CichlidBros]

South American cichlids. More of the peaceful species

[@justindabulskis1291]

Could they live with an Oscar? I have a baby Oscar and 2 severums in a 125 gallon right now

[@CichlidBros]

it would be tough. Maybe could work if the denison barbs are adult size when introducted

[@justindabulskis1291]

@@CichlidBros thanks for your help. Any other recommendations for dither fish for an Oscar? Local fish stores don’t have silver dollars.

[@Shashankmk]

Hi.. just one query.. can they be kept with asian arowana?

[@wabalaka1565]

Train your arrowana not to eat them by having them together from small and never feed your arrowana live fish

[@Shashankmk]

Hahaha i tried that but mine ate a jack dempsey 😔

[@CarynFaith]

Where can I get them..becoming in dead

[@jaiprakash17k]

Which is the yellow tiny cichlid in your tank

[@CichlidBros]

Albino heckili

[@birdeyeview3901]

It is named as "Miss Kerala" in India....i have few in my tank....

[@ChaitanyaArige]

It is 400 rupees pair in Hyderabad

[@birdeyeview3901]

@@ChaitanyaArige Here in Kerala, Small Size-40rs per pair, Big Size -160rs per pair

[@ChaitanyaArige]

@@birdeyeview3901 thanks for replying

[@imher_truth]

What inch are your Geophagus in this tank? @cichlidbros

[@CichlidBros]

5-7 inches

[@wadegraham-du5rs]

Why are mine fighting? Scared there gonna end up killing each other.

[@CichlidBros]

That’s rare for them. I’d guess either the tank size or number in the group needs to increase

[@mmogus14]

Arnt they severely endangered or somthing

[@CichlidBros]

Yes that’s why they’re captive bred

[@ChaitanyaArige]

It is 400rs pair in Hyderabad India

[@mistimisti2431]

Who is selling this in india!!? Goldan denison barb!

[@MyFishAreYourFish]

Torpedos ❤

[@Aquascraper6750]

They are native to India and here they are now protected under wildlife act and has been banned for aquarium

[@CichlidBros]

I said where they’re from

[@leomarlonestrada5954]

Very Nice!