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Barbus everetti, Boulenger, 1894
Origin: Singapore, Indonesia: Sarawak (Borneo), and on the Bunguran island. Malakka is also reported by Hoedeman.
Etymology: Named after Everett.
Synonyms:
Puntius everetti
First European import: Germany, 1913, by K. Siggelkow.
Description: See pictures.
Care:Suitable for the larger community tank, although Barbus everetti require higher temperatures and are sensitive to pollution. If frequent waterchanges are performed, and the temperature is around 25 degrees or higher, it can be kept well. The fish will inhabit the lower and middle regions of the tank, and requires some swimming space as well as hideouts formed by plantgroups and driftwood. Not very particular towards waterchemistry, although it shouldn't be kept in hard basic water.
Temperature:25-30 degrees.
Feeding: Omnivorous, all food is taken, sometimes additional vegetable food should be supplied.
Size: Up to 11.5 cm.
pH: 6.0-7.0
Breeding: Difficult, requires large tanks with a lowered waterlevel, soft acidic water. The tank should be placed in a manner that sunlight enters the tank in the morning, and temperatures should be risen to 26-28 degrees. Besides that Baensch and Riehl report that males and females are not ready to breed at the same time, females after a year already, but males after 1.5 years, and that this is a reason breeding attempts often fail. Other authors do not report any problems breeding this fish(Pinter, Hoedeman)If spawning is succesful, the large number of eggs will remain on the substrate but also sink to the bottom, and should be protected from the parents, who will eat the eggs. Eggs will hatch in 50 hours, and can be fed with infusoria. After a few weeks the school of fry will search for food at the bottom in the typical manner of the species.
Sexual dimorphism: Males are a bit more colorfull.
Prices:Netherlands: 2.5-3€.
Additional:
Picture references:Picture 1+2+3: E. Naus.
References:Baensch, H. A., Riehl, R.(1982): Aquarien Atlas I. Mergus Verlag, Melle, Germany.(click on the link to buy this book)Hoedeman, J. J.(1968): Aquariumvissen encyclopedie 2. Elsevier Nederland B. V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands.Pinter, H.(1966): Handbuch der Aquarienfischzucht. Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany.
In the picture on the left the long barbs of this species can be observed.