gentle lemur 7 May 2016 Usually said to be a colour form of Puntius semifasciolatus, but I don't know if that has ever been confirmed. Alan
Usually said to be a colour form of Puntius semifasciolatus, but I don't know if that has ever been confirmed. Alan
vogelcommando 7 May 2016 Thanks for this information gentle lemur, thought it was a species on its own.
Tim May 8 May 2016 gentle lemur said: Usually said to be a colour form of Puntius semifasciolatus, but I don't know if that has ever been confirmed. Alan Click to expand... Indeed; this is a domesticated colour variety not a distinct species. I remember reading many years ago that this is a colour variety of semifasciolatus that was selectively bred by a Thomas Schubert of New Jersey; hence the name Schuberti barb.
gentle lemur said: Usually said to be a colour form of Puntius semifasciolatus, but I don't know if that has ever been confirmed. Alan Click to expand... Indeed; this is a domesticated colour variety not a distinct species. I remember reading many years ago that this is a colour variety of semifasciolatus that was selectively bred by a Thomas Schubert of New Jersey; hence the name Schuberti barb.
