Rosy Barbs with Plants?

[nagukush]

Hi freinds !

Can I keep Rosy Barbs with plants ? Will they eat and destroy the plants ?
Also is it ok to keep a group of 8 to 10 fishes of them ?

Kindly advice...
Thanks and Regards
Kush

 

[Lupin]

They'll be fine. Which plants do you plan to keep? What size is the tank they are going to be in?

 

[Fishy_Fun]

i think you will be fine.i also wonder what your going to be keeping

 

[pavemike]

I currently have 6 rosy barbs in my 40 gallon breeder thats planted. I dont have a problem with the plants at all, the only problem i have is that they tend to wedge themselves between the glass and the CO2 diffuser on occasion. They are great fun to watch, just not the brightest!

 

[jm1212]

they should be fine with the plants

what size is your tank? rosy barbs are very active and grow to almost 4". therefore, they need quite a bit of space.

 

[AsaPW]

Rosy Barbs rock, friend! I have a school of them myself in a planted 125 gallon. I had some in a 29 gallon and they even had fry.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

another one who has had some with plants and they were fine.

 

[sugarcookie]

another one who has had some with plants and they were fine.

My Rosy Barb's kept pulling my java ferns up, so I let the plants just float, now I can't find them anywhere (I had 2 small plants), the rest of my 55 gallon tank has silk plants.

Sugarcookie

 

[leocom2000]

They may pick on gentle plants like my Ambulia. They only do it if there is some algae on it. The result is naked bottom after a while.