Rosy Barbs natively live in lakes and fast flowing water in a subtropical climate.

A pair of Rosy Barbs, or four Checker Barbs.

Outside he has a small pond, containing Goldfish, Rosy Barbs, Mosquito fish, Guppies and Corydoras aeneus, many of which have spawned outside during the summer.

During breeding time, the males display very prominent red bands, which lasts for around two days (rivaling Rosy Barbs - P conchonius), while females display red stripes which last around 5 hours.

Though less common to the hobby than other related barbs, this peaceful, active, egg-laying fish is compatible with other related species in the home aquarium such as tiger barbs (Puntius tetrazona), and rosy barbs (Puntius conchonius) and other fast swimming cyprinid species of similar size.

The rosy barb (Pethia conchonius) is a subtropical freshwater cyprinid fish found in southern Asia from Afghanistan to Bangladesh.