Better known for his exploits with livebearers, Derek Lambert has also kept a community of larger Barbs for over a decade. Now he is restarting his Barb community and explains what equipment and fish he is using this time. Walk into almost any aquarium shop around the world and you will find a few big Barbs for sale. The commonest are Tinfoil barbs and many budding fishkeepers have unknowingly purchased these fish because of their striking silver bodies and bright red fins. What they don't realise is these fish will happily grow to 3ocm given the correct conditions, and will almost certainly out grow their aquarium within a year. So what are the correct conditions for big Barbs?
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