what species is this?

[flowerhornfishman]

is this some kind of a rasbora? it looks like a silver rasbora, but it have whiskers on it. what do u guys say?


im planning to let them go though. they look uninterested to me, plus they crowd my tank and poop a lot.

 

[MN_Rebel]

Flying Barbs, Esomus species...uncommon in aquarium trade. Its so shameful that you are let these uncommon species go.

 

[flowerhornfishman]

thanks man. oh, really? why is it soo? have u ever seen some sold in an lfs?
they are always scared of me. i dont know why. at first, they were in my oscar tank but when my oscar gets bigger, he started to chase them around. so, i transferred them to my planted tank with my midas fries in it. im in a limited tank space tht's why.

 

[deeda]

Those are very cool looking fish and I've never seen them available in my area. Put an ad up in the Buy and Sell, I'm sure they would sell.

 

[flowerhornfishman]

Those are very cool looking fish and I've never seen them available in my area. Put an ad up in the Buy and Sell, I'm sure they would sell.

thanks. i have about 9 of them now, there were more but they died. some chewed by my oscar and jumped from the tank.
on your opinion, how much would u pay for it? lol

 

[flowerhornfishman]

im curious on why they are rare in aquarium trade? and as i google, ive found less info on them.