Scientific name:
Rasborinae

Natural spread:
subtropics, tropics

the barbels quite near tropics of the old world are they on the subtropics and limited representatives of the Barbele. they are from somewhat slimmer and gestreckterem physique as the barbels and with few exceptions also small. Anus and back-fin is only short. The side-line shows if it is not reduced, a straight or downward bent as far as possible course. The mouth is easily upper-continuous normally and can carry Barteln. The body is something compressed at the side, and the stomach rounded off.

Rasbora-Arten The type Rasbora puts as well over 40 types the largest group of the Barbele. Beside many inconspicuous ones, there are also very appealing colored types, that found entrance into the Aquaristik. Above all the wedge-stain-barbel (Rasbora heteromorpha) is liked to be in the habit of. However, it makes higher demands on the water-quality. If one wants to breed it, so one must imitate the conditions of its home-waters in Malaysia and Sumatra. it needs soft and easily sour water, for illnesses, it is quite susceptible. Since the after-breedings from generation are canceled color-more weakly to generation, little rascals are very in demand. Unfortunately, this led almost already to the extermination at some places. The small, dainty Zwergbarbel (Rasbora maculata) occurring in the same waters makes similar demands. The side-line is missing completely with this colored fish red on yellow reason. More insensitively and quite frequently, the slim Glasbarbel (Rasbora trilineata), that appears almost lucidly at shining through light, is in its home, Malaysia and big Sundainseln. Like finished Rasbora-Arten always should look after it one in the small swarm.

Danio, Brachydanio Same also for the somewhat more highly built Danio-Arten, whose most known type of the Malabarbarbel (Danio malabaricus) is, is valid. Quite near relative with these is the type Brachydanio, both types are to be been in the habit of easily. The Zebrabarbel (Brachydanio rerio) and the Schillerbarbel (B). albolineatus, probably belongs to the most frequent aquarium fish; here, breeding-successes are informed also beginners. For direct sun-no-radiation, these fish are very grateful, they then become much more active and show its most beautiful colors.

Cardinal-fish From South-China, from the surroundings of canton and Hong Kong, the cardinal-fish (Tanichthys albonubes) comes. it also is modest, however, a more inferior water-temperature of 18-22 °C prefers.

Flight-barbels The flight-barbels of the type Esomus are widespread in South-Asia with 15 types. they carry long Barteln, that can be enough up to the anus-fin. With its extended flippers, they can like like the South American hatchet-stomachs one short piece over the water-surface glides. they are springfreudig at all; with its attitude, an eye must be kept on a well covered aquarium. The flight-barbel (Esomus danrica) and the Malay flight-barbel (E) become the most frequent. malayensis, been in the habit of.