Cherry Barb vs Clownfish

Puntius titteya verglichen mit Amphiprion ocellaris

Taxonomy & Classification

Eigenschaft	Cherry Barb	Clownfish
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Puntius titteya	Amphiprion ocellaris
Ordnung	Cypriniformes	Perciformes
Familie	Cyprinidae	Pomacentridae
Conservation Status	Vulnerable	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Eigenschaft	Cherry Barb	Clownfish
Maximale Länge	5,0 cm	11,0 cm
Maximales Gewicht	0,002 kg	0,01 kg
Färbung	Males are vivid cherry-red over the entire body with a dark mid-lateral stripe from snout to tail; females are pale golden-olive with the same dark stripe; fins reddish to clear.	Vivid orange body with three bold white bands edged in black: one behind the head, one mid-body, and one at the tail base; all fins are orange with black margins and white stripe edges.

Habitat & Environment

Eigenschaft	Cherry Barb	Clownfish
Wassertyp	Freshwater	Saltwater
Tiefenbereich	—	1-15m
Verbreitungsgebiet	Endemic to the Kelani River basin in southwestern Sri Lanka. Restricted to shaded, slow-flowing forest streams and small tributaries with dense riparian vegetation; population has …	Eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific from the Andaman Sea and Thailand south to northwest Australia and east to the Philippines and Japan. Lives exclusively …
Lebensraum	Clear, fast-flowing streams of Sri Lanka and southwestern India. Shallow, oxygen-rich, cool mountain streams (22-26°C) over gravel substrates. Dense riparian vegetation provides cover.	Neritic, coral reefs

Aquarium Suitability

Eigenschaft	Cherry Barb	Clownfish
Mindest-Aquariengröße	60 L	75 L
Temperatur	23-27	24-27
pH-Bereich	6.0-8.0	8.0-8.4
Pflegeschwierigkeit	Easy	Easy
Temperament	Peaceful	Peaceful

Cuisine & Edibility

Cherry Barb

Not consumed — ornamental aquarium fish listed as Vulnerable in the wild; kept for its cherry-red coloration and peaceful schooling nature.

Clownfish

Not consumed — iconic ornamental marine species famous for its symbiotic relationship with sea anemones; a staple of reef aquariums worldwide.

Species Overview

Cherry Barb

The cherry barb is a small, colorful fish native to Sri Lanka's shaded forest streams. Males develop an intense cherry-red coloration during breeding. Listed as Vulnerable due to habitat loss and over-collection for the aquarium trade.

Clownfish

The ocellaris clownfish is a protandrous sequential hermaphrodite that lives in a mutualistic relationship with sea anemones. Its mucus coating protects it from anemone stings. All individuals are born male and the dominant fish transitions to female.