Cherry Barb vs Clownfish

Puntius titteya dibandingkan dengan Amphiprion ocellaris

Taxonomy & Classification

Atribut	Cherry Barb	Clownfish
Nama Ilmiah	Puntius titteya	Amphiprion ocellaris
Ordo	Cypriniformes	Perciformes
Famili	Cyprinidae	Pomacentridae
Conservation Status	Vulnerable	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atribut	Cherry Barb	Clownfish
Panjang Maks.	5,0 cm	11,0 cm
Berat Maks.	0,002 kg	0,01 kg
Warna	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

Atribut	Cherry Barb	Clownfish
Jenis Air	Freshwater	Saltwater
Kedalaman	—	1-15m
Sebaran Geografis	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 …
Habitat	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

Atribut	Cherry Barb	Clownfish
Ukuran Tangki Min.	60 L	75 L
Suhu	23-27	24-27
Rentang pH	6.0-8.0	8.0-8.4
Tingkat Perawatan	Easy	Easy
Temperamen	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.