A tiny barb with a red nose and a shimmering blue body.
Burmese Rummynose Barb
A tiny barb with a red nose and a shimmering blue body.
Pairs well with this fish
Picked by our team to go with this.
About this fish
Burmese Rummynose is a peaceful and attractive schooling fish, admired for its silver body, bright orange-red nose, and matching tail accents. Its active nature and striking contrast make it a standout addition to planted community aquariums.
Why you will love it
- Bright orange-red nose and tail highlights
- Peaceful schooling species ideal for community tanks
- Active and lively behaviour in groups
- Beautiful contrast against planted aquascapes
- Approx size: 4–5 cm
- Best kept in groups of 5+
Care requirements
- Care level: Easy
- Adult size: 4–5 cm
- Temperature: 24 to 28 °C
- pH: 6.0 to 7.5
- Swimming level: Mid
- Minimum group size: 5+
Feeding:
Accepts quality flakes, micro pellets, frozen foods, and live foods including baby brine shrimp and daphnia. A varied diet helps maintain colour and health.
Compatibility:
Very peaceful and suitable for most planted community aquariums. Best kept with other calm schooling fish, rasboras, tetras, corydoras, and dwarf species.
School of Scape quality:
We select healthy, active fish and recommend stable water parameters and planted aquariums with open swimming space for best results.
How your fish arrive
Packed in oxygen filled bags inside an insulated box and sent overnight by air express on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Live arrival
8 hour live arrival guarantee. If a fish arrives dead or clearly stressed from transit, contact us within 8 hours of delivery with photos of the fish in the original sealed bag, and we will replace or refund it. Freight is not refundable, and someone needs to be home to accept the delivery. Remote far north WA (Gascoyne, Pilbara and Kimberley) is sent at your own risk.
Delivery and returns
Free delivery over $100 in WA and $150 elsewhere in Australia. Free pickup from our Kenwick store, Tue to Sat, 12pm to 6pm.