| Gold Barb | Profile and Description |
| Size | Up to 3 ½ inches or 9 cm |
| Origin | South East Asia |
| Natural habitat | Streams |
| Fish Hardiness | Easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 73.5 – 82.5 ยบF or 23 - 28 ยบC |
| Water pH | 6.0 – 8.0 pH |
| Water Hardness | 5 - 15 dH |
| Strata | Mostly middle |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful |
| Number of same species in one aquarium | Six or more, one male to one female |
| Minimum tank size | 25 gallons or 100 liters for every group of six fish |
| Community Fish | Yes |
| Compatible with | Other Barbs, Danios and Rasboras. Also Sharks and Dwarf Cichlids, Cory Cats, Plecos and Loaches |
| Sexes | Males are smaller and more colorful than the larger round bodied females |
| Food | Omnivorous - flake food supplemented with live or frozen daphnia, blood worms or brine shrimp |
| Breeding | Relatively easy to breed |
| Breeding temperature | 79 – 82.5 °F or 26- 28 °C |
| Other names | Golden Barb, Gold Finned Barb and Schuberti Barb |
| Scientific name | Puntius sachsii |
| Other Scientific names | Puntius schuberti, Barbus schuberti, Barbus sachsi |
| Lifespan | Up to 5 years |
