Freshwater
Red garra
Garra rufa
Cyprinidae, Labeoninae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 14.1 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 79 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Türkiye.
Videos
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More about the species
Description
Found in different habitats such as rivers, lakes, small ponds, and small muddy streams. Hides under and among stones and vegetation. Bottom dweller, feeding on aufwuchs. Said to also occur in hot ponds where they feed on the skin scales of bathers, reducing illnesses such as neurodermitis.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Discognathus crenulatus
- Discognathus lamta
- Discognathus obtusus
- Discognathus rufus
- Garra lamta
- Garra rufa crenulata
In other languages
- Kangalfisk
- Doktorfisk
- Rusoimubarbi, Punaimubarbi
- Doctor fish
Articles
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Velvet and dropsy4 min read
Velvet is a fast-moving parasite. Dropsy is a sign that something is seriously wrong inside the fish. How to recognize them, and what you can do.
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.