The cherry barb isn’t the only good beginner fish in the same family. The gold barb is another hardy freshwater fish that would make a great addition to a beginner tropical aquarium. This is a long lived tropical fish — expect your gold barb to live between five and seven years! The gold barb is colorful — not only golden in color as the name might suggest. The body is mostly gold but will have dark or black patches running down the sides of the body. It is a relatively small fish that won’t grow to more than three inches … Continue reading →