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A popular aquarium fish suitable for community tanks, it is a small peaceful shoaling species that reaches to a length of 5 cm and can be found in peat swamp forests and forest streams in Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and southern Thailand.
In the aquarium, it looks best under subdued lighting and in a densely planted aquarium. It thrives in soft, slightly acidic mature water with pH between 5 to 7 and dH betweem 5 to 12. Breeding the fish requires a species tank containing plants with large leaves. The fish swim upside-down to spawn and lay eggs on the underside of the leaves.
Rasbora is a difficult fish to breed. The water should be very soft with a hardness of 1.5 to 2.5 DH and a Ph of around 6.0. A long breeding tank is also beneficial with a dark substrate. The parents will eat their own eggs so it is very important to remove them from the tank after spawning. Fry should be fed infusoria or freshly hatched napulii, and gradually moved to larger foods as they grow in size. Young reach sexual maturity in approximately six to nine months.
In the aquarium, it looks best under subdued lighting and in a densely planted aquarium. It thrives in soft, slightly acidic mature water with pH between 5 to 7 and dH betweem 5 to 12. Breeding the fish requires a species tank containing plants with large leaves. The fish swim upside-down to spawn and lay eggs on the underside of the leaves.
Rasbora is a difficult fish to breed. The water should be very soft with a hardness of 1.5 to 2.5 DH and a Ph of around 6.0. A long breeding tank is also beneficial with a dark substrate. The parents will eat their own eggs so it is very important to remove them from the tank after spawning. Fry should be fed infusoria or freshly hatched napulii, and gradually moved to larger foods as they grow in size. Young reach sexual maturity in approximately six to nine months.
| Size | 2.5 |
Customer Reviews
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very positive Review by Rowland
Customer Rating Fish arrived very active and healthy.
Settled into a species tank very quickly.
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Great little fish Review by Mini4764
Customer Rating They arrived very lively and within an 1hr their colour started to show also great community fish :) (Posted on 8/02/12)
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Joy to watch Review by Zoe
Customer Rating Love these tiny fish. They actively swim in a tight school at the upper level of the aquarium. Love the subtle colouring, however the ones I ordered appear to be much less red than described in the picture...the bright red colouring only just outlines the black triangular marking. Not sure whether it is just my tank conditions..but still a lovely fish to watch. (Posted on 8/01/12)
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Fish was great Review by Happy fish
Customer Rating They fish were in good condition, great community fish, very active and the colour shows up as bright orange. sometimes red after a couple of weeks (Posted on 12/12/11)
