Chilli Rasbora

[the_lock_man]

Has anyone ever heard of these being referred to as Spice Rasboras? My LFS had some fish labelled as Spice Rasbora, no scientific name, but they looked a fair bit paler than I would have thought, more orange than red.

 

[BigTom]

They will often have washed out colours when in the fish shop. No idea on the 'spice' moniker, best way to identify is by the shape of the dark spots on the sides. Compare what you saw against these - http/www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.php?genus=Boraras&species=maculatus&id=947 and the closely related species linked to at the end of the article.

 

[BigTom]

Actually, a quick google shoes that Boraras urophthalmoides are sometimes called spice rasbora and are a pale orange colour.