Rasbora Info?

[fish_boy2004]

Hey all! Well today went to the local LFS and saw some new fish they got in, instantly I recognized them as rasbora, after seeing them in pictures and the like. They are babies right now, maybe a 1 or 1.5 inches or a little over 1.5 nearing 2 and I bought 5 and they have already formed a nice little school together and are staying in my 10 gallon with a dojo loach. The tank contains two amazon swords and two java ferns, all which are in good condition and a beautiful green. Just a note as if anyone has in experience with these fish and could possibly give me some input, or beneficial advice! Thanks all!

 

[Mr Miagi]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=86434

Heres a little info i put together myself! I have kept them for 4-5 years and never had problems! Read through that and see if there is anything else u want to ask about!

 

[freddyk]

What kind of Rasbora's are they??

 

[The-Wolf]

There are over 100 rasbora species, could you be a bit more psciffic?

 

[fish_boy2004]

They are the Harlequin species I believe...They have a black triangle in there bodies close to the end and takes up like half there bodies...Thanks for the info!

 

[Mr Miagi]

Yeah, sounds to me asthough u have Harliquin rasbora. But there are also many species with the same if not too disimilar characteristics. Google the name, and if its a diferent species than what u see, google "Rasbora" and many options should come up and flick through them.

 

[Lateral Line]

You'd get more hits if you spelt it harlequin though. The linnaen name has for decades been Rasbora heteromorpha, although a recent reclassification has moved the fish to a different genus and so for completeness, Trigonostigma heteromorpha.

A peaceful shoaling fish from the malay peninsular and islands. Easy to keep and feed.

 

[Ben]

they could be espei rasboras, which have the black triangle too but they're smaller and golden lines around their black triangle

DD