Rasboras, danios, and barbs
Exclamation Point Rasbora
Boraras urophthalmoides
Photo: Melanochromis · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–28 °C
- pH5–7
- Minimum tank25 l
- Adult size1.6 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 10 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Danionidae
- Origin
- Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam
- Size
- 1.6 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.0 – 7.0
- GH
- 1 – 8 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 10
- Minimum aquarium size
- 25 L
- Diet
- Omnivore (powdered food, micro worms)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: One of the smallest aquarium fish. Dark stripe with an iridescent edge. Keep only with very small tankmates and avoid filters that create strong currents.
