Rasboras, danios, and barbs
Red Microrasbora
Microrasbora rubescens
Photo: Rupert A. Collins · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature20–24 °C
- pH7–8
- Minimum tank40 l
- Adult size3 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 10 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Danionidae
- Origin
- Inle Lake (Myanmar)
- Size
- 3 cm
- Temperature
- 20 – 24°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 6 – 18 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- subtropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 10
- Minimum aquarium size
- 40 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Males are reddish with a dark lateral stripe. It shares the lake with the emerald danio and prefers hard, cool water.
