Rasboras, danios, and barbs
Eyespot Rasbora
Rasbora dorsiocellata
Also called: Brevibora dorsiocellata
Photo: Pseudogastromyzon · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–26 °C
- pH5.5–7
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size4.5 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 8 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Danionidae
- Origin
- Malaysian Peninsula and Sumatra
- Size
- 4.5 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 26°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.0
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium – high
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 8
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Known as the “hi-spot rasbora” because of the black spot with a white border on its dorsal fin. Calm and elegant.
