Rasboras, danios, and barbs
Elegant Rasbora
Rasbora elegans
Photo: CheongWeei Gan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–26 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Danionidae
- Origin
- Malaysian Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
- Size
- 15 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 26°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Silvery with a black spot on its side and another at the base of its tail. Large and calm.
