Rasboras, danios, and barbs
Scissortail Rasbora
Rasbora trilineata
Photo: Lerdsuwa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–27 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size13 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Danionidae
- Origin
- Malaysian Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
- Size
- 13 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 27°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- middle – top
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Scissor-shaped tail with black and white spots that appears to open and close as it swims. It grows larger than it appears in the store: it needs a long aquarium.
