| It's that time of year again, folks! Add one Heat Pack per order to ensure your new friend's comfort during shipping. Heat packs aren't required but are highly recommended. Orders without them won't be covered by our Live Arrival Guarantee if your local weather is below 40°F. |
A colorful tiny, tiny fish that I regularly keep with dwarf shrimp!
Chili rasboras (often called Mosquito rasboras), are yet another ideal option for your Nano tanks. They display strong schooling behavior, and are extremely peaceful. Because of this easy-going nature, they should not be kept with larger, overly active fish that might steal all the food.
This species (Boraras brigittae) is originally from Indonesia and displays the best coloring and behavior while in groups of 6+. They will grow to a maximum of .8 inch. Among the tiniest adult fish we carry!
They are very easygoing feeders and absolutely love live food such as brine shrimp, Artemia, and other micro fauna. While omnivorous, be sure to feed them a higher protein diet with a bit of vegetable flake here and there. They will readily accept flake and frozen foods as well.
Your Rasboras will be young, without full adult coloration, and about 1/2" long.
Care Parameters:
- Peaceful community fish
- Growth to a maximum of .6- .8"
- Active in all tank levels
- One of the few fish I keep with Shrimp.
Undemanding Water Parameters:
- PH: 4 - 7 (they come from acidic, tannin-rich rivers!)
- Temperature: 68- 82 Degrees
- Hardness: 2- 10 dH
Want a similar looking fish that grows a teeny bit larger? Check out the Spotted Rasbora.
Looking for the Phoenix Rasbora instead?
Customer Reviews
This order was my first experience with Glass Grown. I was nervous about ordering the 12 pack Chili Rasboras but I shouldn't have been. I had ordered some Chilis from a different business a few weeks prior and it seemed that the fish they shipped were way too young to ship. Plus there was no air in the bag they came in. I think air in the bag is important to provide the fish with oxygen and prevent the bag from collapsing. They ended up dying one by one. My order from Glass Grown was the complete opposite experience. Their Chilis are a bit more expensive but they are well worth the price. Packaged 3 to a bag (with air!) these fish were healthy and active. I like that Glass Grown quarantines and treats its fish and ship them with purigen and in medicated water. The Chili's started eating soon after I added them to the tank and are surprisingly bold for such a small fish. They are currently my favorite fish and I have many different types along with multiple tanks. They are very hard to count though...at most I have counted 10 so I may have lost 2 in the couple weeks I have had them but the ones I have seen are doing amazingly. No regrets. Glass Grown is my new go to! In fact I just received a second order today of Pencil fish and Pygmy Corydoras. Again all arrived perfectly. I probably will be ordering some more Chilis soon. They are super red and lovely!
All arrived healthy and alive. Very fast shipping. Came two days before it was predicted to. Very good prices as well. Highly recommend!
Had a little problem on my purchase after communicating the issue was resolved. Great communicator and doing business with will purchase again. The fish arrived on time and healthy.
I debated writing this review but feel as though it should be mentioned. First, they have great communication, quick shipping, and great prices. But, every order I submitted lost 50% of the fish which is fine and the risk you take. They have a GREAT DOA policy.
Now, my biggest and truthfully only issue is that I received quite a few fish that were NOT chili rasboras. I emailed them about it and they did refund me on that specific order but I think the fact i was sent different type of rasboras seems concerning and many other people might not notice that.
Packaged well and fast shipping. All fish arrived alive and well. Second time purchasing fish from them and I am very happy. I will continue to order my plants and fish from them.