This little fish is super chill and perfect for Nano tanks. Even gets along with tiny shrimp!
The Phoenix Rasbora (Boraras merah) is a strikingly beautiful, peaceful, and small nano fish that is perfect for peaceful community aquariums. With optimal care, these fish may display bright ruby red coloration and are often confused with Chili Rasboras. Some experts debate whether they are separate species or just geographic variants.
The Phoenix Rasbora prefers to swim in the top and middle of the tank, but can also be found in the middle and bottom. It gets along with peaceful fish, dwarf shrimp, and larger invertebrates. Keeping it in schools of 6 or more is recommended, with 20 or more being ideal. It thrives in slow, acidic water with plants and dark substrate. Avoid aggressive tankmates.
The Phoenix Rasbora is not a picky eater and loves a varied diet of mostly carnivorous foods like high-quality flake food, pellets, and various live or frozen options such as Artemia, microworms, Tubifex, and chopped bloodworms.
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.
RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:
- Temperature: 68 - 82.4° F
- pH: 4.0 - 7.0, acidic water is preferred
- KH: 2-10 dKH
- Minimum Tank Size: 5 gallons
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews
Had one doa the rest are alive and well. They are refunding me for the loss.
Received all 12 that was ordered, very healthy, colorful, and are now doing wonderful in the tank, will buy from again.
These little guys arrived healthy and active. They are young, but I’m already seeing some color. Thank you once again! Finding GlassGrown has been great for my hobby.