Appearance and features of care
In the photo of the rasbora you can see a small silver fish with elongated black triangles on its sides. Bright colors make it very noticeable in the aquarium, despite its small size of 4 cm.
Rasbora goldenPhoto: Getty Sometimes you can meet golden individuals or albinos, but these variations are quite rare. Males have a brighter coloration. The wedges on their sides near the tail fin have a sharp end, in females it is rounded. Fish prefer to live in flocks, so you need to acquire immediately at least 8 pieces. In the company, they feel protected. At the same time, their color becomes brighter, the males stand out in particular. If there is a desire to get offspring, we must bear in mind that females mature for reproduction earlier than males. Therefore, it is better if males will initially be older than their girlfriends. In feeding the fish unpretentious. They can eat any food that goes into the aquarium. It is important to remember that because of the small size of the fish can not swallow large pieces. This is especially true when owners want to pamper their players with live food.
Rasbor content
In their homeland, fish live in reservoirs withsoft and acidic water, but it is not necessary to try to reproduce such a composition at home. They adapt perfectly to any more or less suitable conditions. In order for the fish to be healthy and develop properly, it is enough to provide them with a home with the characteristics listed below:
- for a minimum flock, an aquarium of 40 to 50 liters is enough;
- water hardness should be about 15, acidity from 6 to 8, temperature - about 28 degrees;
- fish are very fond of dense thickets, so plentyalgae required. Fish will hide in them, especially in the period of habituation to a new habitat. But they also need open spaces, so they will have to work thoughtfully over the interior of the aquarium;
- Not superfluous will be and floating on the surface of the plant or imitation of snags.
Despite the friendliness, when choosing for petsneighbors, you should still try to find species that will not accept small fish as food. Under favorable conditions, rasboras live up to 4 years. Read also:
