Hi this is my first time having Chilis there's a yellow shade or spot in the middle of my chili rasboras. I was wondering if this is a disease, parasites or maybe just from eating algae maybe?
Ive been checking Chili Post here it seems like its common?
Just wanna male sure
A month and a half ago, I posted asking about the chances of getting fry from my actively breeding rasboras. At the time, I had one tiny fry that was quickly eaten but a couple of days later I spotted a couple more.
Fast forward a month and a half and I think I can safely call it. I now have two more additions to the mixed bag school!
I know two fry might seem a little ridiculous to celebrate but considering my pH is higher than ideal for successful rasbora breeding, I’m feeling incredibly lucky and honestly so proud that my tank was able to support them and grow them this far.
Now for the real question… what babies do I actually have?! The current school of 14 were sold to me as harlequins but I think I may have a mixed bag of lambchops, harlequins and purple harlequins 😅
So, I built a peat swamp replica (can't say biotope since most stuff isn't naturally found in boraras habitat, for example, I used reptile safe leaf litter (oak I think) since a largeish bag costs half of what 20 catappa leaves cost where I live) I'm a 140l (35 gal) tank, introduced a large mixed school of phoenix and chili rasboras, 35 in total (don't know how many of each since I bought them separately in groups of 20, but there were some of each species mixed in both groups, 5 didn't survive quarantine) and now I keep seeing new babies every few days.
I've found some small "orbs" that I think are eggs (boraras only tank) stuck on the leaf litter, they seem to grow over the course of a few days and then "pop", every time they look like they popped I notice new fry, if my guess is right then I have like 10 babies with 40 or so in the way.
The tank is full of microfauna (I've seen nematodes, some hydra, detritus worms and what looks like smaller, aquatic springtails) and I've noticed both the fry and the adults seem to spend most of their time exploring the leaf litter and snacking on it
I was sold what was assured to me to be chilli rasbora. They've been in the aquarium for a couple days now and a few of them seem to be coloring up and are obviously chili Rasbora but I believe I have a mix of Phoenix and least in there as well although I'd like your opinion. Perhaps they're still very young, stressed and malnourished? Is it possible that these are all chili rasbora?
I've been feeding baby brine shrimp and they seem happy. I'm just not sure if I should contact the seller yet or wait a little while.
I've read some other posts that seem to indicate that very young Chili Rasbora often are indistinguishable from Phoenix and least Rasbora, so I'm trying to remain optimistic.
does anyone else keep strawberry rasboras? if so , any tips on how to make sure they are in their prime and how to bring out their red color?
Hi I’m unsure what species these are, I believe they’re rasboras but stumped as to what type. They are 1.5-2cm in length, their dorsal and anal fins have very subtle blue edges, and the dot near the tail is similar to the exclamation point rasboras that I also have in this tank. Any ideas? Thanks
I am looking at setting up a tank with chili rasbora in the semi-near future. Unfortunately I haven't had much luck in the past finding these guys at local retailers. For those of you who have purchased chili rasbora online, where have you gotten yours, and how was your experience?
Edit: Sorry, forgot to mention I'm in the US.
Hey guys I just got my order of my first ever chili rasboras? I talked to the supplier and he assured me that he knew the difference between Phoenix and chili and that there would be no Phoenix Rasbora in with my order. I think he was potentially full of shit and as far as I can tell I've got at least a couple of Phoenix rasbora. They just went in so they haven't colored up yet and I'll be keeping an eye on them but I'm wondering what your guy's thoughts are?
Any recommendations for nano friendly surface skimmers? I recently added a group of younger/smaller chilis to my rimless tank and had a scare the first time I tried using my skimmer. The larger, original chilis never had a problem, but the new guys are so small and curious, one of them got sucked in despite my cautious supervision! Luckily I was able to unplug it immediately and the little guy swam right out with only a few minutes of what appeared to be shock. Now I’m terrified of using it again lol
Any suggestions?
I initially fed the adult rasbora Aquarium co-op fry food and crushed Hikari micropellets/vibra bites. They took to my densely planted, well-established 20-gal long with Amano and Neo shrimp tankmates quickly.
They started breeding like crazy once I introduced daily baby brine shrimp, so now I have two rotating TJ's seltzer bottle brine shrimp hatcheries on rotation.
Plants include java fern, java moss, anubias nana, a mass of monte carlo that won't stay rooted in the substrate, and lots of floaters for shade (water hyacinth, amazon frogbit, water lettuce). The newly hatched fry have plenty of hiding spots as well as microfauna to eat on their own.
I don't do anything special wrt feeding fry vs adults. The fry are zippy and fearless—once they're big enough to hang with the adults, they all eat the same thing at the same time.
I have a tank that is 5 gallons (20 litres) and has been cycling for roughly 4 weeks. It has a sponge filter (with cover) and a heater set to 25 degrees celcius, as well as a light (the same type I use for my betta tank which works well)
I plan on having a school of 6 chili rasboras as this feels like a nice even number and the fish won't be too crowded in there
It has some small sword plants in it already as well as a decorative hide I got from an avid aquarist friend, but I would like some advice as to what other things I should consider putting in the tank such as driftwood, more plants or other things. I am already planning on getting some driftwood and more plants but would appreciate some direction.
hello, i am new to raspboras. i have an established 10 gallon well planted tank with shrimp, and i wanted to get a fish that would get along with my shrimp colony. i was looking into chili raspboras, and i was wondering how many i should keep in my tank so that they are happiest? and if u have any tips for keeping them?
So I bought some cherry shrimp from someone who’s stopping with the hobby and accidentally got an extra chili rasbora with it… I don’t have the space to give the poor guy a proper group, he’s with Pygmy corys, shrimp and a Betta. I don’t mind keeping him but I think is pretty sad that he’s all alone now. What do I do???
I have 5 galaxy rasboras (CPD) in my 20 gallon along with 12 chilis, 8 Pygmy’s and shrimp. I’m planning on getting a few more galaxies but I was wondering if this is normal behavior?
I think I have two males and one female but I can’t tell on the other two. It seems like it’s the same one that does the chasing for the most part. Is this an issue? Should I try and get more female than male? It’s kind of hard as I get them from my lfs and they are all mixed. I just want to make sure that if I do get more and they happen to be male will it cause a blood bath in my tank? 😅
Hii boraras keepers, busy setting up this tank after 2 years out of the hobby, im planning on doing a Paludarium style biotope for this tank so tank would only be filled about 2/3rd of the way, its a 60x30x36cm tank and if i have my maths correct the water volume should be around 9ish gallons… im planning to plant the wood with narrow leaf java ferns and Bucephalandra, and having some nice emmersed peace lilies in the back right corner close to the filter… the sand im using is a reddish tank color and i am planning to do botanicals/blackwater for this tank, im using a Dennerle corner filter 40 mainly because i wanted something quiet with relatively gentle flow, ive never kept any boraras before but im super keen to try one of the species (any suggestions for least finicky species), and recommendations/suggestions or advice would be appreciated! Aswell as how long you would let a tank like this cycle or mature before adding them! Still a ways away before finally setting up and planting the tank but just want to gather all the info before hand!
Bought these at the lfs. How long does it take for them to reach adulthood?
I’m mainly feeding frozen baby brine shrimp
Hello team,
I'm going on a 8-9wk work assignment overseas later this year and only have 3-4weeks' cover where a pal could come in and feed / maintain the tank. What do yous think, if I hire a pet sitter to come in, how often would they need to feed the tank? Currently the tank has very low maintenance requirements (minimal water changes, see below), so I'm wondering if I can leave it for 5wks until my pal is available to do one.
The tank shown here after a very aggressive trim, 10mo old 125l / 27gal with 7 chilies (~1yo, waiting for more in LFS) plus ~16 (& happily multiplying, ~5mo) pygmy corys, 6 amanos and 2 nerite. strong cycle with an oversized sponge filter and a small internal filter for circulation. I have some persistent low-level algae problems (various types) that's probably due to my haphazard water change & fertilisation schedule. the tank is very understocked as I'm away a lot and have really been taking my time adding fish. the cycle has been very stable (liquid test kit verified) and I only change 10-20% water every now and again. the stem plants and moss grow like crazy, but the slow growth ones struggle due to said algae & low water change problem, but that's a question for another day.
Current feeding very sparingly every other day with a rotation of powder, crushed micro granules, sinking algae wafers, frozen daphnia & white mosquito, and occasional vinegar eel & BBS cultures.
What does the hive mind suggest? Some people say "just leave it for 5wks unfed it will be fine" but that sounds cruel to such small, fast metabolism fish (plus I also don't want to crash my cycle). Thoughts?