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New tank Fever - Boraras species only tank

Gina

Gina

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I've got the MTS fever and looking to set up my second tank. I'm thinking of a species only tank with a Boraras species. Anyone with experience of this kind on tank set up and could give me advice on the hardware etc?
 
Most rasbora come from swampy pools high in plant matter and low PH and KH so a biotope type tank would have dark peaty water and relatively few plants. Those plants there are would need to be low light to grow effectively so probably crypts and anubias with a few floaters. A sponge filter is adequate and CO2 unnecessary. I have two tanks with mostly rasbora in predominantly crypts anubias and some moss with bogwood and sticks. Being so small it is possible to stock quite heavily as minimal waste will be produced, cherry shrimp are a good accompaniment. I have not tried to adjust water parameters - Thames Water so colours are not as vibrant as they could be but I have no problems with the fish at all. Chilli rasbora do colour up as do Espei (really nice) others tend to remain a bit washed out. I'd suggest a soil base layer and a dark substrate. Be interested to see how you get on.
 
Seriously Fish is always a good source for species information & detail & aquarium suggestions, if possible biotope information & other species are listed.
If you want to venture into the non-red "micros" rasboras

Boraras micros
Rasbora rubrodorsalis
Rasbosoma spilocerca

Note that many of these species do better in 45-60cm tanks despite their diminutive size
 
Thank you Rasbo & alto for the advice, I am doing the research on the various species as i type and trying to pin down which tank to get in response to their needs. I will post further when I have chosen the hardware.
 
both look good alto, I have been looking at the Dennerle scapers tank 50lt as well as a possibility what do you think? or a TMC sig tank.
 
I was concerned about that, but it does say it comes with a glass lid. hours of looking at fish tanks online is making me dizzy.
 
thank you Troi for the advice, what is your experience of keeping micros?
 
I kept chilli rasbora and they look amazing in a big shoal. They didn't seem particularly fussy about water parameters etc, but like I mentioned I found them to be prodigious jumpers and pretty soon they'll be none left in the tank if you don't have a lid.
 
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