Description
The scissortail rasbora has a silver iridescence that shimmers and sparkles as it reflects ambient light. As a shoaling species, they are best kept in groups of 6 or more fish. Normally, The males develop the red nose, females are plainer in colour. Browse our selection of live fish in Coburg Aquarium.
Features of Scissortail Rasbora:
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ASlender, with an almost transparent body, a horizontal black line runs from behind the gills to the tail
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The tail is forked, and bears bands of yellow and black, ending with a band of white at the tip
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This fish is a hardy and popular member of the Rasbora group
The Best Aquarium Size for Scissortail Rasbora:
The minimum tank size for a small group of Scissortail Rasboras is 40L. They prefer to live in schools of a half dozen or more, the scissortail grouping is quite active. We always recommend going with larger aquariums to provide your fish with plenty of room to swim around and get comfortable.
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Tank Mate Compatibility:
The scissortail rasbora is a shoaling fish; it should be kept in schools of 6 to 10 individuals. You can keep them with any fish as long it’s not large and predatory.
Great tank mates for Rasbora include:
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Feeding :
The fish have tiny mouths that aren’t always capable of getting around common fish foods, so keep things as small as possible. A combination of pellets or flakes, live/frozen food like brine shrimp, bloodworms are excellent supplemental foods for your fish.
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Scissortail Rasbora Fish Tank Setup:
Aquarium Filtration
To mimic the Scissortail rasbora’s natural environment, filtration system is important, as scissortails require good quality water. They are naturally accustomed to moving water and would enjoy a current such as that provided by a powerhead.
Plants for Scissortail Rasbora
Scissortail Rasboras love plants because they offer some protection if they ever feel threatened.
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Decorations for Rasbora
Scissortail Rasboras are small fish. To mimic their riverbed habitat, rock, cove, driftwood can be placed in tanks.
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Substrate
You can use a dark-colored sand substrate or gravel. These fish will not spend much time at the bottom of the tank, so you don’t need to worry about possible injury from the gravel.
Kirby Pebbles
Aqua One Gravel
Dymax Gravel 2kg
A variety of Substrates are available at Coburg Aquarium.
