Red Rasbora
COMMON NAMES: Harlequin or Red Rasbora.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rasbora heteromorpha.
DESIGNATION: Tropical
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Borneo,Malaysia, Indonesia.
SIZE: Up to 4 cm (1.6 in).
WATER PREFERENCES: Softish, slightly acid,mature water is preferred but will toleratesome deviation from this. Temperature: 24-27°C (75-80°F).
DIET: Most foods, including livefoods (notbottom-living varieties, such as Tubifex).
BREEDING: Eggs are deposited on theundersides of broad submerged leaves, suchas those of the various Amazon Swords(Echinodorus spp.). However, this is not aparticularly easy species to spawn.
DESCRIPTION: Without a doubt,Harlequins look their best in shoals. Rasborahengeli, a similar species with a slimmer'cone' on the posterior of the body is alsoregularly available.
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