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Elegant Rasbora-Rasbora elegans

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    ELEGANT RASBORA

    Origins:Southeast Asia, on the Malay Peninsula, and southward to Sumatra and Borneo.
    Size: 8"
    Diet:Flake and livefoods.
    Water:Temperature 72-77F;soft (50 mg/l) and acidic (pH 6.0-6.5)
    Temperament:Peaceful and social.

    Elegant Rasboras display three black areas on each side of the body. They body itself is greenish-brown above and silvery below. Females can be recognizing when spawning approaches, because they become paler than the males and their bodies swell with eggs. They spawn in typical rasbora fashion, with the young requiring special fry food or infusoria once they are free-swimming. Elegant Rasboras will rarely reach their maximum size in home aquariums.

    Note>Spot below dorsal fin, Spot at base of ventral fin, and spot on caudal peduncle.
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    MOD_Dawn, Jun 28, 2009
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