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has anyone evr heard of boraras brigittae/chili?

Discussion in 'Freshwater General Discussion' started by Leslie, Mar 29, 2009.

  1. Leslie

    Leslie Thread Starter New Member

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    Rasbora (Questions & Advice)
    has anyone evr heard of boraras brigittae/chili? i would like to know if anyone has and if they know of a good place to buy them. i heard they would go good in my little 5 gal with shrimp..
     
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    Schooling fish in large enough groups as are most rasbora's, tend be shy & reclusive without large group, Very colorful in calm waters. If putting with 3 albino corydoras, 2 platys and opting for these you could do about 8.
     
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    not in my 10 but in the 5 gal. i want something other than shrimp in the 5
     
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    Oh, I get ya!
    looking for a small school of them (4or5).
     
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    yes. and i think since they are so tiny they wont bother the shrimp. but i think my ph will kill them and my water is hard too.
     
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    what's your ph at?
     
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    i think 7.6 or 7.8. i cant remeber.
     
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    oh, and I forgot to add the chili rasbora will attack your shrimp...so that would be a no no. Tetras will hunt them buggers down!

    also they'd do better in soft water with a ph of about 5.5 or 6.0...although I've read where others have had luck with the ph being in the range all the way up to 7.4
     
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    grr.... well guess its just going to be the shrimp.
     
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    male guppies will be OK with shrimp, the only problem you should have is the guppies eat the babies.

    but if you have a ton of plants in the tank you should be able to get a few babies to adult if they have a food supply.
     
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    Re: Rasbora (Questions & Advice)

    even better would be male endlers..soo colorful!
     
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    Re: Rasbora (Questions & Advice)

    i never see my boraras brigittae attack my anamo shrimp, and they are barely 3/4 of an inch long how much damage could they do, i know the shrimp leslie is getting is prolly smaller than the amano are.
    But i do have my brigs in water with a ph of 6.4 or so,
     
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    Re: Rasbora (Questions & Advice)

    I've seen a lot of talk about endlers lately. Just what are they? Never heard of them.
     
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    Anthony's avitar is a male Endler....

    Here is some info on them! Males are tiny little things :)
     
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    I just recently acquired a few, the males are simply stunning on coloration.
     
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    Small but very nice color in those little guys, thanks for the info.
     
    greg curtis, Mar 31, 2009
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