Species profile

Chili rasbora

Boraras brigittae

ai-generated confidence: high

AI-generated aquarium-care values from common hobby consensus; expert review is recommended before launch-quality advice.

Care table

Water typefreshwater
Care levelmoderate
Minimum tank10 US gal / 38 L
Minimum group size8
Adult size2 cm
Temperature23-28 C
pH4.5-7
Hardness1-8 dGH
Salinity0-0 ppt
Temperamentpeaceful nano schooling
Aggression notesTiny, timid schooling fish for mature planted or blackwater nano tanks; easily outcompeted or eaten.
Dietmicro omnivore
Swim zonemiddle/top
Activity levelmoderate
Bioloadvery low
Reef safeNot applicable or not reviewed
Plant safeYes
Invert safeYes
Compatibility tagsfreshwater, schooling, peaceful-community, soft-water, tiny-fish, timid-nano-fish
Avoid with tagslarge-predator, boisterous, hard-water-specialist

Tank mate compatibility

Generated same-water-type pair checks for Chili rasbora.

Sources and attribution

Source links are verification references for taxonomy and identifiers. Aquarium-care values are AI-generated from common hobby consensus and need expert review before launch-quality advice.