Mosquito Rasbora vs Harlepin Rasbora

[jamesneo]

Hi
Any difference between the two? Or are they the same??

What are there characteristics?? Max size? Schooling fishes??

Thks

[budak]

the former is Boraras brigittae (3 cm max), the latter Trigonostigma heteromorpha (5-6 cm max) .... different as quails and turkeys. Harlequins are great all-round schooling community fish, the boraras should be kept in tanks with tankmates that won't bother them. Do a search on the Fauna Album in AQ as well as past threads and you will also find lots more discussion on these species.

[jamesneo]

Thks budak. Have found some info in the web. thks pal.

[kadios]

Harlequins(HR) are one of my favourites! Just to share with you my observations so far:

HR are very active when young. They swim and school around more. Not so active when adult but still school though.

Mosquito rasboras schools better than HR.

As for me, I am pretty picky with my HRs. I only choose those that have reddish/orangish tinge at the end of the body towards the tail. The fish will look more reddish than those without the reddish/orangish tinge when it get used to the tank.

Just my 2cents worth.

Cheers!

[jamesneo]

Wow, i very tempted to buy the mosquito rasboras.......
My only concern is will they eat up my cherry shrimps babies......If they attack in school on the baby shrimps SIAO liao

[quote:533fb647d5="kadios"]Harlequins(HR) are one of my favourites! Just to share with you my observations so far:

HR are very active when young. They swim and school around more. Not so active when adult but still school though.

Mosquito rasboras schools better than HR.

As for me, I am pretty picky with my HRs. I only choose those that have reddish/orangish tinge at the end of the body towards the tail. The fish will look more reddish than those without the reddish/orangish tinge when it get used to the tank.

Just my 2cents worth.

Cheers![/quote:533fb647d5]

[kadios]

Honsetly speaking, I am not too sure if they will eat your babay shrimps. But then again, I suscept they may if they do not get any food. My B Urols seldom come up to eat during meal times leading me to suscept they probably feed on the baby shrimps. However, as I still see my shrimps around, they probably have small stomaches so you should still see plenty of shrimps. =)

I do notice that my mosquito rasboras(both Urols and Brigittae) seem to enjoy flake food like TetraMin.

Cheers!

[hwchoy]

anything will eat your baby shrimps (assume you mean larvae or very small shrimps < 2mm). if you want to breed shrimps, make sure to have lots of hiding places such as hairgrass.

[stocker]

[quote:eb34cbf3="kadios"]Honsetly speaking, I am not too sure if they will eat your babay shrimps. But then again, I suscept they may if they do not get any food. My B Urols seldom come up to eat during meal times leading me to suscept they probably feed on the baby shrimps. However, as I still see my shrimps around, they probably have small stomaches so you should still see plenty of shrimps. =)

I do notice that my mosquito rasboras(both Urols and Brigittae) seem to enjoy flake food like TetraMin.

Cheers![/quote:eb34cbf3]

So do they eat the flake while they are sinking or come to the surface? I notice mine never come to the surface, maybe some slowly sinking type of food would be more suitable?

Any advice from experts?

[TanVincent]

[quote:89aed5ecc8="jamesneo"]Wow, i very tempted to buy the mosquito rasboras.......
My only concern is will they eat up my cherry shrimps babies......If they attack in school on the baby shrimps SIAO liao

[quote:89aed5ecc8="kadios"]Harlequins(HR) are one of my favourites! Just to share with you my observations so far:

HR are very active when young. They swim and school around more. Not so active when adult but still school though.

Mosquito rasboras schools better than HR.

As for me, I am pretty picky with my HRs. I only choose those that have reddish/orangish tinge at the end of the body towards the tail. The fish will look more reddish than those without the reddish/orangish tinge when it get used to the tank.

Just my 2cents worth.

Cheers![/quote:89aed5ecc8][/quote:89aed5ecc8]

"Anything that fits the mouth is food!!! "

Cheers
Vincent