Boraras brigittae(Mosquito Rasbora)

**FaRnieGuy** · 26th Jul 2005, 18:45

Boraras Brigittae(Mosquito Rasbora)

anyone kept this fish before?

how long or how big can they grow?
currently i have 10 in my 2ft planted tank..

do they normally swim in schools or anyhow swim?

as from what i see, they scatter around my tank...

**hwchoy** · 26th Jul 2005, 18:59

doesn't grow much bigger, around 2cm or so.

**FaRnieGuy** · 26th Jul 2005, 19:01

doesn't grow much bigger, around 2cm or so.

oh.. icic.. but do they swim in schools?

JT · 26th Jul 2005, 19:02

very fragile as well...thus i still stick to cardinal tetra...

**FaRnieGuy** · 26th Jul 2005, 19:04

but cardinals grow quite big..
i'm looking for fishes which swim in schools and doesn't grow till too big..
any recommendations?

**Justikanz** · 26th Jul 2005, 22:11

Quite ok... Got them to breed in my moss tank... Keke... Didn't realised they were breeding tll I see a rasbora even smaller than what I have...

And yes, they tend to scatter... presumably cos the tank is small and there are no 'predators' around... But not all over the tank... Just facng different directions...

Oh, they are extremely shy too... Almost always hiding...

**FaRnieGuy** · 26th Jul 2005, 22:23

Quite ok... Got them to breed in my moss tank... Keke... Didn't realised they were breeding tll I see a rasbora even smaller than what I have...

congrats..
haha..
do u know how to sex them?

**hwchoy** · 26th Jul 2005, 22:25

Originally Posted by FaRnieGuy

Boraras Brigittae(Mosquito Rasbora)

anyone kept this fish before?

how long or how big can they grow?
currently i have 10 in my 2ft planted tank..

do they normally swim in schools or anyhow swim?

as from what i see, they scatter around my tank...

oh btw forgot to tell you the fish in your pix is not Boraras brigittae but B. urophthalmoides, commonly known as exclamation point rasbora. so, which one do you really have?

Boraras brigittae

Boraras urophthalmoides

**FaRnieGuy** · 26th Jul 2005, 22:28

uh oh..
i think mine look more like the bottom pic..
Boraras urophthalmoides

**|squee|** · 26th Jul 2005, 22:32

choy, your brigittae looks hungry

I got them for a period of time. They're sensitive fish, and they died due to my frequent rescapes of my tank. I noticed they don't tend to hide when there are many of them, and they don't school, but stick together somewhat. I've seen a pair following each other all around the tank though.

**FaRnieGuy** · 26th Jul 2005, 22:37

i'm really confused by all the different websites...
http://filaman.uni-kiel.de/Summary/S...rophthalmoides

this Boraras urophthalmoides is so different from the one hwchoy showing..
it looks more like hwchoy's Boraras brigittae

**hwchoy** · 26th Jul 2005, 22:59

Originally Posted by FaRnieGuy

i'm really confused by all the different websites...
http://filaman.uni-kiel.de/Summary/S...rophthalmoides

this Boraras urophthalmoides is so different from the one hwchoy showing..
it looks more like hwchoy's Boraras brigittae

you mean this one? you didn't notice the credit on that pix huh

there are some colour variation amongst geographical populations.

**hwchoy** · 26th Jul 2005, 23:02

Originally Posted by |squee|

choy, your brigittae looks hungry

you people are too damn hard to please

how about this?

**hwchoy** · 26th Jul 2005, 23:12

btw FaRnie Guy, you might also consider Boraras merah, they have a nice purpluish sheen.

**FaRnieGuy** · 26th Jul 2005, 23:22

thanks for all the info and pics..
i think mine still look more like Boraras urophthalmoides...
"tio pian!!!"
bought them from Pet Mart this afternoon...
hmmm... must go back and ^&!@$@%$!...

**hwchoy** · 27th Jul 2005, 04:31

Originally Posted by FaRnieGuy

thanks for all the info and pics..
i think mine still look more like Boraras urophthalmoides...
"tio pian!!!"
bought them from Pet Mart this afternoon...
hmmm... must go back and ^&!@$@%$!...

two ways to tell. the urophthalmoides has a spot on the caudal peduncle (where body meets tail), a brigittae does not. the urophthalmoides has a stouter body too.

the other way is: urophthalmoides around 50¢, brigittae around $1.50-2.00

**ThevinQ** · 27th Jul 2005, 17:04

Does anyone know which lfs in the east or west currently has boraras (of kind) now? Other than pet mart... oops...

**juggler** · 27th Jul 2005, 17:20

Originally Posted by FaRnieGuy

thanks for all the info and pics..
i think mine still look more like Boraras urophthalmoides...
"tio pian!!!"
bought them from Pet Mart this afternoon...
hmmm... must go back and ^&!@$@%$!...

I would like to hear what PetMart will have to say ...

Remember to print out this thread to show them the pics.