Spotted Rasbora tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.

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Spotted Rasbora

Boraras maculatus

The Spotted Rasbora (Boraras maculatus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 2.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.

Size: 2.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–28 °C
pH: 4.0–6.5
Tank footprint: 45 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–28 °C

pH4.0–6.5

Hardness1–5 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCypriniformes
FamilyCyprinidae
GenusBoraras
SpeciesBoraras maculatus

Quick answers

Spotted Rasbora size: how big does it get?: It grows to 2.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Spotted Rasbora tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.
Spotted Rasbora water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 4.0–6.5, hardness 1–5 °dGH.
Spotted Rasbora: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.