Skip to content
Brilliant Rasbora, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Ahsan_al_hidayat · CC BY-SA 3.0

FreshwaterComing soonCommon

Brilliant Rasbora

Rasbora einthovenii

The Brilliant Rasbora (Rasbora einthovenii) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 10.6 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–26 °C.

Size
10.6 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature
22–26 °C
Tank footprint
120 × 30 cm
Climate zone
Tropical

In the aquarium

Temperature22–26 °C
Hardness2–10 °dGH
Drawn to scale in a 120 cm tank

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

  1. OrderCypriniformes
  2. FamilyCyprinidae
  3. GenusRasbora
  4. SpeciesRasbora einthovenii

Quick answers

Brilliant Rasbora size: how big does it get?
It grows to 10.6 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Brilliant Rasbora tank size: what is the minimum?
A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.
Brilliant Rasbora water parameters: what does it need?
Temperature 22–26 °C, hardness 2–10 °dGH.
Brilliant Rasbora: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

All species A–Z

Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.