Elegant Rasbora tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.

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Elegant Rasbora

Rasbora elegans

The Elegant Rasbora (Rasbora elegans) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 20 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–25 °C.

Size: 20 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 22–25 °C
Tank footprint: 120 × 45 cm
Climate zone: Tropical

In the aquarium

Temperature22–25 °C

Hardness2–12 °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
GenusRasbora
SpeciesRasbora elegans

Quick answers

Elegant Rasbora size: how big does it get?: It grows to 20 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Elegant Rasbora tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.
Elegant Rasbora water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–25 °C, hardness 2–12 °dGH.
Elegant Rasbora: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.