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Red-striped Rasbora, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Andrew Bogott · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Red-striped Rasbora

Trigonopoma pauciperforatum

The Red-striped Rasbora (Trigonopoma pauciperforatum) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 7 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 21–26 °C.

Size
7 cmtotal length
Temperature
21–26 °C
pH
4.0–7.5
Tank footprint
90 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature21–26 °C
pH4.0–7.5
Hardness0–10 °dGH
Drawn to scale in a 90 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. GenusTrigonopoma
  4. SpeciesTrigonopoma pauciperforatum

Quick answers

Red-striped Rasbora size: how big does it get?
It grows to 7 cm (total length).
Red-striped Rasbora tank size: what is the minimum?
A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 30 cm.
Red-striped Rasbora water parameters: what does it need?
Temperature 21–26 °C, pH 4.0–7.5, hardness 0–10 °dGH.
Red-striped Rasbora: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

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Sources

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