Harlequin Rasboras

[mr.waffles1842]

Anyone have some info on these rasboras? i saw them at PETCO today...

 

[rich311k]

Nice little fish, they are active and school well. They work well in a peaceful community tank.

 

[allaboutfish]

yup they hang at the top theyre fast they school quite well they canbe kept in a 10 gallon tank they also can have mor aggressive fish bc theyre fast like a betta.

 

[mr.waffles1842]

Cool, how many to a school?

 

[allaboutfish]

6 atleast

 

[jetajockey]

define 'fast like a betta' for me please

 

[allaboutfish]

theyre good with bettas bc theyre fast and they betta can attack them but they can also stress out a betta bc of their speed

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Ooh, HARLEQUIN! I love these little guys, don't know which tank to add them in though. Six sounds pretty good to me!

 

[Shadowraven]

They need to be kept in a group of at least 6 individuals. More is better. These are great little fish, one of my favorites. Active, but not too wild and fun to watch. Can't go wrong with harlequins.

 

[mr.waffles1842]

yay!

 

[allaboutfish]

i wish i could have some no room though

 

[alLexX]

i like the sound of these fish, if i can find them i might do them instead of neons in my betta/frog/otto tank.

 

[HalfMoon B]

Every fish store that I have been to in my local area has them. I don't think you will have problem finding them. I had 6 originally, but they didn't school very well, once I got 3 more they are really showing their shoaling behavior.

 

[mr.waffles1842]

These guys sound great! Im probably going to get some for my 20 gal.

 

[HalfMoon B]

These guys sound great! Im probably going to get some for my 20 gal.

That Is what have mine in with a betta. Pretty entertaining to watch those zippy little guys and my betta slowly exploring.

 

[librarygirl]

I'm considering these too for when my tank cycles, it's nice to hear from others who have them how exactly they behave. They sound like fun!

 

[HalfMoon B]

That they are, very active, but they don't seem to strewed out my betta or my cardinal tetras. If anything, they make my cardinals more active. They come out a lot more now!