I love chilli Rasboras! I have a group in a wood and planted tank with red cherry shrimp and a golden mystery snail. Red root floaters on the top ties their colour in so nicely
100% my favourite nano. I bought a group of chillis a couple of years ago but only recently discovered after looking into breeding them that half of them may not be boraras brigittae after all. I've tried getting them to spawn in rainwater the past couple of weeks but not had any luck so I've given up for now. One interesting thing I've read about is that if the bororas are to crossbreed then the offspring will be sterile.
@@FishShopMatt ok so I had given up on these guys until I spotted two fry today! 🥳 I've uploaded a slightly blurry video to my channel if you're interested 😅
Any species from the boraras genus is the best nano fish. I've got 9 chilis and 1 phoenix (the phoenix was shipped to me among several chilis, so it may have been accidental), and they are absolutely wonderful. Such easy fish to care for, and they have so much personality. Very adaptable too as you stated. I'm sure I've mentioned this already but mine mine are living in a pH of 7.6, and in a temperature of 76°F (24°C). Nitrate in their tank always sits at 5.0 ppm, and they show no issues with this. They also live with a few snail species, two female bettas and 6 ember tetras. They all really like to interact with the tetras, and the smaller of the two bettas. When I had my celestial pearls in the same tank, the chilis started hiding, and they never reacted that way to new tankmates before, so I'm assuming these two species aren't that compatible. Regarding food, I have micro pellets that are still too big for them, so I put them in a bowl and grind them up with a spoon so they're powder-like. These are high protein pellets, 42% protein, which is better for them since chilis are micropredators.
@@FishShopMatt their schooling nature is what I really like, and they're a nice alternative to the tetras(which I love), but sometimes a smaller, bright pop of color in those guys are so cool!
Matt I love your style of video so please keep doing what you do. These little fish are super. I’ve never kept them myself but I always watch them when I spot them in aquarium stores. Their colouration is insane. 😊
i’m setting up a 30L cube for my work desk at home to have something nice to look at while I slog away! what would you say are the max amount of these? they are lovely!
For the last couple of years I’ve always kept a scool of Boraras briggitae with my Croaking Gouramis, (Trichopsis Vitata). They blend really fine with the Trigonostigma espei too. 😊👌 I mostly feed with frozen food such as cyclops and dafnia but also fine chopped black mosqito larvae or bloodworms.
@@TexasTuesdays I really don’t know. The downside of popular names I guess? In Denmark we have the Croaking Gouramy and the Croaking Dwarf Gouramy. It’s the biggest one that’s called Trichopsis Vitata in latin.
That's a beautiful pairing I bet they look great together. The sparkling and croaking gouramis are separate species and then you can get even more complex as there are several species within those common names. Sparkling tend to be smaller with blue and green spots, then the croaking tend to be a bit more brown in colour with less blue spots.
Thanks Matt for another great, informative video. I love learning about the diverse world of fish. And there are sooo many to choose from that I'm not confident enough to pick out a fish suitable for my tank parameters and for me. And yes there is Google, but I'm very old school, and most the time I forget to even take my phone with me. LOL. So this helps me out tremendously. Thank you. Not to pinpoint my age, but I come from the world of encyclopedias and rotary phones. 😂 hahahahaha.
oOoOO hard choice, both would look great. One thing to think about is how you want them to swim. Chilli's hover in the water where as rummynose swim constantly almost like a flying bird.
What a great video, I keep chilli's in with Galaxy Rasboras and Cherry shrimps in my desk top 30ltr and it works a treat. They love any food ground in my pestle and mortar or the micro worms from cultures. Thanks to your identification info; I find I have one 'Maculata' in with my group of Brigittae. Thanks for sharing.
I'm super happy I got 15 of those guys for my 2nd nano tank. Like you mentioned, when i get close to the tank they get excited because it usually means food. It's so cool seeing them swim through the small wood branches. They don't mind sharing the tank with some cherry shrimp.
Love every fish files, but the chilis are the next fish on my list to get! I wanted to add them to my sparkling gourami and Cory tank :) It was great to add to my research, thanks Matt!
@@FishShopMatt yeah, mine is a funny dude. He will do the crazy dance in a front when I walk into the room. Yet, he won’t take any dry foods. I keep for him a culture of white worms lol 😂
Ahhh this video is 9 days late 😅 I have just stocked my nano with Least ( exclamation mark ) rasbora & Gertrude's spotted blue eye rainbows & some khuli loaches...awesome video as always Matt 💙
I've got a nice group of them in a 35Liter, their absolutely awesome. Had some clown killis in there before with them, but they did dominate the tank a bit more, causing the chilli's to hide much more.
Definitely one of the brightest nano fish that’s suitable for most smaller aquariums! I love mine even if they’re in a slightly larger aquarium and get lost!
A favorite Rasbora for me I remember came into the hobby in the mid 80's was called the Axel Rasbora now called the Neon or Blue Neon Rasbora. I always thought they looked cool. Blue grey top and orange red belly. Also the Ruby Harlequin but I can't find info on that name and I don't remember the scientific name. Looked almost exactly as the name implied but they were about half the size of Harlequins. About an inch or 3 cm/30 mm.
The axels Rasbora are stunning and wouldn't mind getting a group of them at some point. It sounds like you are describing the espei Rasbora as they are like a brightly colored small harlequin!
Matt, I am obsessed with nano aquariums. In that vein, I am trying to learn everything I can about Thai micro crabs and how to breed them. Their habitat is disappearing and breeding successfully is going to be essential to keeping them in the hobby and in the world. I’d love a video full of of your opinions on Thai micro crabs.
Love the Fish Files Matt. It's nice to learn about the different types of fish before deciding which ones we want to invest in. Thank you so much. Love your channel.
Thank you for the video. I m about to buy some chilli soon. It couldn t be more on time a video with info about them especially coming from you. Love from Romania!
You have inspired me so very much with creating my tanks as well as taking the leap to start my own channel. I love looking back at where your videos where a year ago and see where you've grown with your confidence and editing talents. Thank you for sharing your work and being an inspiration. God bless you and your family.
I have some harlequin Rasboras in the 20 long I use as a plant grow out for extra clipping I don't have the heart to trash. It was a surprise when I learned they mate on leaves by flipping completely upside down haha. Rasboras are very cool in a planted tank.
Love chilis! First had a group of them ten years ago, love them. Tried to add more to my group yesterday, went to my local Maidenhead yesterday afternoon, they need you up here Matt, it was awful! Lots of dead fish in sale tanks, a particular large firemouth stuck to an intake, the betta rack was grip, a particularly sad looking guy missing both eyes flopping around on his side, fish that essentially looked like fry being sold at full price. Honestly, the tanks at pets at home look better
matt... get out of my head :) i'm keeping fish nearly 30 years on and off. i've found a real love for nano species in the last 5 years keeping a few nano tanks. I am planning my large tank to have a lot of nano fish, using some of my current stock in a 60cm tank as the basis for some breeding projects. currently have small groups of pygmy cory's, ruby tetra, emerald rasbora, ember tetra and some chili rasbora. all in I plan on breeding to larger numbers with the stock I have to stock a large tank! congrats on the channel growth
@@leahnichol6665 I did think that, but in his most recent video he said about silver tip tetras in there, and even fish of that size can be a problem for your chilli rasbora school's numbers
they live in my kitchen at room temperate, cool summer nights or winter frost goes down to 15.5C without even losing color. they only breed in summer for me tho
From the US! I’m so glad you started your own channel!! I’m a “Father Fish “ follower also. All 7 of my tanks are like what he does. So far never a dead anything. I have a gorgeous 2’ tall crystal vase, 5” in the belly. I’m thinking dirt, sand cap, river pebbles, I think it’s willow? bunch of 2 1/2’ long, spiral Val 2’ growth. ( up through the willow) bumble bee nerites, shrimp, and I was thinking about chili rasboras, small group?? And an air stone at bottom for bubbles to top? What do you think Matt??
here in my house temperature can soar up to 32 celcius and they are fine..but i do kept it constantly at 28-30 celcius using fan. as for nitrate, few weeks ago i had regular shrimp died in a course of a week due to elevated level of nitrate because i was busy at tht time and the fish seems fine and active. in smaller tank they might eat baby shrimp but i do not get to see it, they also controlled the population of copepods and detritus worm.
I keep a school of them in my cherry shrimp tank. Was worried at first and they do eat the tiniest shimps but with in a week they’re too big and the adult shrimp bully the rasbora. They’re full of more character than I’d have thought. Independent and schooling which is neat to watch.
I’m sooooooo Thankful you popped up on my RU-vid. The amount of information I have gotten from you is just crazy. You have also encouraged me to try again with a planted tank. I had one a few years back and my plants did great but my fishies did not. So of course I didn’t try again because of how much I spent to get it all together, I thought that just might be for the pros. The hubby took me out running around yesterday to see what locally we could get around here and unfortunately our pet shops do no have the variety I see you display, do you have an online site you would suggest? Keep up your amazing work
Matt, please keep doing what you do.I followed you over from the MD Fish Tanks channel. Because I love your accent. I'm an old gal from Idaho, USA. I am wanting to have a nice glass box with fish and plants before I pass from this realm.
cute little guys. it has been a while looking for these around the area for a nano tank. your video gave everything I needed to know about them man thanks ! great video. couldn't help but notice plants wall amazing.
Hi Matt, glad I checked out your channel after seeing you on MD's for a while...enjoying the videos! I am planning a large tank, probably a deep 5-6 footer, with mostly Tetras - Green Neons, Rummy Noses, Diamond Head Neons, Ember Tetras, Golden Tetras...too many, most likely! Plus I really like the Forktail Blue Eyes Rainbow Fish (Pseudomugil Furcatus), and some Celestial Danios...knowing that the Danios, the Golden Tetras and the Rainbow Fish will be feisty to their own kind, hope not to the others...plus some of the Aussie versions of Amanos (can't get the real deal here), some dark blue Cherry shrimp and my favourites, the Otocinclus as clean up crew, along with ramshorn snails. Could add some Corydoras, I suppose, but I think I have enough in the tank already. Probably too many fish! With say 15-20 of most types...I want a peaceful community tank, filled with colour and movement, heavily planted/scaped in the natural style you show so well. Would love comments re the compatibility of these fish etc 😄 From research, the Rummy Noses would stay schooling together, the other Tetras would often be all mixed in together, and the Danios would stay at the bottom of the tank with their own hidey holes in the scape to feel comfortable enough to come out. Was thinking of Espei Rasboras, but took them out as too many, sigh. I have had a 4' tank in the past with Congos and Cardinals, the Congos got too aggressive with any other tank mates, and the Cardinals were pretty shy most of the time.
Keep up the great informative videos! Always feels like a treat to watch an in depth dive on a species. Have you don't ember tetras yet? I look forward to seeing what you put out next.
Excellent video Matt! I have another Rasbora. Labeled as a Strawberry Rasbora at my LFS. The males are smaller than the female and also color up very well. Not as intense as the chilis though. I believe they were the second one in the line of pictures near the start of the video. Small black spot on the side and another at the base of the tail fin. Super hardy and so far have been in my aquarium for 3+ years. Chili Rasbora are next on my list for the new tank I'm setting up. Thanks for all of the great information and entertaining content Matt.
Really wish I'd got these instead of a ton of kubotai green rasboras. They're crazy and like to defend every part of the tank, bullying pygmy corys and emerald dwarfs. Thanks Matt
Thank you I will look into it, maybe I have louder speakers than you as I can't even turn my videos halfway without it sounding like they will explode hahaha.
Great video!😊. Love the fish pictures on the video. Must have been hard to edit. Fun to watch. The fish s that are like cut outs on the screen. Love them very clear images to make choices from.
Such a lovely species. Unfortunately I made a noob mistake by adding cold water that shocked my vase pair. They eventually succumbed to the physiological injuries incurred seemingly to do with the swim bladder. I cannot wait to add some again in the future as mine were very happy and hardy in a small vase setup. Thanks and cheers.
I have a 13 gallon shallow with chili rasboras, pygmy cories, and cherry shrimp. I absolutely love them, and your channel was a huge inspiration for the tank! Thank you Matt!
I love chilli rashboaras, but my favorite are the urophtalmoides, I love the gold with black stripe and a hint of red... I have three left of the orignal 12 I bought.....havent seen them again in any of my LFS's..
It's strange we used to order chilli's and always received urothalmoides. It might just be the shippers aren't concentrating on the slightly less colorful rasboras.
Matt! Good to see you on your own. Loved the content with MD, but definitely enjoy the in depth knowledge that comes from your channel. Keep it up, brother! From Dallas Texas, USA
Can you please do a Dwarf Gourami Fish-File? Also so glad to see you posting a little more regularly! Can’t wait to see what you bring us in the future!!
They are still on my wishlist. I want to try a very large group in a 4 ft aquarium. Complete tank with peacefull species and small corydora's like the habrosus in large groups. BTW, i think you have some maculatus in your chili group :) Keep up the good work. For some reason for me the MD video's were better when you took part in them. Your knowledge on the hobby is amazing, and i subbed the moment i saw you started a channel. It's such good information, really well told.
My Flame Tetra's are brave little ones, they were being rather aggressive with my other fish, I couldn't have that so I got another tank to put them in and got the rest of them from the store. They rarely hide from anything, even my planting or cleaning stuff up, they are right up there checking out what I'm doing lol
Love these guys! Had them in my big community tank and as friendly as they are, they'd get lost in the space. Now they are in a smaller dedicated tank with cherry shrimp and they are happy as clams 😊
I've just brought some January tetra, absolutely love these fish, easy to keep and swim well with others. Also I got some rainbow tetras, now these have a beautiful shimmer to them, Will definitely get more.
Matt Thank You for you fishes info I appreciate them and yourself quite very much yes indeed sir keep it up and I rewatch review yours as well also too. God bless you always Eternal
