Lamb Chop Rasbora, Trigonostigma espei-Species Spotlight 

My taste in fish has changed as I’ve gotten older. I started with large fish like oscars and pacu when first keeping fish. Then cichlids like angels and such. While I still keep angels (My favorite fish) and probably always will since they live such a long time in my experience, I’ve recently dedicated my largest tank (A 6ft long 90 gallon I built myself) to these beautiful and entertaining little rasboras and Pygmy corys. It’s funny how my fish room has grown over the years but the fish I choose to keep has shrank 😝. I really enjoy you videos. Thanks for sharing

One of my favorite fish! They get nice bold color.

Great lil fish. I bought 12 of these, and have really enjoyed them. Thanks for the heads up Rachel!

I have 4 of them and they are about 3 and a half years old . They are very hardy . I love them

Great little fish! Just started keeping these guys and they are easy! Fun to watch and non aggressive with each other

Very helpful! I'm making my first aquascape/riparium soon, this gave me a lot to work with.

The 12 I got from you last month are doing great in my tank. Beautiful fish!

What's up girl, I just got 15 of these for my 29 gal. So far so good. They are fun to watch once set free into a bigger tank.

Absolutely love these little guys!! Had 5 innitialy and lost one due to in-experience of new tank syndrome. Still have 4 remaining and they are easily the hardiest fish I've owned! Their schooling behaviour is amazing to watch. Completely agree that they are a better choice than the Harlequin's. Great spotlight, look forward to more! 👍👍

I have a small school of these rasbora with half a dozen platys. It is a happy mix.

I love the espei... as you said, they really POP in any tank!

I just bought 4 to my black water community tank with their cousins, the harlequins. Pretty little fish they are

I have really started to get into rasboras. I have a few scissor tails, in with my giant danio's. They all school together. The rasboras chill just blow the giant danio's. It so awesome to watch. My tank is a planted tank it's kind of low tech. I do use some ferts, and I use co2tablets. I also only have t4 full spectrum lights and my plants are so lush and green. My java moss loves it, and so i do. I started out with a golf ball size and now I have nice sized mats in each of my 17 tanks.

another great video! thanks for sharing these little fish. i would like to see a spotlight on a species of Ram.

You are very knowledgeable. I enjoyed your video. I wish I had your expertise in fish. It is very admirable.

not sure if you keep them, but I would love a bleeding heart tetra spotlight.

I thought I was buying harlequins (I'm kinda new) but , turns out they're lamb chops! I've had them less than a week & their color is already popping bright !

Got 7 of these guys with my apistogramma they’re so strong and outgoing

My harlequins and lambchops shoal along with my scissor tail rasboras. When they swim together, it looks like a silver-orange dance.

Great video and think I saw a Danio margaritatus in there and it would be nice if you can do a species spotlight on them

It's very interesting to watch them dancing, when they are mature

I saw a Danio margaritatus in the aquarium, it would be a nice subject for Species Spotlight.

Just find you out! Im new to hobby and already fun of it....And think youre awesome! And videos is grate!!! Love it and will check them all and will be waiting for more.... I have tank with dividers 120l...2 dividers givving 25l for each of my 2 betta boys and rest for girls=3 bettas I have-with 3 danios zebra,1 pleco and 7 tiny neon tetras...I just wanna learn more about fish..especially all what cud live together with my fish..I wonder if these cud live with them...and if yes what wood be optimal for school..You see I want all fish to be good,comfy in tank not only my favorite ones,....Right now its all for me like Chinese,but i hope I will learn soon...So TY for all youre videos and grate information! Will keep eye on youre new stuff..Stay that way and keep ahued!!! By the way I feel looking at youre room that soon I shod get another tank or two..LOL.. ;) So TY for inspiring!

awesome video

thanks for taking the time to share!!!:)

Great video❤

I love your species spotlights, well I actually love your channel period! I was looking for info on the green fire tetra, I see videos on other channels, but no dialogue as to their care. If you're ever so inclined, I'd love to see a video by you on these beautiful little fish. Thank you for all you do for your subscribers!

Made my mind up get some at the weekend..... so thank you!

very beatiful fish rachel some type of fish dont like high light I wonder is it possible chosing fish according to light

Recently discovered your channel, and you have been so much help! You just got a new subscriber!

I set up my 10g tank 5 weeks ago, gradually adding rasbora hets (not 100% if hengeli or espei... some are more orange coloured than others), up to 6. My fist one, Carl, the most orange, was chasing the others a lot, and I was wondering if he is being bossy or horny or cranky, and if I should return him or get some more orange-coloured buddies for him, if it was a question of culture clash between hengelis and espeis. and tonight as I was gazing into the tank, my eye caught some movement between the leaves... I have fry!!! at least two. possibly more. they are so tiny! I hope they will be able to grow up. They hang out near the bottom, I don't think the adults would eat them, there are plenty of hiding places ready (for my future shrimps) I am just worried if they will find enough food between the plants and rocks. I am so excited! and still a bit worried about Carl. he seems to spend a lot of time alone on the lighter side of the tank while the others prefer the darker side around the filter. maybe he has ptsd because he spent 1-2 weeks alone when I was getting the cycling going with him. anyway, I have fry, so something is working right, yay!

Pretty little rasbora. 1 in. isn't to small either... may have to consider trying some of these...fish.

These guys are very hardy like their cousins the harlequins. I haven't had a death or illness coming from them. My harlequins I had a couple with some ick but they recover quickly. Extremely adaptable as well and will eat anything.

Another real nice video Rachel :)

LOVE THESE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Rachel, thank you for this video on the Spei, I love this guys. I'm looking for a small and good directional schooling type of fish for my 20 gal Long tank, I would like to have as large of a school as I can in such tank but some of the smaller fish don't seem to be very good at schooling (ie chili rasboras or celestial pearl danios), so I was wondering how many of these Espei I could keep in a 20 gal Long tank. I would appreciate your thoughts. or what other fish would you suggest. Thanks in advance

Another great video!

Hello, Rachel. Thank you for this video. I have 5 Harlequins and just received 5 more to add. The new Harlequins are babies! Do I need to keep them in quarantine until they get to a certain size? Right now they are about 1/2 inch or smaller. Thanks if you get around to reply. Keep up the great informative work.

I would like to see one on thread fin rainbow fish.

Please do a video on all things quarantine.

Good video. Thanks!

How does one purchase fish from you?

I've noticed a few pleco species on your website. It would be interesting to hear your take on those fish.

I would like to see a species profile on the pygmy or sparkling gourami.

That made me wonder, does the direction of the flow also makes White clouds school directionally? I've seen several videos that they just hang together and very few where they directionally school despite numbers

How many of these guys could I have in a 3ft tank with a pair of apistos?

vary nice

I have a 10 gallon tank with a male Betta. How many lamb chops could be tank mates with him in that size tank?

These are some nice looking fish! I'd love to get a school of them for myself, do you plan on selling these in the future?

A question.. 1. Will they eat Red Cherry Shrimps? 2. I heard people say they like dim light more, im using a 10w led, is it too much? 3. Are they shy or sensitive? Please answer, my planted tank os cycling for 2 months already (shrimps and snail are already in it) I'm still looking for a good small schooling fish to put in it

Ive got a heavily planted 20G tank with about 8 to 10 kuhli loaches in it (have yet to buy them). Would a shoal of these be a good addition? And if so, how many would be suitable? The kuhlis have a low bioload, and they usually hide under stuff, so they shouldn't be too much trouble for the rasboras I think?

can you talk about breeding of raspora fish

Do a species spotlight on Sterba Corydora!

Thanks for the great video Rachel! Will these hybridise with trigonostigma heteromorpha or Boraras Brigittae if kept together?

I LOVE your channel. I am planning on getting a fluval spec v and it will have some anubias, staurogyne, and flame moss. There will also be Malaysian drift wood as the hardscape. I was really wondering if these would do okay in a 5 gallon or not. How many do you think I could put?

could you do a vid on the the l450 pleco I saw that you had some in stock don't know about now

Hey Rachel, can you talk a little bit about the yellow tinge of your water in some of these tanks. Are you maintaining it this way to keep at a lower pH and if so, how do you go about doing that sustainably?

I have these in a tank with Red Phantoms - how about doing something on these. Thanks!

I just got these and they're awesome! The only thing is they're grouping up in the back left corner of the tank near the filter and heater, but I want them to move around the tank some more and school. How can I accomplish this?

I have ph water 9 and they still survive

what plant is that in the background?

I have 5 but one is not moving the other ones are fine but the one is not moving

Love this video. Thank you so much for the info. I'm curious: you say the lambchop breeds by adhering eggs to the underside of broad leaves. Is this based on actual observation, or the assumption that all Trigonostigma breed alike? I mean: why assume it breeds like heteromorpha, when every other rasbora is an egg-scatterer? I ask because I'm getting mixed reports from the field. ;-)

Thenks 💞😇💖

Will these guys survive with denison barbs?

Can you do a species spotlight on the splashing tetra, Copella arnoldi?

what size tank are you using and how many do you have in it

what would be an ideal number of these in a 15g tank, which isn't stocked?

Are these a good option for my 12 gallon tank?

I have 2 of them , a male and a female . Could I keep them with some harlequin rasboras ?

Do all rasbora school the way these do?

what is the most easy tetra to bread ?

Is there a stray CPD in there? Looks like at 1:44 there's on in the mid left

Do you every have freshwater clams or mussels in your tanks?

Could I put these with my shrimp that have babies? Would they eat the babies?

what is that plant called? Its gorgous

Are this fish ok with tetra and a betta?

Is hengel rasbora similar to lambchop rasbora?

are these deferent than the Trigonostigma hengeli ?

Omg they look terrible in this video. This is my favorite fish and I can say for certain they're MUCH more beautiful in person, especially when they've been well-fed for a while and their colors have matured.

Awesome video, I loved your fish selection in your aquatic experience tank and i was wondering what small schooling fish would you recommend for a small 8 gallon nano cube tank. specifically this one :ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yJSFJRxg9PM.html . I will be adding a lot more plants, CO2, and some shrimp. Im not ready for fish yet but i was just curious to know what i should be saving for.

Can i put 5-6 of those into a non planted 5 gallon tank?

I was told the harlequin and the “pork chop” are the same ... and the fish look just like these...👀? 🤷‍♀️

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