Lamb Chop Rasbora Fish Care & Tank Set up Guide

Lamp chop Rasbora looks very similar to Harlequin Rasbora; even I got the ID of this fish wrong when they were fry. This fish is among the non aggressive small fish for planted tanks. Lambchop Rasbora fish is native to South-east Asia which includes, far southwest of Thailand and the other parts in the southeast of the country around the border with Cambodia.
However the Harlequin Rasboras natural habitat is spread around Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand etc. Lamb Chop Rasboras only grow about 1.5 inches in length & have a very peaceful temperament. The natural habitat of Lamb chop Rasbora Fish is Peat swamp Forest area, the peat swamp forest resembles amazon black water’s, the leaf’s or wood does not decompose completely due to the water logged soil.
The name of this fish is Lambchop Rasbora is due to the dark band that appears like a lamb chop along its body.
The Female Rasbora fish has rounded body & the Male Rasbora fish is more colorful. With proper care these fish can live up to 5 years.

Scientific name is Trigonostigma espei for Lambchop Rasboras & Trigonostigma heteromorpha for Harlequin Rasbora.

Information below will help you to care for Harlequin Rasbora & Lamb Chop Rasobora fish-
Tank size – I’m raising these fish in a 10 gallon as they are just over 0.5 inch, however a fully grown school of Rasbora fish may require a 20 gallon tank. They should always be kept in a school of 6 or more.
Aquarium decoration – A Rasbora tank needs to have live plants, driftwood etc. In case you want to breed these fish you may have to add crypts plants or Cryptocoryne plants as these fish lay eggs on these plants & mimics their natural habitat.

Filtration – These fish prefer low water movement, I’m using a under gravel filter in this tank, I follow 25% weekly water change.

Food for Rasboras – I feed Tetra bits as stable food & also spirulina, mini pellets, flakes, freeze dried worms, live food like daphnia & micro worms. These fish are Omnivores.

Tank Mates for Lamb Chop Rasboras and Harlequin Rasbora – You can see in the video I have these fish with a female Betta fish , I had them as tank mates with Serpae tetra, Black Neon Tetra, Neon Tetra, Cherry Barbs & even Garra rufa fish, they can be housed with similar sized & temperament fish.

Water Parameters for Lamb chop Rasbora and Harlequin Rasbora is similar –
Temperature range – 72 °F to 81 °F (22 °C to 27 °C)
pH range – 6 to 7.5, I have this tank at 7
Water hardness – Soft to hard less than 180 ppm, I keep my tank less than 120 ppm

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