The Scissortail Rasbora is easy in care as long as it has stable water parameters with good water quality. Like all rasboras and danios, this fish is completely peaceful and totally safe to keep with other fish (as long as the other fish are peaceful as well), snails, shrimp, and live plants. While it is safe with adult shrimp, it might prey on shrimp fry.
The Scissortail Rasbora is a schooling fish that can only thrive in groups of at least 6-8 specimens. Keeping this fish in a large school will ensure its most natural behavior, especially top coloration from males as they compete for the attention of females. When this fish is healthy and placed in a well-cycled and densely planted aquarium, it is fairly likely that it will spawn, and you may see fry start to appear.
Tank Parameters:
- Temperature: 73° – 77° F (22° – 25° C)
- pH: 5.0 – 8.0, but 6.5-7.5 is typically ideal
- KH: 2 – 10 dKH
- Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons
Scissortail Rasbora Overview:
- Diet: Omnivorous. Will readily accept most flake foods and algae wafers, as well as freeze-dried daphnia, bloodworms, tubifex, and brine shrimp.
- Social Behavior: Peaceful, schooling/shoaling.
- Origin: Tank-bred, but indigenous to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra
- Average Adult Size: 1.4 – 1.8 inches (3.5 – 4.5 cm)
- Average Purchase Size: 1 – 1.5 inches (2.5 – 3.8 cm)
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