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ChaosMaximus   Enthusiast Posts: 163 Kudos: 39 Votes: 9 Registered: 15-Dec-2005   | Hi, I am getting a 12g and have been looking around for the smallest fish who dont mind a lot of light that I can find. I was at a LFS and the owner insisted that the harlequin rasboras he had were full grown at about 2cm. All the sites I have seen have 4.5cm as an adult size. Is it possible there is a smaller variety of these? because all of the rasboras were small even those in the desplay. I suspect these are juvaniles but just wanted to ask. Chaos |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59 |     |
keithgh      *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003   | Sounds like a bit of sales talk to me. Next time you go there ask several questions that you know the answer of, make a list if necessary, this way you will very quickly know weather it is sales talk or knowledge. If it is sales talk shop else where. Have a look in [link=My Profile]http:// www.fishprofiles.com/interactive/forums/profile.asp?userid=6741" style="COLOR: #00FF00[/link] for my tank info [link=Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tanks]http://photobucket.com/albums/b209/keithgh/Betta%20desktop%20tank/" style="COLOR: #00FF00[/link] Keith  Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT?  VOTE NOW VOTE NOW |
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greenmonkey51   Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004 | Harlequin aren't a dwarf species but there are a few dwarf rasboras. azgardens.com has some Im pretty sure. |
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| Dun(e) Enthusiast Posts: 216 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Apr-2001  | I had the understanding that a 12g would be big enough for Harlequins? Dun(e) |
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Calilasseia  *Ultimate Fish Guru* Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003  | Harlequin Rasboras can reach up to 5 cm. If yu're looking for a true 'dwarf', then the Pygmy Rasbora, Rasbora maculata, is what you're looking for. It only reaches 2.5 cm. Ocellated Rasboras or Eye-Spot Rasboras, Rasbora dorsiocellata, also stay relatively small (about 4.5 cm), and are slender fishes into the bargain. So they'll impose less loading on the biofilter.  |
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