Scaperoot Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 I'm trying to confirm whether these two fish are Chilli Rasboras. I bought a group of 6 a couple months ago, but they've never fully colored up as expected. I bought 3 more from a different fish store, and those are bright red. Are both groups the same fish, but perhaps one group male and the other female? One group is smaller and less colorful. I'm also wondering if their age makes a difference. All were sold to me as Chili Rasboras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve and His Animals Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 The striped ones look like chilis (Boraras briggitae) to me, while the spotted ones look like the dwarf spotted rasbora (Boraras maculatus). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFishNoBrakes Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Someone who is smarter than me will be able to help you out. What I can tell you from my personal experience is that they don’t color up until they’re older. My older, established group The juveniles I got to boost my numbers The older guys looked like the younger ones when I first got them. As they grew up they colored up really nicely. I will say that yours look like 2 different fish to me. The Chili’s have more of a stripe across their body, while the other ones with less color seem to have just a dot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricksonAquatics Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Definitely chilis with the stripe and I’m guessing dwarf rasbora with the black dot. But those could also be phoenix Rasboras too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaperoot Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 On 6/22/2024 at 9:14 PM, Steve and His Animals said: The striped ones look like chilis (Boraras briggitae) to me, while the spotted ones look like the dwarf spotted rasbora (Boraras maculatus). I had a feeling these were mislabeled. I liked the spotted rasboras but I really wanted chillis. Good thing is that they're so small that I can get some chillis and it won't have a negative impact on the tank. Thanks👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricksonAquatics Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Heres a guide someone on Reddit made, I believe. Might help 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggaz Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Can they interbreed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 (edited) On 6/24/2024 at 2:42 AM, daggaz said: Can they interbreed? Yes. All the Boraras group can hybridize within the group. Edited June 29 by Odd Duck Clarify. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggaz Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 Omg that's perfect. My local LFS is often sold out of chili's, and when they do get them they are absolutely _tiny_. But they have tanks of three other well fed cousin species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 You don’t really want them to hybridize. They are similar enough that most won’t want hybrids because they can’t be clearly identified. Just because they will doesn’t mean you should. 🤷🏻♀️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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