New Boraras

[Bk718]

Managed to get my hands on two different species of Boraras thanks to FranksAquarium. Normally these fish are supposed to get to the size of a neon tetra (1-1.25") but at the moment they are way tiny (1/2"). I had them in the tank for about 3 hrs now and they are starting to color up more.
Heres a few shots:

Boraras Maculatus

Boraras Brigittae (Chili Rasbora)

Shot of both in the breeder box

And another explorer for my tank...

 

[Coler]

very cool ! good luck with them

 

[Dwarf Puffers]

Nice pics, Bk. Good luck indeed; I've had many bororas maculatus with sunken stomachs, and all of them died.

 

[Hollygirl]

I've never seen these fish before. Good Luck with them, and let us know how they are doing.

 

[SchizotypalVamp]

lookin cute! and skinny. Feed them up and post "after" pics!

 

[Bk718]

Thanks guys. Also thanks to Inka4040 and the golden pearls he provided a while back. Perfect tiny food for these lil fish. Im sure within a week these guys will have big healthy bellies lol

Also good news the amano shrimp i let loose in my 29g with rams and dwarf crays is doing good so i let the other one in there as well. Finally that tank is turning into a "community" planted tank.

 

[feemia]

Keep us updated with pics once they're established. I'm anxious to see how they color up. I've been thinking about picking up some of the brigittae the next time I'm in Seattle.

 

[jaysen]

longer fish than in the photo on franks site...

 

[jm1212]

awesome!

 

[Inka4040]

How they looking now Yuriy? Some of mine are that bright red color now, while others are still that orange color. Maybe something to do with sex? I noticed that some of mine have complete stripes, while others don't. Seeing the same thing in your pics... It'd be cool to have some as yet undiscovered/ new to the hobby fish mixed in with our boraras schools no?