{"product_id":"kubotai-rasbora-microdevario-kubotai-freshwater","title":"Kubotai Rasbora (Microdevario kubotai)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;color:#1a1a1a;max-width:860px;line-height:1.7;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#E3F2FD;border-left:4px solid #1E88E5;padding:10px 14px;margin:0 0 14px;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn-store pickup only.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your order is reserved, we hold off on bagging until you arrive so it stays healthy in its display tank.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eKubotai Rasbora\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eMicrodevario kubotai\u003c\/em\u003e) is one of the most striking nano fish you can put in a planted tank. Barely three quarters of an inch long, it wears a band of electric lime green that lights up like neon paint the moment it crosses a beam of light, and a proper school of them moving through stem plants looks like a handful of sparks drifting downstream. Peaceful, active, and endlessly social, it is an intermediate level fish only because it is tiny and wants a mature, stable tank, not because it is difficult. Browse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/fresh-water\"\u003efreshwater livestock and supplies\u003c\/a\u003e to build the rest of the school's world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #1E88E5;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eCare Guide\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuy them in numbers.\u003c\/strong\u003e Eight is the floor, twelve or more is where they actually behave like themselves. In small groups they hide, stay pale, and eat poorly. In a real school they hold the open water and the green stripe intensifies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTank size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 gallons for a starter school, 20 gallons long or larger if you want a big shoal with room to cruise. Length matters more than height.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature tank required.\u003c\/strong\u003e These are micropredators with almost no reserves. Add them to an established, cycled tank with stable parameters, never to a tank that finished cycling last week.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater parameters:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72 to 79°F, pH 6.0 to 7.5, GH 2 to 12. Soft to moderately hard, slightly acidic to neutral is ideal. Consistency beats chasing exact numbers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAquascape:\u003c\/strong\u003e heavily planted with open swimming lanes down the middle. Fine leaved stems, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/weeping-moss-vesicularia-ferriei-portion-cup\"\u003emosses\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/salvinia-minima-water-spangles-floating-plant\"\u003efloating plants\u003c\/a\u003e that soften the light will bring them out into the open faster than a bare tank ever will.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeeding:\u003c\/strong\u003e omnivorous micropredator with a very small mouth. Crushed flake, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/hikari-micro-pellets\"\u003emicro pellets\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/xtreme-nano-slow-sinking-pellets-nano-fish-food\"\u003enano slow-sinking pellets\u003c\/a\u003e, and frozen \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/sfbb-baby-brine-shrimp-cube-1-75oz\"\u003ebaby brine shrimp\u003c\/a\u003e, daphnia, or cyclops. Feed small amounts twice a day rather than one large meal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlow and filtration:\u003c\/strong\u003e gentle. A sponge filter or a baffled hang-on-back is perfect. They come from clear forest streams, so they appreciate a little current but should never be pinned against the glass by it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLid strongly recommended.\u003c\/strong\u003e Startled nano danionins skip across the surface, and a fish this small can slip through a surprisingly narrow gap.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #1E88E5;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:640px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific name\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMicrodevario kubotai\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon names\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eKubotai Rasbora, Green Neon Rasbora, Neon Green Rasbora\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare level\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eIntermediate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemperament\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003ePeaceful, schooling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinimum group\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e8, ideally 12 or more\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMax size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eAbout 0.8 inch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinimum tank\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e10 gallons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemperature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e72 to 79°F\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e6.0 to 7.5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eGH 2 to 12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eOmnivore, micro foods only\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSwimming level\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eMiddle to upper\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eAtaran River basin, Thailand and Myanmar\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePickup\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #BBDEFB;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eIn-store pickup at Squeaky's Aquatics\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #1E88E5;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKubotai Rasbora are completely peaceful and will not bother anything, which also means they need tank mates that will not bother them. Keep them with other small, calm species: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/celestial-pearl-danio-danio-margaritatus-freshwater\"\u003eCelestial Pearl Danio\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/micro-tiger-rasbora-danio-erythromicron-freshwater\"\u003eMicro Tiger Rasbora\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/ember-tetra-hyphessobrycon-amandae-freshwater\"\u003eEmber Tetra\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/pygmy-cory-corydoras-pygmaeus-freshwater\"\u003ePygmy Cory\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/otocinclus-catfish-otocinclus-vittatus-freshwater-algae-eater\"\u003eOtocinclus\u003c\/a\u003e all make excellent company. Invertebrates are a natural fit too: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/cherry-red-shrimp\"\u003eCherry Shrimp\u003c\/a\u003e are safe with adults, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/racetrack-nerite-snail-vittina-sp-freshwater\"\u003enerite snails\u003c\/a\u003e handle algae without competing for food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvoid anything large, fast, or nippy. Full grown barbs, larger gouramis, angelfish, and most cichlids will either eat them outright or stress them into hiding permanently. Puffers and fin nippers are a hard no.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #1E88E5;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eRecommended Foods \u0026amp; Supplies\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/hikari-micro-pellets\"\u003eHikari Micro Pellets\u003c\/a\u003e sized for nano mouths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/xtreme-nano-slow-sinking-pellets-nano-fish-food\"\u003eXtreme Nano Slow-Sinking Pellets\u003c\/a\u003e staple for micro fish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/sfbb-baby-brine-shrimp-cube-1-75oz\"\u003eSFBB Baby Brine Shrimp\u003c\/a\u003e frozen conditioning food\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/seachem-prime-complete-concentrated-water-conditioner\"\u003eSeachem Prime\u003c\/a\u003e water conditioner for every water change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/fritz-catappa-leaves-10pk\"\u003eFritz Catappa Leaves\u003c\/a\u003e for gentle tannins and a softer, more natural look\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/freshwater-aquarium-plants\"\u003eLive plants\u003c\/a\u003e to give the school cover and confidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #1E88E5;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this the same fish as a Green Neon Tetra?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. Green Neon Tetra is \u003cem\u003eParacheirodon simulans\u003c\/em\u003e, a South American characin. The Kubotai Rasbora is an Asian danionin from Thailand and Myanmar. They look superficially similar in a photo and get confused constantly, but they are unrelated fish with different care needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMine look washed out and pale. What is wrong?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlmost always the group is too small or the tank is too bare. Bump the school up toward twelve, add plants and floating cover to break up the light, and give them a week to settle. The green comes back once they feel safe enough to stay in the open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre they safe with shrimp?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes with adult shrimp. Their mouths are far too small to threaten a grown Neocaridina. Newly hatched shrimplets in an open tank may get picked at, so add moss and cover if you want a colony to breed alongside them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill they breed in my tank?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey are egg scatterers and will spawn readily in soft, well planted water, but the parents and tank mates eat the eggs. You will occasionally find a survivor hiding in dense moss. Raising a real batch takes a separate grow-out tank and infusoria sized food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Squeaky's Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49168103211227,"sku":"FW1-F7661","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/5209\/3403\/files\/64290b62-d1aa-4649-b773-55dbba721b21.jpg?v=1787387051","url":"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/kubotai-rasbora-microdevario-kubotai-freshwater","provider":"Squeaky's Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}