Glowlight Rasbora

Commonly known as ’glowlight rasbora’ in the trade due to its distinctive orange patterning on the posterior part of the body, Trigonostigma hengeli is an ideal resident of a well-maintained community tank which exhibits an effortless beauty that is unique and quite astonishing for its kind. It places no extreme demand in terms of water chemistry and can be combined with many of the most popular fish in the hobby including other small cyprinids as well as tetras, livebearers, dwarf cichlids, catfishes and loaches.

A schooling species by nature and really should be kept in a group of at least 8 to 10 specimens. Maintaining it in decent numbers will not only make the fish less nervous but will also result in a more effective, natural-looking display.

In the aquarium, it is easily-fed but for best condition and colours, offer regular meals of small live and frozen food such as bloodworm, Daphnia and Artemia, alongside good quality dried flakes and granules.

Fish Size Guide:

The 'Maximum Size' outlined below is the length this fish can reach as a full grown adult. For the actual size please use the select menu above.

Discus.ae prefers younger stock for their better ability to adapt to new water parameters and higher tolerance against transport. On rare occasions you may receive larger specimens when small fish are unavailable, however the smallest should be expected unless the size is noted as "Large" or "Adult".