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The Long-Band Rasbora can be found throughout Asia in the Malaysian Peninsula, on the Greater Sunda Islands of Borneo and Sumatra, and in southern Thailand. Also called the Brilliant Rasbora, the Long-Band Rasbora has a pinkish silver body with a bold lateral stripe extending through the eye to the tail. Depending on their locality, some specimens of this species may exhibit a broken stripe.
These fish are somewhat large and are also very active. For these reasons, Long-Band Rasboras should be kept in tanks no smaller than thirty gallons with other small or medium community species. These fish are not demanding when it comes to water quality but they prefer a well-planted tank with dark substrate. Long-Band Rasboras present well in dim lighting and should be kept in tight-lidded tanks due to their propensity for jumping.
In the wild, Long-Band Rasboras are micropredators – they feed on small worms, crustaceans and insects. In the home aquarium, however, these fish are easily-fed and should be given a staple diet of high-quality flakes or granules. Supplement this diet often with live and frozen foods such as bloodworms and Daphnia to encourage vibrant health and coloration.
Though little breeding information is available for this species, it is believed to be possible. Like most Rasboras, these fish are egg-scatterers and thus prefer breeding tanks outfitted with moss and fine-leaved plants to provide spawning sites. This species shows no parental care, so the parents should be removed from the tank as soon as the eggs have been laid. The eggs should hatch after 18 to 48 hours and the fry should become free-swimming after another 24 to 48 hours.
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