{"product_id":"scissortail-rasbora-rasbora-trilineata","title":"Scissortail Rasbora | Rasbora trilineata","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Scissortail Rasbora is a sleek, silvery, torpedo-shaped shoaler named for its deeply forked tail, whose black-and-white lobes flick open and closed like a pair of scissors as it swims. Peaceful, hardy and endlessly active, it reaches around 9–12 cm (occasionally to 15 cm) and makes a lively, glinting centrepiece for a roomy planted community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eNatural Habitat\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eRasbora trilineata is widespread through Southeast Asia — Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo — where it lives in slow to moderately flowing forest streams, rivers and flooded areas over soft substrates, often in soft, slightly acidic, tannin-stained water among leaf litter and marginal vegetation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAppearance\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eA slender, streamlined silver body carries three faint longitudinal lines, but the signature feature is the tall, deeply forked caudal fin, each lobe boldly marked with black and white bands that emphasise its \"scissoring\" motion. It is an understated fish that looks its best in a large, tightly-swimming group under gentle lighting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTemperament and Compatibility\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeaceful and gregarious, it is an active open-water swimmer that feels secure in a shoal of six or more (eight-plus is better). It mixes beautifully with other rasboras, tetras, danios, peaceful barbs, gouramis, corydoras and similar community fish that enjoy the same conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn easy-going omnivore. Offer a quality flake or small granule as a staple and supplement with frozen and live foods such as daphnia, brine shrimp, mosquito larvae and bloodworm to keep colour and condition at their best.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCare Requirements\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eProvide a minimum of around 75 L, with 110 L or larger better suited to a proper shoal of these fast, active swimmers. Keep temperature at 22–26 °C, pH 6.5–7.5 and GH soft to moderately hard, around 2–12. Clean, well-oxygenated water with some gentle flow and open swimming space suits it best. It is plant safe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBreeding\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn egg-scattering species that lays adhesive eggs among fine-leaved plants and gives no parental care. A well-conditioned group in soft, slightly acidic water may spawn readily; eggs hatch in a day or two and fry can be reared on infusoria and fine foods, though the adults will eat eggs and fry if given the chance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSpecies Information\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScientific Name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRasbora trilineata\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCommon Name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScissortail Rasbora, Three-lined Rasbora\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoutheast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaximum Size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAround 9–12 cm (occasionally to 15 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifespan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5–8 years with good care\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTemperament\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePeaceful (active schooling)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDifficulty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBeginner\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMinimum Tank Size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e75 L\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRecommended Tank Size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e110 L or larger\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDiet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOmnivore: flake, granules, frozen and live foods\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWater Temperature\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22–26 °C\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epH Range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.5–7.5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGH Range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoft to moderately hard, around 2–12 dGH\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSalinity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot applicable (freshwater)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoomy, planted community aquariums\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReef Safe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot applicable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlant Safe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSuitable Tank Mates\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuitable tank mates include other rasboras, tetras, danios, peaceful barbs, gouramis, rainbowfish, corydoras and other peaceful catfish.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAvoid Keeping With\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoid keeping with large or aggressive cichlids, fin-nippers, and slow long-finned fish. 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