Emerald Rasbora (Celestichthys erythromicron)
*Please note: For the safety of the livestock, we only ship livestock Monday – Wednesday. Please plan accordingly. We mainly sell juvenile livestock, but adults will be sent if available. We also do not sex livestock for any client, we will send a mix if available (this is to make it fair for everybody). This is company policy. PLEASE DO NOT ORDER IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY RECEIVING ONLY MALES OR ONLY FEMALES OR JUVENILE FISH.
Characteristic:
Scientific Name | Celestichthys erythromicron |
Family | Cyprinidae |
Origin | Inlé Lake, Myanmar |
Breeding | Egg-scattering |
Temperament | Peaceful, Shy |
Tank Level | Bottom to Mid dweller |
Lifespan | 3 – 5 Years |
Minimum Tank Size | 60L |
Adult Size | 2cm |
Difficulty | Easy – Intermediate |
pH | 7.0 – 8.0 |
Temperature | 20 – 24C |
FinAttic (verified owner) –
Beautiful small fish. Keep in a group & do not keep with Celestial Pearl Danios/Galaxy Rasboras unless you want hybrid babies. Great quality, healthy fish from McMerwe as always.
Lameez Marais (verified owner) –
Would recommend buying them in a group as they are very shy fish and tend to hide away. But they bring character to my tank. They are great for nano tanks
Andréas Pretorius (verified owner) –
They are fish that you can look at for hours, they have such an interesting society between themselves. I bought 10 (July 2020) and I have 9 left, so for me a very hardy fish. They are shy, but if you get more “outgoing” fish in the tank they loose their stage fright. Not the best fish for a single species tank, but wonderful neighbours in a community tank.
mmiiaaggrrooeenn (verified owner) –
Love these little fishies. Mine were super tiny when I got them and they were super timid, So I quickly went to a fish store close to my house and just got 2 adults (it helped the juveniles to be more confident). It’s been about 7 months now, and they do still hide a lot when I’m around, I think I lost maybe 3 or 4 (load-shedding caused my kuhli loaches to get stuck in the filtration system and caused ammonia spikes). BUT, the 5/6 that are left are very happy and grown up now. And have made friends with my x-ray tetras and harlequin’s! I’m definitely going to purchase more!
Martina & Conrad (verified owner) –
I was waiting for these for a very long time and when they arrived (to Cape Town overnight) I could not believe how good and healthy they looked! Very impressed with all the services and loving my emeralds (btw. still looking stunning :)). Martina
bsimpson (verified owner) –
Difficult fish to find – these that I got are in excellent condition and were well packaged
Tessa Roux (verified owner) –
Excellent service, excellent quality livestock, would definitely recommend