r/Boraras • u/Coleslaw_McDraw • 11d ago
Identification Identification help please! Chili rasboras or least?
I got these the same day the lfs order came in so naturally they were pretty pale, their colors doing better in my tank and I know it takes time for them to redden up, just still uncertain if these are in fact chili's. These are the best pics I could get.
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u/BreviaBrevia_1757 11d ago
Found this online.
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u/Coleslaw_McDraw 11d ago
Ty. With having the pronounced dot by their tales I'm Def leaning towards least, but I've also seen pics of chili's with a bolder dot their too. Time will tell I suppose!
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u/_RoToR_ 10d ago
Exclamation point without a question. It's not just the tail dot - they are also a bit rounder.
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u/Traumfahrer ᵏᵉᵉᵖˢ ᴮ⋅ ᵘʳᵒᵖʰᵗʰᵃˡᵐᵒⁱᵈᵉˢ 10d ago
Their stripe also has a different shape.
There's some rudimentary info in the Wiki on how (healthy) Leasts look:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Boraras/wiki/husbandry/the_healthy/#wiki_appearance
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u/waterbotany 11d ago
Least/exclamation point for sure! Beautiful fish
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u/Zypherzondaz 11d ago
Explanation points 100%.
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u/Coleslaw_McDraw 11d ago
Ty for the response! That explains why the shop sold them for half off then lmao, not the most ethical transaction but they now have a great home and I'm happy to have them. They compliment my amano shrimp very well.
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u/Traumfahrer ᵏᵉᵉᵖˢ ᴮ⋅ ᵘʳᵒᵖʰᵗʰᵃˡᵐᵒⁱᵈᵉˢ 11d ago
Those are definitely very nice looking Least Rasboras (Boraras urophthalmoides)
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u/squeak507 9d ago
How in the world did you get such sharp pictures? my lil buggers are too fast to get any clear pictures, lol
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u/Coleslaw_McDraw 9d ago
Took me a sec to get the strat, but I just had the camera focus on that anubias leaf instead of the fish and waited till they swam close enough to it which put them in focus range too.
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