a fish in a harliquin rasboras' clothing

[Miss Dib Dabs]

My largest and most active looks very dark on her underside right now. I'm wondering if she's carrying eggs. She looks fairly heavy with them! I'm pretty convinced they'll all abort since I do not know what sex the other 3 others are and they are pretty new in the tank. And the ph isn't as low as they'd prefer for breeding either.
Hugs,
P.

 

[The-Wolf]

Gazoo, I'd say you have siamese dwarf rasbora Trigonostigma somphongsi; we have these at work labled as cooper rasboras

 

[lizard]

After all the confusion I've seen with common names, I think most fish ought to be labeled by scientific names. Forget the common names (except, perhaps, on species like Neons, Platies, Guppies, and the like).

Pamela
aka Married Lizard

 

[WILDER]

Copper harlequins i had some lovely harlequins, american call them lamb chop harlequins.
http/www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/lambchop.xml

 

[Gazoo]

Gazoo, I'd say you have siamese dwarf rasbora Trigonostigma somphongsi; we have these at work labled as cooper rasboras

Thanks for identifying the scientific name. When googling "copper rasbora" the info has been confusing.

 

[Mr Miagi]

Copper harlequins i had some lovely harlequins, american call them lamb chop harlequins.
http/www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/lambchop.xml

Common names vary, and its not just for Copper Rasbora, we sometimes use it for the true harliquin over here.

 

[Ben]

there is also the Espei Rasbora,

Trigonostigma hengeli is the valid name of Trigonostigma espei

aww, you just had to ruin my smart comment








Thanks for clearing it up Paul

DD

 

[daudy_dojo]

good then we have labled are fish right at my LFS

 

[pica_nuttalli]

sorry to drag this back up again, but fishbase have espei and hengeli listed as two different species with two separate common names.

whats up with that?

 

[Opcn]

Consarnit, someone needs to tell these fish to get themselves orgainised, this is sad.