Are Chili Rasboras hardy?

Hey guys. I just want to know whether chilI rasboras are hardy or not. Any info would be appreciated.

 

Well what do you mean by hardy exactly?

 

I mean that I need the same experience I'd need to keep a betta. The only fish I've kept were guppies and they lived quite a happy life but I had to give them out because I moved. If I get my next fish tank I'd love to either get a betta with some shrimp or some chilI rasboras with the shrimp.I'm just kind of weighing my options.

 

In my opinion, as long as you know about the nitrogen cycle and keep up with water changes then you can have just about whatever you want. I don't think chilI rasboras would be any more difficult than a betta

 

No, I don't find them to be as hardy as bettas, however the learning curve is not steep at all. Mine took a month to fully color up after shipping, so don't worry if they seem less colored than photos online. Once colored they really are amazing.
They like softer water and mine sometimes lose a bit of color after a water change. I do smaller water changes and drip the water back in because of this. However, as long as you are cycled, can keep the water from getting too hard, and are able to feed fine powder, they will do just fine. I feed hikarI fry food and I crush New Life Spectrum Small Fish into powder for them.

 

Oh ok. Thanks guys. In your opinion do what shrimp species would be best because I've never kept any shrimp species before?

 

Oh ok. Thanks guys. In your opinion do what shrimp species would be best because I've never kept any shrimp species before?

Any of the Neocaridina davidI (cherry shrimp) color varieties are quite hardy.

Avoid Caridina cantonensis (crystal shrimp, bee shrimp) as they require a buffered substrate for a low pH, very soft water, and lower temperatures.

Caridina multidentata (amano shrimp) are extremely hardy and are great hair algae eaters, but do not reproduce in freshwater. They can live with cherry shrimp

 

Funny you mention Amano as hair algae eaters mine don’t touch the stuff. Maybe I need to not feed them as they always go for what ever hits the bottom.

Oh well.

 

The only issue I had with Chili's are the with the filter. They are so tiny. At night they group together and just flow with the current. They kept on ending up getting sucked in by the filter. Happened with my Fluval spec V. Thankfully none of them were injured in the process but it's a good thing I checked the filter.

Definitely put a pre filter sponge on yours.

 

I keep some chilI rasboras and yellow neocaridina in a 5.5g and its worked well. 30% water change weekly and not fussy eaters. They colored up within 2 days and are nice active fish. Nothing particular or extra I needed to do to keep them, so I'd say they are quite easy fish to keep.