Scientific Name. Parambassis ranga. Previously Chanda ranga.

Comments
Glass Fish are very good aquarium fish. They are hardy and mild tempered, and they are good tank mates for Neon Tetras and the other small tropical fish listed above. Unfortunately, we see a few Glass Fish "painted" with orange, yellow, blue, and purple dye, that are offered for sale in fish stores. We don't know how the Glass Fish are dyed, but we are glad to say that we see fewer and fewer painted fish.

Appropriate Home
An aquarium with an exterior power filter with a BIO-Wheel, a maximum of 1/4 inch of gravel, and an aquarium heater adjusted to between 75 and 82 degrees F. Click here for more information about warm water aquariums.

Recommended Diet
Floating flake food for tropical fish plus a few freeze dried blood worms, which are actually mosquito larvae. Both of these foods are sold in most places that sell pet fish. Occasionally feed my Glass Fish a treat of live Black Worms and live and frozen brine shrimp. Click here for more about Black Worms. Click here for more general information about feeding fish.

Compatibility
Keep Glass Fish in a group with at least 6 Glass Fish. Good tank mates for Glass Fish are Small Tetras such as the Neon Tetra and Glowlight Tetra, Harlequin Rasboras, White Clouds, Fancy Guppies, and Corydoras Catfish. Glass Fish do well with Angel Fish unless the Angels are quite big, and the Glassfish are so small that they can be swallowed by the Angels. Click here to read more about several other groups of compatible fish.

Size and Life Span
Glass Fish can grow to a bit larger than 3" and can live for a few years.