| Red Dwarf Rasbora Microrasbora rubescens | Aquarium Fish Care |
| Size | Up to 1¼ inches or 3 cm |
| Origin | South East Asia |
| Natural habitat | Swamps and slow moving streams with heavy vegetation |
| Fish Hardiness | Relatively easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 68 - 81 ºF or 20 - 27 ºC |
| Water pH | 7.0 – 8.0 pH |
| Water Hardness | 5 - 20 dH |
| Strata | All but mostly middle |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful |
| Number of same species in one aquarium | Six or more, more is better |
| Minimum tank size | 10 gallons or 40 liters for every group of six fish |
| Community Fish | Yes |
| Compatible with | Other peaceful Rasboras and Danios, Cory Cats, Plecos, peaceful Tetras, Glass Catfish, Hatchetfish and Wrestling Halfbeak |
| Sexes | Not very easy to determine, males may be slimmer and more colorful than females |
| Food | Omnivore, flake food supplemented with live or frozen daphnia, blood worms or brine shrimp, food needs to be very fine |
| Breeding | Relatively easy to breed |
| Breeding temperature | 75 - 81 °F or 24 - 27 °C |
| Other names | Dwarf Red Rasbora |
| Scientific name | Microrasbora rubescens |
| Other Scientific names | None Known |
| Lifespan | 3 years |
