Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 24 minutes ago
If you’re looking for the tiniest nano fish to keep in a 5-gallon tank, everyone recommends chili rasboras, even though they’re really pale and colorless in the store. Let’s talk about their care requirements and see if they’re worth the effort.
🐟 MATERIALS I USED
(I work for Aquarium Co-Op but do not receive commissions from their links.)
▶ Trio of quarantine medications: aquariumcoop.com/blogs/faqs/how-to-use-quaratine-med-trio
▶ Krill flakes: aquariumcoop.com/products/xtreme-krill-flakes
▶ Easy Fry and Small Fish Food: aquariumcoop.com/products/easy-fry-and-small-fish-food
▶ Baby brine shrimp: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-brine-shrimp-eggs
🦐 EXTRAS
▶ Members Only content: youtube.com/channel/UCNoNEF64ijgxK6OSTwdHOFA/join
▶ Instagram: instagram.com/girltalksfish
▶ Merch store: girltalksfish.creator-spring.com
EDITOR: Angela Guererro at angelaguererro.com
ATTRIBUTION
Music from Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/2earpi (if you use my referral link, I get 1 month free 😀)
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#girltalksfish #nanofish #plantedaquarium
0:00 Chili rasboras – one of the smallest nano fish
0:22 Cost (and quarantine story)
1:15 Appearance
2:47 Tank setup
4:04 Tank mates
4:27 Food
5:18 Breeding
6:16 Are they worth it?
If you’re looking for the tiniest nano fish to keep in a 5-gallon tank, everyone recommends chili rasboras, even though they’re really pale and colorless in the store. Let’s talk about their care requirements and see if they’re worth the effort.
🐟 MATERIALS I USED
(I work for Aquarium Co-Op but do not receive commissions from their links.)
▶ Trio of quarantine medications: aquariumcoop.com/blogs/faqs/how-to-use-quaratine-med-trio
▶ Krill flakes: aquariumcoop.com/products/xtreme-krill-flakes
▶ Easy Fry and Small Fish Food: aquariumcoop.com/products/easy-fry-and-small-fish-food
▶ Baby brine shrimp: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-brine-shrimp-eggs
🦐 EXTRAS
▶ Members Only content: youtube.com/channel/UCNoNEF64ijgxK6OSTwdHOFA/join
▶ Instagram: instagram.com/girltalksfish
▶ Merch store: girltalksfish.creator-spring.com
EDITOR: Angela Guererro at angelaguererro.com
ATTRIBUTION
Music from Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/2earpi (if you use my referral link, I get 1 month free 😀)
Magnifying glass from freesvg.org/magnifying-glass-vector-image
Emoji from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Twemoji12_1f633.svg
#girltalksfish #nanofish #plantedaquarium
0:00 Chili rasboras – one of the smallest nano fish
0:22 Cost (and quarantine story)
1:15 Appearance
2:47 Tank setup
4:04 Tank mates
4:27 Food
5:18 Breeding
6:16 Are they worth it?
