Glowlight Rasbora (Hengeli)

Glowlight Rasbora (Trigonostigma hengeli)
A graceful and peaceful schooling fish with a subtle orange glow and elegant silver body

The Glowlight Rasbora, also known as the Hengel’s Rasbora, is a small and active freshwater fish perfect for peaceful community aquariums. Closely related to the Harlequin Rasbora, it features a shimmering silver body with a distinct orange stripe and black wedge marking near the tail. These fish are calm, hardy, and best kept in groups where their schooling behavior and colors shine. Ideal for planted tanks, they add constant motion and a gentle pop of color without overwhelming the aquascape.

Need to Know:

• Recommended For: Peaceful community and planted aquariums

• Minimum Tank Size: 40 litres

• Temperature Range: 23–28°C

• pH Range: 6.0–7.5

• Recommended School Size: 6 or more

• Compatibility: Very peaceful; great with other small, calm fish

• Max Size: 3–4 cm

Shipping Disclaimer:

All fish are usually shipped on Monday or Tuesday mornings via an overnight courier. We use NZ Couriers for all livestock shipping, we find they handle your fish with the best possible care and have quick overnight delivery nationwide.

Special Requests:

If you have any requests for gender/colour etc we will do our best to accommodate them. Please note we can not always accommodate every request due to high stock turnover and what is available at the time. We move all fish sold online into separate holding tanks while they wait to be shipped.

Rural Shipping:

Good news! If you are a rural customer, we can still ship fish to you. Your order will be shipped to your nearest NZ Couriers Depot or Collect/Send Point and you will be phoned once it arrives. You can find your nearest depot/point here: https://nzcextras.co.nz/nearestlocation/