{"product_id":"dwarf-rasbora","title":"Dwarf Rasbora (Boraras spp.)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"433\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"215\"\u003eDwarf Rasbora\u003c\/strong\u003e is a tiny, colourful schooling fish, renowned for its striking red-orange body and bold black spot near the tail. 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