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    Breeding Microrasbora?

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    hi... since these creatures are in danger..... its better to breed them.... so can anyone breed such before and care to relate how to do it?

    btw........has anyone been able to breed Microrasbora erthrymicron or Boraras brigittae?

    Please help!!
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    Are you referring to Celestichthys margaritatus (formerly known as Microrasbora sp. 'galaxy')? You can probably find something useful in this thread,
    http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=23742.

    This is also discussed in the description paper of C. margaritatus. PDF here,
    http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/55/55rbz131-140.pdf

    Accordingly, they can breed in soft, acidic water or in hard, alkaline water. Probably need cool water as well. To avoid predation, you may probably want to consider setting up a breeding tank, with lots of moss. Once they have spawned, consider removing the fishes as they may eat the eggs.

    Otherwise, in a community tank, it will need to be very heavily planted so that there is lesser chance of eggs/fries predation. There have been some spawning reports when left on its own in a heavily planted tank.

    Didn't find many accounts of Microrasbora erythromicron spawning, but here is one on accidental spawning.
    http://mikes-machine.mine.nu/Breedin...ED_DWARF_DANIO

    For Boraras brigittae, see this thread. Their breeding process is not very different from B. maculatus or B. urophthalmoides.
    http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=25687

    Good luck.

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