Danio margaritatus (Galaxy Rasbora/Celestial Pearl Danio)

[Panut]

My favourite fish of all time.
Handpicked all of mine, and now they are primed even more with a diet of spirulina tabs twice daily

cheers,

[d2sign]

I actually have a small problem here while feeding them. All 6 Harlequin Rasbora way faster than my galaxies and they eat non-stop even the stomach exploiting. Will try to get spirulina tabs hehe.

Bro magic4lifez, ever try to breed your galaxies? Successful?

[Panut]

not yet. haven't set up an environment yet. once exams finish i will. Now busy priming them up first

they really are my best fish haha

[d2sign]

Went to WuHu & Polyart today and all their galaxies was gone. Sad sad, usually will spend a lot of time just by look at them.

[StanChung]

I like this fish very much, but the quality found at LFS is not very good IMHO. A lot of skinny fellas with crooked spines. Read that these fellas were found in hard water? Anyone can confirm or is this a myth?

[Quixotic]

Reported on another forum, Tin Win of Hein Aquarium tested water samples sent by the local supplier. The test results show that pH is 7.3 and TDS is 245 microsiemens.

However, the parameters could have changed during transportation, or due to other factors. Therefore, this is just a reference point and not a confirmation.

They are believed to be found from hard water bodies, because of Lake Inle, where the water is alkaline, with high calcium content attributed to the limestone of Shan Plateau around the lake.

Fortunately, it isn't that important because the fish seems to have few problems in soft water, and even bred in the acidic condition as well.

[StanChung]

Hi,

A breeder friend bred them in soft water and he found them to have badly crooked spines as the grew. We theorized the soft water did not help provide enough calcium for bone development. It could also be the feed.

[EvolutionZ]

bought 10 piece of very healthy and big Galaxies from colourful today.
after releaseing into the tank.. surprised that they didn't hide.. now 10 of them schooling with 1 of my other lone boraras.

was wondering why many galaxies found in other LFS have badly sunken belly?

[d2sign]

Yep realize that too. Maybe they are still wild caught or from other countries who successful breed them. By the time import to here they quickly supply to lfs, due to their high demand, most of them will gone in week, they never have enough time to feed that why most of them slim like a supermodel.

[Tony]

Hi EvolutionZ,
Are those galaxy you bought as intense and red as the pics that sign posted in the very start of the thread?

[Tony]

Hi EvolutionZ,
Are those galaxy you bought as intense and red as the pics that sign posted in the very start of the thread?

I got mine from C328 for coming to 3 weeks and feed with TetraMin for small fishes once a day. So far their body has grown rounder and darker with orange strip on the fins; but a far cry from the pics that were posted in this thread. Any idea if it is poorer batch or the food issue or need to wait longer?

[d2sign]

Female galaxy are in orange strip, those in red strip are male.

[Tony]

Oops!! Looks like I've got all 8 females

[Don90]

Look at the anal fins of the fish.

usually the females are the ones with a dull coloured anal fin (sometimes colouless). And females also have a black spot above the anal fin.

(Edit: All buy and sell activities should be posted in Marketplace, thanks!)

[EvolutionZ]

yes, the males i got were red and nice.. they are bottom schoolers though..

[Kristen]

Bought mine from a fellow AQ-er as I was very hesitant to get them from the LFS. Like buying a bred puppy vs adopting from SPCA XD However, they are super shy... or maybe... they are afraid of the 4-limbed scary giant whose face peers through the glass.

Just a simple question: Are they compatible with SAEs and White Cloud Mountain Minnows? My SAE likes to swim up into the school and disrupt them - not chasing or nipping, just being a bother really.

[patricc]

SAE and WCM shouldn't be a problem.... guess ur SAE is just being playful and checking them out. My SAE does that sometimes...

When they are familiar with the tank areas, they will not hide so much already. But still sudden sounds and movements do send them scuttling for the nearest cover at times...

[Don90]

Hi kristen, the rasboras should have no problem with SAEs and white cloud minnows. I have kept them with tetras and apistos, no problem.

Are you planning to breed them?

[Kristen]

Lol well, if it happens, it happens... I put in a moss bed in there so we'll see how it goes.