Xianghao's galaxy rasbora have reproduced!

**Casablanca** · 5th Apr 2009, 18:40

Originally Posted by beetroot

mick mentioned a "darting dance" which i cannot visualise.. oops.
but i saw a circling dance which lasted quite a while. is that a "mating" dance or a "fighting" dance?

It should be a "courtship" dance between the male and female.

However, it could also be flaring between two males. If you have a picture, then the sex of the pair could be determined

cheers,

**beetroot** · 5th Apr 2009, 22:48

wasn't able to take a picture as they were at the rear of the tank, and i was peeping through (under) the coconut java moss which is overgrown too. and saw two doing a steady circling dance. haha. could not see clearly their gender.
thanks.

**Puffer** · 7th Apr 2009, 10:12

Males are more colourful (particularly on its fins) and colours more intensed. This should be the 'courtship' dance. Congrats. Keep a lookout on the upper tank as there are reports that fry tend to swim on the upper region. I've been trying to spawn this fish and yet to reap result.

**Casablanca** · 7th Apr 2009, 16:16

Originally Posted by Puffer

Males are more colourful (particularly on its fins) and colours more intensed. This should be the 'courtship' dance. Congrats. Keep a lookout on the upper tank as there are reports that fry tend to swim on the upper region. I've been trying to spawn this fish and yet to reap result.

Males have a double orange stripe on its anal fin

cheers,

**dff** · 7th Apr 2009, 17:23

how do we tell male from female?

**beetroot** · 7th Apr 2009, 18:31

Puffer and Casablanca have just explained in their posts

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**Orcishwarrior** · 13th Apr 2009, 13:13

i seriously think temperature plays a crucial role in the success of breeding for many species of fishes other than Galaxy

**Xianghao** · 18th Apr 2009, 23:19

i would suppose they would require cooler waters.. something around 26 degrees ish..

**CrazyPlantLady** · 21st Apr 2009, 16:00

I was successful with raising the temperature 1/2 of a degree each day for a week, then doing a large (50%) cooler water change. They scattered eggs that day.

**Casablanca** · 22nd Apr 2009, 00:37

Originally Posted by CrazyPlantLady

I was successful with raising the temperature 1/2 of a degree each day for a week, then doing a large (50&#37

cooler water change. They scattered eggs that day.

Thats wonderful news!!

Have they hatched yet?

cheers,

**Bybloz** · 22nd Apr 2009, 01:23

My "galaxies" have consistently spawned in my 2 office tanks, producing numerous fry. Both were planted community tanks. I have since decom these tanks when my office moved. I did not do anything special. Just ensured clean water and adequate food of both live and flakes. I am convinced for us here in S'pore, the clincher is cool temperature. My office ambient temperature is kept around 25 degrees.

**CrazyPlantLady** · 23rd Apr 2009, 14:09

Yes, Casablanca, they have hatched. This is the 3rd set of fry. I kept 5 from the last set and will keep 5 from this set, then retire the original set of parents to a planted community tank. They are about 2 years old now, and do not know how long they live or how old they were when I got them.

**Casablanca** · 23rd Apr 2009, 14:27

Originally Posted by CrazyPlantLady

Yes, Casablanca, they have hatched. This is the 3rd set of fry. I kept 5 from the last set and will keep 5 from this set, then retire the original set of parents to a planted community tank. They are about 2 years old now, and do not know how long they live or how old they were when I got them.

Congrats!! I think they should live beyond 3 years under good care. Do you mind sharing the kH, pH and temperature of your Galaxy rasbora breeding setup?

Much appreciated!

cheers,

**CrazyPlantLady** · 25th Apr 2009, 05:54

The kH I do not know. pH is 6.6 (my tapwater is 7.8 but the driftwood brings it down to 6.6). Temp is kept at 25 normally, but when I've gotten them to spawn, its been raised slowly (1/2 degree per day) to 28, and then a 50% water change with cooler water (22 or 23 degrees) that brings it to 25 when completed.

Each time they have spawned, that is what I had done. I've done the above and they have NOT spawned too, many times, so it doesn't always work.

I also feed them only live foods the week before I start raising the temperature and the week the temperature is going up: brine shrimp, microworms and blackworms. They spawn on java moss and also riccia.

They do the dancing almost constantly. I have 5 males and 7 females in my original group. My reason for retiring the original group is that I do not know how old they are. I've had them over 2 yrs now, and they were adults when I acquired them. They may be 2 1/2 yrs old or 5, I have no way to know. But with the fry I've raised, I know exactly how old they are, so I'm hoping to keep records and see what I get for lifespan. Where I am, they are called Celestial Pearl Danio now, no longer Galaxy Rasbora. If I can get it to work later, I'll post some pictures I have of them. They live with some Chili Rasbora, and I'm trying to get them to breed too.