Celestial Pearl Danios / Galaxy rasboras - CPT

[Henk Hugo]

hey guys,

i just came back from one of the big LFS's here in CPT and saw some Celestial Pearl Danios / Galaxy rasboras for R29.50 ea!!!!!!

I got some of them but theres still loads left... not sure for how long :p

[Risen]

wow thats a good price. Are the Celestial Danios and Galaxy Rasboras the same thing or are they priced the same.

[Henk Hugo]

its the same thing

[speedz]

how about some pics Henk

[Henk Hugo]

not much of a chance to get them in a 1.6m tank... i'll see what i can do

[Henk Hugo]

my word - how the price have dropped! saw them today for R12.50 each!

[Big G]

Henk, would u mind PM'ing me where you saw them for that price??

Cheers
G!

[Nirv]

Thanks Henk! Could you PM me also? I've been hoping some of these would come by.

I wonder what caused the price drop.

[Gilbertr14]

Supply and demand..

Demand is low.

[Nirv]

Interesting that demand is low, in that case.

[Henk Hugo]

Gilbert you are completely off...

It's called rip-off. The fish cost the same from the overseas suppliers for the last 2 years or so. It is the local guys trying to make a quick buck

[Slojo]

Cool,i googled them.Going to look for them in PTA.
Want about 7 or 8.
Very nice fish indeed.
The ph requirements is the only thing bothering me.
Henk do you keep them?
If so are they in a community tank?

[Henk Hugo]

they need a small dark tank with loads of hiding space of their own

[Zoom]

Cool,i googled them.Going to look for them in PTA.
Want about 7 or 8.
Very nice fish indeed.
The ph requirements is the only thing bothering me.
Henk do you keep them?
If so are they in a community tank?


they need a small dark tank with loads of hiding space of their own


Oi Henk...

Here's a taste of YOUR medicine.

Enuf of the one liners.

Slojo asked if you are keeping them in your community tank? If so, how are you provifing the necessary requirements for them. Not what they should keep it in.

[Zoom]

Celestial Pearl Danio Profile and Description
Size Up to 1 inch or 2.5 cm
Origin South East Asia
Natural habitat Pools of water with heavy vegetation
Fish Hardiness Relatively easy to keep
Water Temperature 70 - 82 ºF or 20 - 28 ºC
Water pH 6.0 – 8.0 pH
Water Hardness 2 - 15 dH
Strata All but mostly middle
Peaceful or Aggressive Peaceful
Number of same species in one aquarium Six or more, more is better
Minimum tank size 6 gallons or 25 liters for every group of six fish
Community Fish Yes
Compatible with Other Danios, Cory Cats, Plecos, Glass Catfish, peaceful Tetras, Hatchet Fish, peaceful Rasboras, Killifish and Halfbeaks
Sexes Males are slimmer and more colorful than females
Food Flake food supplemented with live or frozen daphnia, blood worms or brine shrimp
Breeding Relatively easy to breed
Breeding temperature 77 - 82 °F or 25 - 28 °C
Other names Galaxy Rasbora or Fireworks Rasbora
Scientific name Danio margaritatus
Other Scientific names Celestichthys margaritatus
Lifespan 3 years

[Gilbertr14]

They are come from the microrasbora family.
Had some for a while.
They are about 1/2 - 2/3 the size of a guppy.
Not community tank material.
More a show fish n a 30L with some plants

[FishMad]

hello I was wondering if anyone knows anything about breeding Galaxy Rasboras? Saw them for R30 at LFS. Also want to know if R30 is a rip off

[Lizid]

FishMad, check the first post from @HenkHugo he paid R29.50 do I guess R30 is a good price then...

[ryanj252]

Are these Celestial Pearl Danios still available? And which store is it? They look really beautiful.
PM me if you can

[ACE007]

breeding Galaxy Rasboras

Found this link (http://upperorchard.net/galaxybreeding.html)a while back...