Celestial Pearl Danios - AKA Galaxy Rasboras

Posted by Sarah on July 29, 2008

I got 7 celestial pearl danios, which were formerly known as galaxy rasboras a week ago, and I’m in love :-).

These are tiny fish, and they’re shy.

They spend most of their time hiding behind some decorations, except for one who spends most of her time in a cup.

For a while I was worried that she was staying in there because she couldn’t get out - yeah I think my fish are smart, don’t you - but that wasn’t the case.

Celestial Pearl Danios are mop spawners, so they spawn in java moss or other plants, but they also eat their fry so most people put a couple of adults in another tank with a layer of marbles, or a spawning grate at the bottom.

The parents lay the eggs, which fall through the marbles and the parents can get them.

The adults are removed after 3-5 days, and Voila - fry.

Since my fish are still settling in (and I don’t have any more room) I’m going to leave them where they are for a while.

Hopefully we’ll have a couple of fry that survive with no interference on my part, but if not I’ll probably consider moving them to another tank for spawning purposes.

The 30 gallon they’re in needs more fish :-).

If you’ve got any questions, or comments, or you’d like to share your experience with these fish I’d love to hear about them - just click on “leave a comment” and tell me what’s on your mind.