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    Found this looking around, I hadn't heard about this.

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    Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

    Yeah it's all over the web!

    6 months after being discovered and they are at risk of being wiped out! Another thing, the galaxy has been re-classified as Celestial pearl danio or something of that nature.

    I think there was one good shipment to the LFS around town that cater to that stuff and they are all gone now. I was able to scrounge up some from Fish Ranch II to try and breed them. I think GulfCoastDiscus can bring in a box at a time but I am waiting to hear back from him.
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    • #3
      Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

      Yeah, that's what the article said - Celestial Pearl Danio. I just put Galazy Rasbora in the title so people would know what fish I was talking about.  :)

      It's really too bad. Do you have yours in a species tank? Is there a lot of info out there on breeding them?
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      • #4
        Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

        Not really much info other than they somewhat readily breed.

        I have gotten lots of "foreplay" from the male that's in there. Right now they are in my planted tank with the white clouds and the apisto's but I am upgrading my zebra tank so that 20long will be for the Celestial's and hopefully I can get a lot more to greater the chance.

        Off the top of my head I think I read.....7.4ph, 74-76f, eggs layed in moss, male more blue with stripes in fins and full red while females lacked it.
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        • #5
          Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

          How much do these go for?  I'd be interested in getting some to keep and breed as well.

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          • #6
            Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

            Ek,

            I found a link to someone who had some of his breed.

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            • #7
              Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

              I got mine at a pretty decent deal from Fish Ranch for $8ea.

              I think GCD could bring in some but it might be a box deal which would be like 30pc I am thinking. Wanna split a box Raul?
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              • #8
                Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

                I would consider it, depends on how much.  Aqua Zoo was selling theirs for 5.99 when they had them.

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                • #9
                  Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

                  I think that $5 price is behind us now.

                  Now that they are almost gone I think the price has gone up. On aquabid if you buy a box of 30-35 with shipping it comes out to be about $6-7 ea.
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                  • #10
                    Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

                    Alot of the local fish stores don't know this.  The only one that I called that knew this was Fish Ranch.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

                      Yeah but what LFS in town do you know still has any for sale?
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                      • #12
                        Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

                        If I tell you, you're gonna run over and get them all... :crazy:
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                        • #13
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                          Hahahahaha, I will just call myself then.....  

                          j/k I would like to add some more to the 8 I have now but don't mind waiting unless you are on the fence about them.
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                          • #14
                            Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

                            I'd be glad to go in on a mass quantity of them with someone or a few of you!  Especially if we can get the price down to 5$ each or so (less preferably).

                            I've got some now (about 25ish) - they're tiny guys and I'd like to keep a group in a few different tanks.  This way if one tank gets some illness I won't have all of them at risk.  I've got about 10 in a bookshelf 5-gal, they're still sooo skittish still.  The rest are still in my QBucket - they arrived last week.
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                            • #15
                              Re: Galaxy Rasbora Threatened?

                              Fish Ranch got some more in but they say it will be their last shipment for a very long time.

                              $12.99 ea or 5/$50.........looks like the market has already inflated due to population.
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