How to breed
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I’ve seen a lot of discussion about breeding this fish with various methods and water parameters offered. Having bred it myself, and now producing F2 fry, I am of the opinion that it isn’t fussy. There may well be ways to produce larger numbers of fry but most people should at least be able to produce a handful by following the natural method and avoiding extremes. It does appear to do better in slightly cooler water though – I don’t use a heater so my tank is around 20 – 22C.
Question… do I need to worry about predators? Other than the 4 CPD that I have (2 males, 2 females), there are:
1 male guppy
1 Chinese algae-eater
1 Cory Cat
2 Golden Apple Snails
… and many tiny snailsIt is a 5-gallon tank (I know, tiny).
Any ideas?
I wonder if there’s any seasonality to breeding. The original habitat of the fish experiences an annual cold and hot season. Maybe not, considering that people have been able to breed this fish without any special temperature patterns… anyhow, here’s a snippet on Myanmar climate:
Climate
Myanmar has three seasons, the cold season–October through February, with average temperatures of between 20-24’C. The hot season–March through May with average temperatures of between 30-35’C. The wet season–June through September with average temperature between 25-30’C. Yangon normally receives early morning and afternoon showers while rainfall in Bagan and Mandalay is very low. The weather around Inlay Lake and Shan State is quite pleasant all year round, but cold at night from December to February. Myanmar can be visited all year round.I spawned mine in water a ph around 7.8 and temp of 74 F.. they were quite easy to spawn as I had them one month before I noticed fry in the tank.
hi there! just wpndering for those who have spawned, was the water hard or soft, as i’ve heard they prefer soft water? my water is not particularly hard or soft. a test strip showed slightly hard, but we never see any limescale or anything. i’ve had my galaxies since 13 march, so signs of spawning yet, but they’re prob just settling in still?
Haha too funny… me too, 2 males and 2 females in a 5 gallon tank, exactly!! OK, plus a few other non-CPD residents.
celestialdude…the only fish I would worry about is the Chinese algae eater. They are supposed to eat very little algae as they mature…I would trade him for Otocinclus sp. who are pretty strict herbivores and more peaceful. That being said, the parents and the guppy would probably eat the eggs as well if they can find them…I would refer to some of the Zebra danio breeding tips for general advice until more people become experienced…
wow pH tolerance seems to be very wide… 6.2-7.8! I heard that at first reports they preferred low pH but then it was later revealed that they were native to slightly alkaline water…
Thanks Fishcop. My Chinese Algae Eater mysteriously disappeared from this 5-gallon tank last week, and suddenly the Peppered Cory Cat got a lot fatter. I can only guess that it died and provided a few nice meals for Cory. There is a lot of string algae in the tank, but I guess you’re right, maybe it starved to death since they don’t eat algae when they’re mature (oops, learned the hard way).
I should get a bigger tank soon where there’s plenty of hiding places for the eggs and fry of the Danios. I don’t think they’re too happy in this tiny tank.
I keep mine in soft acidic water.. Unfortunatly i lost the only female and have 4 males which are doing fine, I have not been able to breed them yet until i source some females(im working on that). I would say they are fairly hardy and when i get to breed them i will use a bare tank with sponge filter.
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