Breeding Emerald Dwarf Rasbora (Danio Erythromicron) In The Aquarium

Location

This is a freshwater fish. The name Rasbora Erythromicron causes wrong classification of this species to genus Microrasbora. This fish lives in tropical climate in Asia in mountain Inle Lake in Myanmar.

Body description

This is small fish. It grows to 2 cm in length. Body of the fish is fusiform. Colour of the body is blue-gray. There are about 12, transverse, emerald with metallic shine stripes on the sides of the fish. The head and gills cover are orange-red. There is a black spot with metallic border on the base of the caudal fin. Male is more colourful and thinner than female. He has red-orange anal and pelvic fins, she has clear fins.

Temperament and behaviour

Temperament of these fish resemble temperament of the Galaxy species. They are active, shy, inquisitive and shoal. In larger group species feels safer, less stressed and it quickly adjust to the new conditions of the environment.

Aquarium decoration

This is easy to kept species. It prefers a small species tanks with a lot of plants, hiding-places, substrate with pieces of dolomite or coral, space to swim. These fish likes clear water with a systematic partial water changes. The fish are sensitive to nitrogen compounds in water.

Breeding

This is an oviparous fish. Breeding should be made in a separate tank with fine-leaved plants, e.g. java moss. Before spawning you should separate males and females and feed them with plenty of live food. Then you can transfer the thickest female and most colourful male to the breeding tank, in the evening. Fish are immediately spawning every day for about a week. The eggs are light and very small. You should remove the parents 7-10 days later. They eat the roe and fry. The eggs hatch after 3-4 days. The larvae initially lay on the substrate. The fry starts to swim and feed 7 days later.