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Fish Information (Tropical Carps)
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Celestichthys margaritus
(Galaxy Rasbora)
Family: Cyprinidae
Continent: Asia
Distribution: Burma (Myanmar)
Habitat:
small, shallow ponds with thick weed
Food: small live foods & commercial flakes etc.
Water Temperature:
21-24°C
Water Chemistry:
pH7
FBAS Size: 20mm
FBAS Class: K
Additional Information: his fish was named in 2007 and initially assigned to the rasboras, hence its name, it has since been reclassified as a danio. Breeding has been achieved in the aquarium, and by all accounts they breed readily and the
fry are easy to rear.
Danio
Kathit (Burma Fire-ring Danio)
Family: Cyprinidae
Continent: Asia
Distribution: Myanmar (Burma)
Habitat:
streams & rivers
Food: small live foods & commercial flakes etc.
Water Temperature:
22-26°C
Water Chemistry:
pH 7
FBAS Size: 50mm
FBAS Class: K
Additional Information:
Imported size 30mm.
At first look will look like the pink flush zebras (now banned under the genetic modified laws) a recent described species the ‘kyathits’ have been
imported from Milking & Myanmar. And are being commercially bred in Asia, the fish photographed was imported under its common name! As ‘kyathit’ the spots/rings will give way to stripes, so I am sure
this is a region variation of ‘Danio kyathit’. Watch out for spotted and striped kyathits being separated and sold under a new name! Breeding is as other danios, egg scatterers and, avid egg eaters. Information
& image: Robbie Kirkup
Inlecypris
auropurpurea
Family: Cyprinidae
Synonym: Barilius auropurpureus
Continent: Asia
Distribution: Myanmar (Burma)
Habitat:
lakes, streams & rivers
Food: small live foods & commercial flakes etc.
Water Temperature:
22-26°C
Water Chemistry:
pH 7
FBAS Size: 60mm
FBAS Class: K
Additional Information:
Rasbora axelrodi
(Red/ Neon Blue/Green Micro Rasbora)
Family: Cyprinidae
Continent: Asia
Distribution: Borneo & Sumatra, Indonesia.
Habitat:
Food: small live foods & commercial flakes etc.
Water Temperature:
23-26°C
Water Chemistry:
pH 7
FBAS Size: 35mm (2005, size sheets)
FBAS Class: J
Additional Information:
Imported size 15mm.
Ideal tank companion for the popular galaxy rasbora (Celestichthys margaritus) and for the popular nano-aquariums which are now big sellers! The fish are brave and have aggressive postures towards each other, they
are not fin nippers. Both sexes have a
stripe which begins at the middle of body and runs down to the anal fin tip. The female has a pink flush and its anal stripe is not as prominent as the male's. Three colour variations are imported, so here is the low down, the females are red and the males depending on the spectrum of light are neon green or
blue.
Information & image: Robbie Kirkup
Rasbora
merah
(Micro Rasbora)
Family: Cyprinidae
Continent:
Asia
Distribution: Collection import from Borneo.
Habitat:
rivers & streams
Food: small live foods & commercial flakes etc.
Water Temperature:
22-28°C
Water Chemistry:
pH 7
FBAS Size: none (around 15-20mm)
FBAS Class: J
Additional Information:
Imported size 15mm.
Treat as Rasbora maculata, first described in 1998, one of the many fish being imported from Borneo, some we know about and have been
in demand since the current regime stopped imports; but the biologists are in the rain forests now discovering new mammals & creatures, so no doubt there are more fish to come! Information & image: Robbie
Kirkup
Rasbora
vulcanus
(Red Reticulated Rasbora)
Family: Cyprinidae
Continent: Asia
Distribution: import from Sumatera Barat, Indonesia
Habitat: rivers & streams
Food: small live foods & commercial flakes etc.
Water Temperature:
22-28°C
Water Chemistry:
pH 7
FBAS Size: 40mm
FBAS Class: J
Additional Information:
Imported size 30mm. Treat as Rasbora reticulata, which originates only from Nias Island, the quiz photo was taken without flash, if flash were used, hiding the red flush, the fish would look like reticulata. I can see this species which was described in 1999, will replace
reticulata, as it is easier to obtain so if you have reticulata set them down
to breed! This is the Rasbora vulcanus from around the town of Painan, Sumatera Barat. The epithet vulcanus refers to
the fiery red-orange the male exhibits when suitably conditioned. The female is larger with a deeper body, pale yellowish on the body with yellow-orange on the fins. Information & image: Robbie Kirkup
Rasbora
trilineata
(Scissortail Rasbora)
Family: Cyprinidae
Continent: Asia
Distribution: Malaya & Sumatra
Habitat: open areas of slow moving rivers & streams
Food: any type of aquarium food of suitable size
Water Temperature:
22-28°C
Water Chemistry:
soft, acidic water preferred but hardy
FBAS Size: 90mm
FBAS Class: J
Additional Information:
This is a shoaling fish which does best in groups of 5 or more.
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