Good Day at the LFS - Aquarium Advice

hsherman1986 · 01-21-2007, 08:02 PM

Check out what I got...they were 3 for $18 so I got 9 of them. I will kee you guys updated on how they do!

guppy12 · 01-21-2007, 09:14 PM

Are they blood fins? What are they?

hsherman1986 · 01-21-2007, 09:19 PM

Oh sorry, they are the microrasbora sp. galaxy (the little guys that were just discovered a few weeks/months ago)

Pleco · 01-21-2007, 09:38 PM

Do you have to use a sponge filter with them? Are they safe around conventional HOB or Canister intakes? I'm trying to get an idea of how small they are.

-Pleco

bs6749 · 01-21-2007, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hsherman1986

Oh sorry, they are the microrasbora sp. galaxy (the little guys that were just discovered a few weeks/months ago)

More like half a year ago or more.

hsherman1986 · 01-21-2007, 09:56 PM

I do not know what the intake looks like for a canister filter, but they are fine with my HOB. They are not too small. Mine range from 1/4" to 1/2". I do not know if they are full grown or not.

In the first picture, that is a GBR tail on the left side. He was trying to get my attention at the front of the tank. All the galaxies were in the back of the tank (its a 20g high).

I have been trying to get better pictures of them, but they are too quick to get decent ones

Right now, I am keeping them with a pair of GBRs, 6 yoyo loaches, red cherry shrimp, and rhino shrimp with no problems (yet). No one seems to be trying to eat them

edit: bs, I did not realize that. all the information I had found said they had only been discovered a few weeks/months ago.

7Enigma · 01-23-2007, 03:12 PM

Wow, thats a great way to get a school of fish in a smaller tank where they still have some room to move around (I have the same size as you).

It would really be neat to have 50-100 in a 55 gallon tank or larger with some larger docile species for perspective (say a big goldfish).

squawkbert · 01-23-2007, 03:47 PM

Still waiting for them to show up in my area.
I want some.

**Devilishturtles** · 01-23-2007, 04:21 PM

I saw them at my LFS last time I was there... for 8.99 a piece. I'll wait until they become more plentiful and cheaper I think. But..who knows.

Regardless, they are awesome looking.

hsherman1986 · 01-23-2007, 06:35 PM

I was so excited the first time I saw them. I had to wait a few weeks before I could get them. They are doing well so far, the only thing that they have had trouble eating is brine shrimp. Everything else I feed them, they eat with gusto. Last night, they chowed down on some glass worms, and loved them.

Haven't had any of them die yet either, so thats good. They are supposed to be tropical fish though, don't think it would be a good idea to try to throw them in with anything large, I would fear they would be eaten no matter how docile the species.

01-21-2007, 09:38 PM	#4
Pleco Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bringin' Sexy Back Posts: 376	Do you have to use a sponge filter with them? Are they safe around conventional HOB or Canister intakes? I'm trying to get an idea of how small they are. -Pleco __________________ "Well I don't have anything else planned for today, let's get drunk!"

01-23-2007, 03:12 PM	#7
7Enigma Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Havertown, PA Posts: 2,624 Images: 5	Wow, thats a great way to get a school of fish in a smaller tank where they still have some room to move around (I have the same size as you). It would really be neat to have 50-100 in a 55 gallon tank or larger with some larger docile species for perspective (say a big goldfish). __________________ 20G High -Currently in tank: 1 checkered barb, 1 cory, 1 BN pleco, MTS, variety of platy (fry, juvi, adult), lots of plants. http://www.photolocker.net/images/7Enigma/milfoil2.jpg

01-23-2007, 03:47 PM	#8
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01-21-2007, 09:14 PM	#2
guppy12 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Linden Michigan Posts: 135 Images: 1	Are they blood fins? What are they?

01-21-2007, 09:19 PM	#3
hsherman1986 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 719	Oh sorry, they are the microrasbora sp. galaxy (the little guys that were just discovered a few weeks/months ago)

01-21-2007, 09:56 PM	#6
hsherman1986 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 719	I do not know what the intake looks like for a canister filter, but they are fine with my HOB. They are not too small. Mine range from 1/4" to 1/2". I do not know if they are full grown or not. In the first picture, that is a GBR tail on the left side. He was trying to get my attention at the front of the tank. All the galaxies were in the back of the tank (its a 20g high). I have been trying to get better pictures of them, but they are too quick to get decent ones Right now, I am keeping them with a pair of GBRs, 6 yoyo loaches, red cherry shrimp, and rhino shrimp with no problems (yet). No one seems to be trying to eat them edit: bs, I did not realize that. all the information I had found said they had only been discovered a few weeks/months ago.

01-23-2007, 06:35 PM	#10
hsherman1986 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 719	I was so excited the first time I saw them. I had to wait a few weeks before I could get them. They are doing well so far, the only thing that they have had trouble eating is brine shrimp. Everything else I feed them, they eat with gusto. Last night, they chowed down on some glass worms, and loved them. Haven't had any of them die yet either, so thats good. They are supposed to be tropical fish though, don't think it would be a good idea to try to throw them in with anything large, I would fear they would be eaten no matter how docile the species.