Rasbora

Breeding & Hatchery Management of Rasbora Fish

1. Identification of Speices :- 1. Rasbora maculate :- (pygmy rasbora ) Character : - It is the smallest among the rasbora and it should be kept with compatable sized fishes. It perfers to have dense foliage and dimlighting . Jayant Tiple III Year, B.F.Sc. College of Fishery Science, Udgir , Dist : Latur , Maharashtra, 413517

2. 2. Rasbora brorapetensis : - (red tailed rasbora ) Character : - Rasbora are very popular fishes among the hobbyists . The are active swimmers. A dark line runs along the base of anal fin. The caudal fin is red in matured fish. Male are smaller than female.

3. 3. Rasbora Heteromorpha :- ( hari quin rasbora ) Character : - It is very popular fish. This species differs from realtives with unusval shapes making and coloration. It ‘s body reddish copper colour . The dorsal fin is red in color with yellow tip.

4. Rasbora Family - C yprinidae Native – They are inhabitant of freshwater stream of Malaysia, jawa , sumatra and Thailand. Main species : – Rasbora mculate Rasbors brorapetensis Rasbora heteromorpha Rasbora daniconeus Rasbora dorsiocellata Rasbora elegans Rasbora maculata

5. 4.Rasbora daniconeus : - (slender rasbora ) Character : - -it is very common one found plentiful in all sorts of pools. Ditches and steam of india and shrilankha . This fish is very active and hardly.

6. 5.Rasobora dorsiocellata :- (eye spots rasbora ) Charater : - This fish has no bright colour . A large black spot present in the dorsal fin.set off by a whitsh or iridenseat surroundng circle.

7. 6. Rasbora elegans :- ( yellow rasbora ) Character : - It is generally found in the small stream of sumatra singapore . It makes on especially attractive show fish when fully grow. The dorsal fin is light brown in colour . The female is more aggressive than male.

8. 7. Rasbora maculata : - ( spooted rasbora ) Character : - It grow to 2.5 cm (1 inch) It look like a male guppy. Its body more slender and fins are differently shaped. Generally its color is reddish but the abdominal area is greenish white.

9. Water quality requirements : - Temperature : - 22- 27 C. Hardness : - 1.5 to 2.5 dh. Ph :- around 6 to 6.6 Breeding : - -They are eggs layers spawing pairs prefer leafed platns such as cryptocrnye or aponogetons . Hatching : - -The larvae hatch within 48 hrs. Feeding to fry : - -The larvae feed on yolk sac. Initially after which the will accept tiny live food such as rotifers, cyclops , and artemia nauplii .

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