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FAQs on the Pearl Danios of Various
Species
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Pink Danio, hlth./bloating in a small vol.
3/7/13
Hello
I have a 5 gal tank that has been set up for a couple
years. I originally had it split in 2 for 2 Bettas when my Male died I
added 3 guppies and a few neon tetras. I then acquired 2 pink danios and
2 other tetras from a friend whose tank broke. It was a bit crowed
but everyone seems to be getting along fine. I noticed after being away
for a couple nights one of the danios looked very fat. When I turned the
lights on I could see she was carrying eggs. About 3 weeks later she is
still huge and seems to be getting bigger I put her in a Epsom salt bath
for 15-20 minutes then back in the big tank as this was all I could find
to do. When I netted her to go back into the tank she got slightly
wedged between the net and the bucket I think this caused some fluid to
get compressed out of her when she got back to her tank she was much
thinner and looked very stressed ( I thought I'd killed her) after a few
hours she was back to normal with her belly looking normal. This morning
her belly is getting bigger again looking like its filling back up with
fluid. Is there a treatment for this?
<Mmm, not practically... what could be done easily you have done. I
would hold off treatment-wise and just hope here. Adding med.s to a
small volume is too dangerous to be practical>
In a week I will be gone for 6 weeks and a friend will be taking care of
them so I really want to resolve this soon. Just for reference she
doesn't look like she has any parasites, dropsy or anything along those
lines. I don't have any pictures available.
Sarah
<Bob Fenner>
Danio margaritatus - Celestial Pearl Danio
11/19/11
Good morning Crew
<Hello,>
During a visit to my local Stockist (Maidenhead) I came across the
above, amazing looking fish.
<Indeed they are.>
Would they be ok in London water (ph 7.8), in the past I have been sold
fish that were not suitable and lost almost all of them (Neon
Tetra)?
<Yes, they can do well in hard, alkaline water so long as the
aquarium is clean, well maintained, and not too warm (20-22 C is just
about perfect, and definitely no warmer than 24 C.>
If yes would they be ok in a 95l planted tank with Guppies. Platies,
and 1 Colisa labiosa.
<No, not good companions. Much too aggressive, plus some differences
re: water temperature. Celestial Danios are best kept alone, with
shrimps, or with very peaceful, small bottom-dwellers such as Corydoras
habrosus. Do also understand they MUST be kept in big groups or they
tend to be shy and prone to premature deaths. Six is the minimum, and
10 or more a sensible starting point. The more the merrier!>
Many thanks
<Cheers, Neale.>
Re: Danio margaritatus - Celestial Pearl Danio 11/19/11
Hi Neale
Many thanks for you great advice as usual. Will bear this in mind.
<Glad to help>
What is the minimum tank I can keep some in?
<Something around the 35 litre/8 gallon mark would seem about right,
especially if you want to add some other fish or shrimps. I've seen
them in slightly smaller tanks, but I'm not a fan of keeping them
in that way.
Cheers, Neale.>
Re: Danio margaritatus - Celestial Pearl Danio 11/19/11
Many thanks a star as always.
The tank would be for the Danios and shrimps only.
Have a good evening.
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