Do CPD’s Really Prefer Soft Water?

Most of the information presented on the Internet says Celestial Pearl Danio prefer soft water parameters. I’m not so sure that is true. Perhaps since many other nano fish come from soft water locations it is just assumed that CPD’s also prefer their water on the soft side.

Mr. U Tin Win of the Hein Aquarium Myanmar

Shortly after the Celestial Pearl Danio was introduced to the hobby, there was great concern that the little fish were going extinct in the wild. With that concern, a survey of the collection locations for CPD’s was conducted. Mr. U Tin Win made notes and took samples of the water during the survey.

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Celestial Pearl Danio History

It’s not often that you get the chance to witness the introduction of a new fish into the hobby, but in the case of the ‘Galaxy Rasbora’, I was in the right place at the right time and that was exactly what happened…..

In the wee hours of the morning of September the 6th 2006, Kamphol Udomritthiruj of AquariCORP made the following post on the Petfrd forum, (a Singapore ­based fishkeeping website).

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