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No fertilization, all-natural.

Substrate is medium gravel.

There’s also third plant species in there, don’t know what it’s called, looks like “hydrilla” but with fine needle-like leaves, grows very quickly.

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Here’s the irony… in my tank I also have Hygrophila polysperma… but it’s not doing well because it’s being “taken over” by the string algae. It’s a small tank and the lighting is quite strong. Will try the moss ball solution after I move to a bigger tank.

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Neatoes, thanks for the tip Chris, I’ll try that. Stories are good, keep them coming!

I will be upgrading to a bigger tank hopefully soon…

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Glenn, I want to be a fish in your tank!

Thanks for the extra info and pics.

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Awesome, zzyzx!!! Great video, you captured the “moment”.

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Well, going with general principles, organic is better! As long as the water is safe from toxins or contaminants, I don’t see why not. Too bad you can’t take microscopic digital photos of them for us to identify these little creatures.

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Thanks Glenn! No filter?

What are pl-lamp and trafo? Sorry, I’m a bit of a newbie here when it comes to aquarium hardware…

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Thanks Fishcop. My Chinese Algae Eater mysteriously disappeared from this 5-gallon tank last week, and suddenly the Peppered Cory Cat got a lot fatter. I can only guess that it died and provided a few nice meals for Cory. There is a lot of string algae in the tank, but I guess you’re right, maybe it starved to death since they don’t eat algae when they’re mature (oops, learned the hard way).

I should get a bigger tank soon where there’s plenty of hiding places for the eggs and fry of the Danios. I don’t think they’re too happy in this tiny tank.

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Yes, if anybody has pictures of the eggs, that would be a big help. I’m guessing they’re really good at hiding their eggs… from predators yes, but unfortunately, from the paparazzi too!

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Hi Katkin,

Don’t think they need to be that specific. These fish are not too picky, so you have some leeway in picking the plants you think will make your tank look nice. It’s a bonus if they’re close enough to what’s in their natural habitat.

It sounds like other forum members have successfully bred their fishes regardless of the type of plants in their tank.

In my tank, the plants are nothing like those from their origin. However, they haven’t spawned yet, so maybe that’s a factor.

I got that screenshot from the Petfrd.com forum, try looking for more info there if you’re still curious.

[celestialdude]

Hi Katkin,

Check out this post for the ideal plants:

http://celestialpearldanio.com/viewtopic.php?t=27

Cheers

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It would be interesting if your White Cloud Mountain Minnows started breeding successfully with the Celestial Pearl Danios. Then we could really start the “Varieties” thread.

They do look *somewhat* similar. Check out this photo of the White Cloud Mountain Minnow:

Just kidding. I don’t think it’s possible… but it would be interesting if it happened!

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If we assume it’s the same lifespan as for other danios, then I’d say we’re looking at a range of 2-5 years, depending on tank conditions.

You can get an idea from Googling this search phrase:

danio OR danios OR danionin lifespan OR “life span”

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1B2GGGL_enCA177&q=danio+OR+danios+OR+danionin+lifespan+OR+%22life+span%22&btnG=Search

I’m not sure if anyone has had their Celestial Pearl Danios die of “old age” yet considering it’s such a newly discovered fish.

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Hi Ndola,

This page might help. I took a screenshot of it:

If anyone else can identify these plants, that would be great!!
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Yeah, reminds me of bean sprouts, the plant equivalent of brine shrimp.

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