tzahroxi Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) as the title says, what would be some good tank mates in a 32 gallon? i have a school of 8 of them currently. i keep the temperature around 75-76*F. i have a hard time finding information online cause everything online is for celestial pearl danios and not for pearl danios the tank so far. its a wip in the aquascape department but it is cycled. i had to place the danios in here before i finished the set up due to some aggression in quarantine with other fish Edited January 30, 2022 by tzahroxi more info and tank picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BETTA999 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 a shcool of corys !!! pefered 10 pandas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzahroxi Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 1/30/2022 at 5:22 PM, bettta999 said: a shcool of corys !!! pefered 10 pandas i unfortunately dont have sand in the tank and i heard they need sand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) They actually don't Neeeeed sand, they like it though. As long as your substrate wouldn't be abrasive on them they should be fine. Edited January 30, 2022 by xXInkedPhoenixX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzahroxi Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 guess ill wait then but are there any other schooling fish that would go well with them i want to try different things and ive had pandas before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BETTA999 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 1/30/2022 at 5:30 PM, tzahroxi said: i unfortunately dont have sand in the tank and i heard they need sand no they dont !!!! what gravel do you have ?? On 1/30/2022 at 5:34 PM, tzahroxi said: guess ill wait then but are there any other schooling fish that would go well with them i want to try different things and ive had pandas before ok maybe hillstream loaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) I would recommend Ember Tetras they're nice little schooling fish super small and not as jerky as some tetras can be- I really love mine. Edited January 30, 2022 by xXInkedPhoenixX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzahroxi Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 i have a smaller pea gravel with some crush shells to help with ph cause i tend to have acidic water. there are somewhat larger rocks in the gravel that may be a bit rough On 1/30/2022 at 5:37 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said: I would recommend Ember Tetras they're nice little schooling fish super small and not as jerky as some tetras can be- I really love mine. are there some other small tetras aside from embers? On 1/30/2022 at 5:35 PM, bettta999 said: no they dont !!!! what gravel do you have ?? ok maybe hillstream loaches i like the idea of hillstream loaches, i havent had them before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Not that I have any personal experience with that I would trust with my CPDs. I have Black Neons I affectionately call them Murder Fish so they're in a tank by themselves. I think my Harlequin Rasboras would do ok with them but they are so much bigger than a CPD. Have you thought about maybe Endlers or Guppies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 A group of endlers would probably be my choice. They add color, personality, and you will probably get some breeding action from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzahroxi Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) On 1/30/2022 at 5:42 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said: Not that I have any personal experience with that I would trust with my CPDs. I have Black Neons I affectionately call them Murder Fish so they're in a tank by themselves. I think my Harlequin Rasboras would do ok with them but they are so much bigger than a CPD. Have you thought about maybe Endlers or Guppies? these arnt cpds (D. margaritatus), they are plain pearl danios (D. albolineatus). they get about 2.5 inches long im trying to get some guppies in my main tank so ill see how that goes but i work with a lot of live bearers and want to branch with schooling fish Edited January 30, 2022 by tzahroxi more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Ah gotcha, my mistake. Have you thought about Rasboras? My Harlequins are really great, and tight schooler. Or just want Tetras? I've heard good things about Serpae Tetras and they are pretty. I was going to get some and others here say they're great fish and not typical like say a Neon. Black Neons would be a good contrast to the colors of your Pearls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzahroxi Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 1/30/2022 at 5:48 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said: Ah gotcha, my mistake. Have you thought about Rasboras? My Harlequins are really great, and tight schooler. Or just want Tetras? I've heard good things about Serpae Tetras and they are pretty. I was going to get some and others here say they're great fish and not typical like say a Neon. ive though about harlequins, i they were one of the species i was thinking about but i dont know much about rasboras as i do with some tetras but if they are peaceful im open to try them. i dont want to test temperament between species. i have already dealt with some jerk platys and guppies and im thinking about separating them cause my male platy decide it hate the subadult males and killed them ive seem some really pretty serpaes lately but i heard they are fin nippy, what is your opinion on that? i am going to put a picture of the tank (wip aquascape) at the top post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Totally understand. My 10 Harlequins live in a 20 gallon with about 14-20 Otos and a bunch of Nerites and 2 Mystery snails. They've never been jerks to anyone in the tank at all (well unless you count the Oto fry they ate but I can't blame them for that- they didn't hunt them down, just caught them as they swam across the tank). They are gorgeous, mine are big and colored up from the drab beige they were when I got them at the fish store. I've had them for over a year with no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzahroxi Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 i know they can get a beautiful red color which would help them contrast the white substrate. a part of me still wonders if i should replace it with a darker color but i think it brings out the iridescence in the danios, as well as the slight red on the fins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basement Fishroom Bargains Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Maybe a school of cherry barbs? They're both non-aggressive and shouldn't outcompete the Danios for food, or be spooked by the danios activity. Also, maybe a species of peaceful cichlid like Kribs or Apistos for the bottom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I would leave the lighter substrate. IMO just looking at the Pearl it has similar colors as the CPD and I can barely see mine on dark substrate but for small flashes of red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I had seen the same things with the fin nipping but others here didn't have that experience. I was going to put them with my Black Neons and thought if there was issues they'd hold their own but apparently their reputation per forum member isn't all true: Looking for info from those with Serpae Tetra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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