Category: General Rambling

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Mixing Danios



I often get questions about mixing Danios of different species in the same tank together. As a general rule, if the fish are close to the same size and temperament, there are no problems keeping them together.

There are exceptions to this in regards to the fish cross breeding.  With this in mind, the fish I would NOT keep together are;

  • Zebra Danios (Danio rerio) and Leopard Danios (Danio rerio var. frankei)
  • Celestial Pearl Danios (Danio margaritatus) and Emerald Dwarf Rasboras (Danio erythromicron)
  • Danio kyathit – There is a Spotted variety & a Striped variety.

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Some new fish…..



I treated myself to some new cory cats the other day.  I’ve watched as Holly @ HCA Aquatics listed young fish from her group of breeders and I finally pulled the trigger and bought a group for my fish room.

HCA Green aeneus cories
Photo by HCA Aquatics
HCA Green aeneus cories
Photo by HCA Aquatics
HCA Green aeneus cories
Photo by HCA Aquatics

With a bit of luck this winter, I’ll have some of these beauties ready for the Swaps and Auctions next spring!

On-line Pet Peeves



Nannostomus mortenthaleri
Photo by Dennis Ball

Have you noticed, that on many of the on-line fish hang-outs there seem to be forum members that their only purpose is to spew negativity and tell others that they can’t do something.  You know the type;  you can’t have that many fish, you can’t mix those fish, you can’t cycle your tank that way, you can do this and you can’t do that, blah blah blah.

Now don’t get me wrong.  I’m not talking about those people who are offering good sound advise.  I’m only talking about that group who never have anything good to offer and simply parrot something they have heard from another nay-sayer.

Maybe I’m just getting old, but I can’t see where this helps new members of our hobby.  In fact I think it has just the opposite affect, and puts them off the hobby.  After all, if it’s so complicated and there are so many strict rules, what’s the fun of keeping fish??? Continue reading On-line Pet Peeves