Celestial Pearl Danio (Celestichthys margaritatus)

bmedeiros678

I have been tryin to find this fish in Massachusetts with no luck.

IneedAbiggerTank

I've been trying to find them in the South Florida Area, or at least close enough so I don't end up paying more for shipping than for the fish. No luck so far

CanadianMatt81

I will be honest I'd never heard of this fish until I walked into the store and saw them and had to have all of them. I have a 26 gallon planted tank and they are so much fun to watch and are fantastic. Very easy to care for as they are pretty sturdy just like most Danios. It is well worth the hunt for these guys especially if you can find some that are wild caught and not tank bred. The wild caught breed is much more colorful as their markings deteriorate every generation.

DesertAquariums

My lfs still sells these little guys as Galaxy Rasboras. If you are having trouble finding them try asking for this name instead. Many people dont know it has changed.

problemman

very flashy fish when happy in its house! mine are not shy but others on the forum have had difference experience. if you keep them in a tank where they have lots of swimming room you will see them more often! easy to breed but hard to get a good amount of babies from

Fahnell

these are not characins. they are Danios...more related to Zebras and Rasboras than to Tetras

Abs

they are jewels for nanos and does well with my green neon shrimp. this species is kinda shy and needs thick vegetation to keep comfortable

fishrock

These r endangered right? If their not ,where do you get them

Blazingbaker

I have had mine since 2009 and they are a hardy fish once they are healthy but I think mine came from wild stock because they were in poor shape when they showed up in the lfs had some fish loss but I would rescue them from the lfs 6 at a time he made me deals for 6 for about 35 bucks they bred I'm my tank mow I have about 30 of them they are a great fish to keep with any shrimp!

Blazingbaker

I have had mine since 2009 and they are a hardy fish once they are healthy but I think mine came from wild stock because they were in poor shape when they showed up in the lfs had some fish loss but I would rescue them from the lfs 6 at a time he made me deals for 6 for about 35 bucks they bred I'm my tank mow I have about 30 of them they are a great fish to keep with any shrimp!

Planted-Community

they need to be in large groups like 12

Eldachleich

Great little gem. Perfect for nano tank due to their small size and amazing colouration. Seem to do well in a range of temps and pH. I would also deem them a very hardy fish. Quarantine first! I've noticed many of these fish are wild caught, and seem to come in with a host if sicknesses and diseases. They are a bit nippy and territorial towards one another, but love each others company. Playful and full of big personality I would recommend them to anyone. They respond well to salt, medicine, dips and baths. Even temperature fluctuations seem to pass unnoticed by these guys.

ADJAquariums

I'm pretty sure my LFS calls these galaxy rasboras, are they correct in doing that becuase these look EXACTLEy like them

soomass

@bmedeiros678 i have seen them at tropic isle in framingham and uncle neds fish factory in millis

Magnum26

Not to rub it in or anything but over here in the UK there are load in the local Maidenhead Aquatics stores. I'm getting some for my 4ft tank on the weekend. :)

Magnum26

@ADJAquariums Yes Galaxy Rasbora is the same fish it was renamed to Celestial Peral Danio.

shift

Very happy and colorful once settled in. They tend to be very timid unless in a large group so I would recommend at least 10-12 if you want them to be actively out and about (when you are around!). These little guys are one of my favorite nano fish and plan on having 100 in the new tank :)