Jynx

We got 4 danio's for my son's b-day and put them in his 29 gal tank. I know we need to get more, but since the tank is new-ish (hasn't had fish in it even tho it's been cycling for months), I didn't want to overload it by adding any more than that. What other kinds of fish can go with danio's? Will long fin danios and the regular ones get along all right, or do you think the fins would be too much of a temptation for the other ones and get nipped? Would small tetra's get along with them? We're also looking at getting a pleco for it (that's in another thread). These little fish are so much fun to watch, but I get eye strain from trying to keep track of them.

~Jynx

Laelanna

I'm not sure about the other fish with the longfin's, I know my pet store keeps regular and longfin's together, but that doesn't mean you should. Cory's should do well with them as the cory's usually stay out of the way of the danio's. We had a couple guppies in with our danio's until we moved the danio's and they did fine, but the danio's will nip other's fins. You could also do soemthing like Oto's. They are really cute and stay on glass or plants more than anything else. My three are almost always visible. Other than that, Someone else may have some ideas for you.

TFA101

yes, long fin and standards will get along. The long fins may be nipped by one another, but damage is very minor, resulting is very slight tears on the fins, which will quickly regenerate. Tankmate choices include more robust tetras, or larger tetra species such as lemons, silvertips, black widows, albino black widows, bleeding hearts, and the like. Other fish include corydoras cats. Preferably anythign exceeding 1.5 inches in length, so in other words, any corydoras species beginning with bronze corydoras or larger (3"+), otherwise, a bristlenose pleco, pencil fish, red tail shark or rainbow shark (rainbows are less aggressive), and dwarf rainbowfish. You have many choices to choose from, so pick your favorites, and create something wonderful, just as long as you stay within the "one inch of adult sized fish per gallon of water" guideline if you dont already know

Jynx

I look at all the profiles of the fish, but I'm always nervous about what the recommendations are since they say guppies are semi-aggressive, but I haven't had problems with mine. I really like to hear from people who have them and what their experiences with them are, granted they vary from fish to fish, but you know what I mean.

Thank you for the suggestions!

~Jynx

TFA101

nope, guppies are pure community fish. the only reason they're listed like that is probably because males can be quarrelsome among themselves, and when attempting to breed, they will aggressively chase the females around the tank. Aside from that, they dont do much damage.

Biscato33

Hey Jynx,

I've had lots of experience with zebra danios. They are very hardy fish, and great for the beginner. It was a good idea for the first fish in your son's tank to be zebra danios, because they're so hardy.
Guppies would be fine with the danios, as long as your ready for a high likeliness for fry. The danios might nip at the guppies long, elegant tails though, so you might have to take a precautionary of that. Some other larger danios might be okay to, like the giant danio. Tetras on the other hand could be terrorized by the danios in the first few days. When I added my neon tetras to my tank, the danios would nip at their fins, and their would be small chunks taken out of their tails, but they recovered, and now they're living together peacfully.
A whole tank of zebra danios would be absoloutely stunning too. You can experiement with many things, and do as much research as you can!
Hope I helped!

~ Ali

Amanda

Or, this is a touchy subject - but I like them, you could add glofish to the danios. They're the same fish, except that glofish have different genes to produce the different colors. Just a suggestion if you would like a very active tank, and one with lots of color.

TFA101

one of my old plans was to do that. Now I'm testing the possible stocks community-wise. When you have so many fish types that can live in harmony together, it's very difficult to pick just a few types

Jynx

Thank you for your advice. I've been thinking about getting the glo-fish too, and perhaps some glo-lite tetras, I just saw some at Walmart and thought they were nice looking (of course, I'll buy them somewhere else, tho). How about Mollies and Danio's? I have a friend who has some mollies that he doesn't want any more and he's offered to give them to me.

~Jynx