Long Fin Pearl Danio

The long fin pearl danio, also called the long fin turquoise danio, is bred in Thailand to display longer, colorful flowing fins. The body size and color are the same as the parent fish. A school of these fish looks like red and blue flowing wind in the fish tank.

Quick Facts

Care Guide

Tank setup: Danios are fast swimmers, so give them open swimming space, a filter, plants around the edges and a tight-fitting lid, since they jump. Make sure the tank is fully cycled (which takes several weeks) before adding fish.

Feeding: Feed a quality flake or small pellet once or twice a day, only as much as they eat in a couple of minutes. They also enjoy frozen foods like bloodworms and brine shrimp.

Tankmates: Danios get along with most peaceful community fish, such as tetras, rasboras, barbs, corydoras and livebearers. Their speed can stress slow, long-finned fish like bettas and fancy guppies, and large predatory fish will eat them.

Good to know: Long fins make these danios a little slower than regular zebras, so avoid fin-nipping tankmates like tiger barbs.