Celestial Pearl Danios: are they jumpers?

[thegrandpoohbah]

I'm considering getting 6 of these for my tank at work. The main reason is that the heater evaporates the water too quickly so I want to remove it. That means the betta will have to be moved back home to one of my other tanks. Since CPD prefer cooler water and are small, I thought they would be well suited to a 5G planted tank. And as luck would have it, the LFS has some that are nice and healthy (they've been there a while and show no signs of disease). My only concern is that the tank is open topped and I would hate for them to jump to their deaths. Anyone here have any experience with them?

[fishykisses]

most of my tanks are open and from experience the water only evaporates very slightly faster in the heated tanks vs. the unheated tanks.

[PintoHawk]

I thought Bettas jumped? Did you have a top on your tank when you had the Betta in there?

[thegrandpoohbah]

I've always kept my bettas in open topped tanks with no problems. They are nowhere near as fast a swimmer as other fish so I figure the odds of them jumping are much lower.

As for evaporation, the heater only went into the tank a week or two ago and I have seen a dramatic increase in the rate of evaporation. It doesn't help that the air here is much drier than the Lower Mainland.

[PintoHawk]

Where are you buying the Danios from? a LFS?
I am just reading about them today, and I think I am in love....

[Katalyst]

Have never had a problem with cpd's jumping, perhaps leave an inch or two of the tank empty and keep an eye on them.

[thegrandpoohbah]

Pinto, Pisces in Calgary has some. That probably doesn't really help you though.