Post by lilmissmolly on Mar 27, 2005 20:53:50 GMT -5
Common name: Zebra danio (Brachydanio rerio)
Synonyms: zebra fish (thanks ct)
Family: Cyprinidae
Image courtesy of: Mike Edwardes
Stats: 2.5” about
Temperature: 68-82 F (19-28 C) very hardy fish
Tank: 8-10 gallons or more
Requirements: p.h. generally 6.5-7. they will adapt to almost any water type, mine have survived ammonia spikes, algae infestation and a jump out of the tank. Very incredibly hardy fish.
Diet: Zebra danios are omnivorous, accepting almost any foods. Although undemanding in diet, they enjoy small live or frozen foods, and fresh vegetable matter, mine happen to really like bloodworms
Breeding: females have rounder bellies, especially when full with eggs, males are slimmer. put males and females in the same tank and most likely they will breed, the only problem is to get the eggs away from the parents otherwise they will be eaten, they are egg-scatters, if you put marbles on the bottom of the tank, the eggs will go to the bottom and be safe. It helps to remove the parents after you see the eggs. If you feed the zebras more live food and a varied diet it helps to get them to breed.
Sociability: they are active and very well mannered and nice. they are very fast and will not likely be made prey to a fin nipper,. they will play a cute little game where they chase each other around, but most other fish won’t like being chased, so if they have a few of their own species they will keep to themselves. They will do a little fin nipping if they are tempted; again it helps to keep a few of the same type in the tank.
Ideal Tank Mates: almost any non-aggressive fish will do fine, mine are in there with serpeas, neons, mollies, a platy and a pleco. Nice community fish.
Unsuitable Tank mates: anything that will eat it, and very big finned fish are sometimes made a victim to fin nipping, I used to have a betta in the tank, the zebras nipped at it until the betta got mad and put them in their place, the zebras left the betta alone after that, it depends on the temperaments of both the fish.
Synonyms: zebra fish (thanks ct)
Family: Cyprinidae
Image courtesy of: Mike Edwardes
Stats: 2.5” about
Temperature: 68-82 F (19-28 C) very hardy fish
Tank: 8-10 gallons or more
Requirements: p.h. generally 6.5-7. they will adapt to almost any water type, mine have survived ammonia spikes, algae infestation and a jump out of the tank. Very incredibly hardy fish.
Diet: Zebra danios are omnivorous, accepting almost any foods. Although undemanding in diet, they enjoy small live or frozen foods, and fresh vegetable matter, mine happen to really like bloodworms
Breeding: females have rounder bellies, especially when full with eggs, males are slimmer. put males and females in the same tank and most likely they will breed, the only problem is to get the eggs away from the parents otherwise they will be eaten, they are egg-scatters, if you put marbles on the bottom of the tank, the eggs will go to the bottom and be safe. It helps to remove the parents after you see the eggs. If you feed the zebras more live food and a varied diet it helps to get them to breed.
Sociability: they are active and very well mannered and nice. they are very fast and will not likely be made prey to a fin nipper,. they will play a cute little game where they chase each other around, but most other fish won’t like being chased, so if they have a few of their own species they will keep to themselves. They will do a little fin nipping if they are tempted; again it helps to keep a few of the same type in the tank.
Ideal Tank Mates: almost any non-aggressive fish will do fine, mine are in there with serpeas, neons, mollies, a platy and a pleco. Nice community fish.
Unsuitable Tank mates: anything that will eat it, and very big finned fish are sometimes made a victim to fin nipping, I used to have a betta in the tank, the zebras nipped at it until the betta got mad and put them in their place, the zebras left the betta alone after that, it depends on the temperaments of both the fish.
