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Common name: | Zebra danio |
Scientific name: | Danio rerio |
Synonyms: | Brachydanio rerio |
Size: | Up to 2.5" (6cm) |
Origin: | India |
Tank setup: | Planted tank, with open swimming space. |
Compatibility: | Generally an excellent community fish. |
Temperature: | 18-25oC (64-77oF) |
Water chemistry: | Not too critical, but fairly soft and slightly acidic ideally. |
Feeding: | Accepts most aquarium foods - feed flake, granules, etc with frozen/live food supplemented. |
Sexing: | Females have a rounder shape and are usually slightly larger. |
Breeding: | Use a temperature at the upper end of the scale and fairly soft water. Breed as a pair
in a tank with fine-leaved plants, among which the eggs are scattered. Remove the adults after spawning to prevent
the eggs being eaten. Eggs hatch in about 48 hours. |
Comments: |
A hardy and highly active shoaling fish for the upper region of the aquarium. It is recommended that they be purchased
as a small group, as individual specimens tend to fade away by themselves. Long-finned varieties and golden/albino colour forms
are available. They are occasionally associated with fin-nipping, but this is the exception rather than the norm, and they generally
make excellent community fish.
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