Zebra Danio  Brachydanio rerio

A very active and hardy fish that makes a great beginners fish. They are easily recognized by the horizontal stripes.

Color and Fin Varieties: Longfin Zebra, Gold Danio, and the Fluorescent Glowfish Zebra Danio.

Hobbyist Level: A very hardy fish and is a great choice for for beginners.

Adult Size: 2"

How Many: Best in groups of 5 or more. They like to chase each other around.

Housing: You can keep them in tanks of 10 gallon or more. Provide bushy plants for hiding and an open swimming area. They are adaptable to most water conditions, and are very tolerant of cooler water.  (Temperature 65-75, pH 6.5-7.5)

Tankmates: Keep them with other active fish of similar size. Some good choices are other danios, rasboras, swordtails, mollies, moons, bloodfin tetras, black tetras, sharks, gouramis, barbs, cory catfish, plecostomus catfish, and most other catfish. They do not harm smaller fish, but they can intimidate shy fish we do not recommend you put them with neons unless the tank is very large.

Our Community Tanks:  Fish that go well with zebra danios:  Community #2, Community #3, Community #4, Community #5

Feeding: They will accept a wide variety of foods. Feed flakes, shrimp, small pellets, bloodworms. They are an omnivore.

Native Range: India.

Breeding: An easy egglayer to breed. Adult females are larger and have a fuller belly.

See also:  Danios