Danio tropical fish 7. Corydoras catfish and a plecostomus catfish are also kept with danios. Zebra danios get their name from their apparent zebra like stripes. Danios are often seen in aquariums with livebearers such as platies mollies and swordtails. For example when female bettas live together in the same aquarium.
Most danios tolerate a wide range of water chemistry and temperature making them ideal beginner fish. Discovered within the past decade aquarium hobbyist have quickly adopted and fell in love with these little danios. The story of the fishs introduction to the aquarium and scientific world is quite fascinating. If the aquarium is kept in rooms below 700 use an aqueon aquarium heater to increase the heat.
In 2006 thai tropical fish exporter kamphol udomritthiruj took photographs of the tiny new fish and showed them to aquarists around the world. 5 120dgh temperature. In terms of filtration zebra danios are not demanding at all. Native to south asia it is a popular aquarium fish frequently sold under the trade name zebra danio and thus often called a tropical fish although both tropical and subtropical.
Zebra danios will thrive in waters that are consistently between 65 and 77 degrees fahrenheit and they prefer soft to medium hard waters with a ph of 65 to 72. The zebrafish danio rerio is a freshwater fish belonging to the minnow family of the order cypriniformes. The celestial pearl danio is a freshwater fish found in small vegetated ponds in south east asia. 2 inches 45 cm usually much smaller lifespan.
Dwarf danio spotted brown spotted danio adult size. T he proper foods. These hardy fish are most often used to cycle a new aquarium as they are more tolerant of a wide range of water conditions. The celestial pearl danio is a recent discovery in the freshwater tropical fish world.
Choosing a danio species for your aquarium. Daniosminnows danios and minnows are small active schooling fish well suited for the community aquarium. Danios should also be provided with plenty of light plants and room to swim about freely. Danio nigrofasciatus also known as.
Various types of danios are often used as dither fish to distract aggressive fish from fighting. These fish boast plenty of color from the white pearl like spots on their sides to the red coloration on the fins. 3 years minimum tank size. Ph should be between 70 and 78 alkalinity between 30 and 80 dkh 50 ppm to 140 ppm and temperature between 700 and 780 f.