FishProfiles.com Message Forums

	Zebra school
truestar Enthusiast Young Pup Posts: 233 Kudos: 92 Votes: 147 Registered: 23-Aug-2007	Hey everyone. I have had a 20 gallon tank up and running for about 3 or 4 months. I cycled the tank with 4 short-finned zebra danios and after it cycled I upped the school to 6. However, I bought 1 long-finned zebra danio by mistake. I have noticed that he is kind of a loner and usually stays by himself while the others hang out together. In the next few weeks I am upgrading to a 55 gallon and wanted to know if I should get more long-finned zebras or if he will do fine with the others. Thanks for reading.
Posted 07-Sep-2007 19:05
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	If you want a tank based on danios then do another 5 longfinned but you probably won't be able to fit any other schooling fish in there after that. If you don't want to base the tank on mostly danios I'd just add a couple more short finned danios so their school isn't shorted and leave it that way. The long finned will school with them some and can actually spawn with the shorter finned ones but it may always be a bit seperated from the rest. In a 55 though the siutation may improve some since they can school better. Adding only a couple long fins will only cause there to be several outcast fish scattered through the tank instead of 1.
Posted 08-Sep-2007 02:00
truestar Enthusiast Young Pup Posts: 233 Kudos: 92 Votes: 147 Registered: 23-Aug-2007	So you think I should just get more shorter finned danios? They will be going in the 55 once I cycle it.
Posted 08-Sep-2007 02:04
FishKeeperJim Big Fish Member MTS Anonymous Posts: 348 Kudos: 208 Votes: 186 Registered: 09-Jan-2007	I have both variety's in my tanks, and they do school together.My school was 5 Short finned then I added in 3 Long finned later on and they started schooling immediately. Add in a few more danios of either variety and you should be good. mts.gif" border="0"> I vote do you? My Tanks at Photobucket
Posted 08-Sep-2007 02:14
truestar Enthusiast Young Pup Posts: 233 Kudos: 92 Votes: 147 Registered: 23-Aug-2007	Okay, I'll just get some more of either variety. When I got this guy I didn't notice he was a long finned until the next day. It was so hard to see because he was swimming around the bag so fast when I got him. I just love these little guys.
Posted 08-Sep-2007 02:35


	Jump to:

The views expressed on this page are the implied opinions of their respective authors.
Under no circumstances do the comments on this page represent the opinions of the staff of FishProfiles.com.

FishProfiles.com Forums, version 11.0
Mazeguy Smilies