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	Neon tetra with zebra danio????
JokerFish Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 203 Votes: 20 Registered: 05-Feb-2004	Will these two species be ok together??? i'm pretty sure it's fine, but i just wanted 2-3 opinions.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	they are fine together iMO!! both are great but what i would do is get rid of the danios and get more neons or vice versa !
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
boil Enthusiast Posts: 201 Kudos: 420 Votes: 28 Registered: 19-Dec-2003	i really don't know too much about it, but my friend had them both in a 10 gallon together and the zebras started attacking them, so he had to take the neons out.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	I personally wouldn't suggest it. They have a different hardness preference, while yes there will be some overlap and yes they would get along together aggression wise IMO it would be best to go with the one best suited for you water. Neons prefer slightly softer water, and zebra danios prefer slightly harder. Like many things, it's normally never a good idea to do it just because someone friends friend has done it. ^_^
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
kaley822 Fingerling Posts: 35 Kudos: 26 Votes: 0 Registered: 09-Dec-2003	i would say its ok as long as u have a larger school of neons. I these two together and the zebras chased the neons but since there was an established school they seemed fine
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
joe fishy Fish Addict Posts: 605 Kudos: 1355 Votes: 65 Registered: 21-Apr-2003	What size tank are they going in, and what other fish are in with them? With sufficient room, there should be no problem. However, I see you have Tiger Barbs; please don't put the Neons in the same tank as the Tigers.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	There is no problem. Hardness is very minor and doesn't really affect the fish at all. Hardness to the extreme of a rift lake or saltwater may definitely be big, but the difference in hardness between the habitats of the neon tetra and the zebra danio aren't that big. And I for one don't even have a hardness test. When you're not keeping rift lake cichlids or marine, it doesn't really matter.:%) -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	Yes i have shinigami on my side!! also i dont have a tester kit for hardness ether!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Danioman Fingerling Posts: 29 Kudos: 20 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-May-2004	I have established a school of 7 various Danios including Golden Longfin Zebra, Regular Golden Zebra, Regular Zebra, and Leopard Danios. These Danios lived happily for several months before I introduced 2 Cardinal Tetras (I plan on having more) It's a 55 Gallon tank, and there is absolutely no problem with either getting in each other's way. Again, I think the tank size helps. I probably wouldn't cram them together in a small tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Mole Enthusiast Posts: 167 Registered: 23-Mar-2004	i had a load of tetras with danios, and i'd say that as long as the tetras outnumber the danios (which makes them feel more secure around the sligtly more aggressive danios) u should be fine. www.zopilotemachine.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
skystrife Enthusiast Posts: 199 Kudos: 132 Votes: 37 Registered: 30-Aug-2002	[font color="#008000"]Yeah, I've had neons with Danios with no aggression problems. Neons like a bigger school, so I would recommend getting more of the neons. But it will be fine. Crispy[/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	So are you getting them or what? [span class="edited"][Edited by Lindy 2004-07-09 07:12][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37


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