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  Zebra Danio Information & Care - Rate My Fish Tank
The Zebra Danio or Zebrafish (Brachydanio rerio or Danio rerio) is a tropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae).
Zebra Danios serve as a common and useful model organism for studies of vertebrate development, because it reproduces very easily, passing from the egg to the larvae stage in less than three days.
Zebra Danio are susceptible to Oodinium, or Velvet disease.
www.ratemyfishtank.com /freshwater_fish.php/49   (252 words)

  
  Zebra Danio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Zebra Danio or Zebrafish (Brachydanio rerio or Danio rerio) is a tropical fish, commonly kept in aquaria and used for scientific research, belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae).
Zebra Danio are susceptible to Oodinium, or Velvet disease.
Zebra Danios serve as a common and useful model organism for studies of vertebrate development and gene function because they reproduce very easily, passing from the egg to the larvae stage in less than three days.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zebra_danio   (755 words)

  
 Encyclopedia topic: Zebra Danio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The Zebra Danio or Zebrafish (Brachydanio rerio or Danio rerio) is a tropical (additional info and facts about tropical) fish (Any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills) belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae (A family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace)).
Like other danios it is omnivorous (additional info and facts about omnivorous) and a peaceful fish that gets along well with other fish in community tanks (additional info and facts about community tanks).
Zebra danio is one of the few species of fish to have been flown into space (See Animals in space (additional info and facts about Animals in space)).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/z/ze/zebra_danio.htm   (372 words)

  
 Zebra Danio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Under a fl light, however, the zebra danio fish are vibrant neon pink and green...
The way the zebra danio are made to glow has caused some controversy...
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 Zebra Danio Summary
Danio rerio or Zebrafish is a tropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidea), commonly kept in aquaria and used for scientific research.
Zebra Danios are of no economic importance in commercial fisheries as a food fish, but very commonly known and popular in the aquarium trade.
Zebra Danios serve as a common and useful model organism for studies of vertebrate development and gene function because they reproduce very easily, passing from the egg to the larvae stage in less than three days.
www.bookrags.com /Zebra_Danio   (1451 words)

  
 Danios, fish articles > marine fish, tropical fish, fish keeping information, fish shop and stockist : thegoldfishbowl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Danios are firm favourites with tropical fishkeepers, and have been from the outset of the modern hobby.
Why this pretty little danio disappeared from commercial breeding programmes is not known, but it might be that it was ousted by the Leopard danio when it made its debut to the hobby.
The orgins of the Leopard danio are uncertain.
www.thegoldfishbowl.co.uk /dashingdanios.html   (871 words)

  
 Caring for Zebra Danios, by Peter McKane
Zebra danios, while being fairly hardy fish, are prone to have bleeding or ulceration of the gills if their aquarium contains even slight traces of ammonia.
Zebra danios are not prone to any particular disease, and because of their active nature they are seldom affected by ich, due to the fact that they will brush off the fungus in their everyday activity of passing by stones or plants in your tank.
Knowing that zebra danios need to be kept in schools, preferably away from fish with fancy tails or fins, you can expect to have absolutely not problem with the fish in a community tank.
www.aquarticles.com /articles/breeding/McKane_Zebra_Danios.html   (806 words)

  
 Hawaii Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Why this pretty little danio disappeared from commercial breeding programs is not known, but it might be that it was ousted by the leopard danio when it made its debut in the hobby.
A first-generation cross between zebra and pearl danios may give a clue to the actual origins of the leopard danio.
Metallic blues, greens and golds are the predominant colors associated with the danios and their cousins, making a handsome contrast to their more gaudily colored companions in the peaceful community aquarium.
hawaiimagazine.com /hawaii/library/articleview.asp?RecordNo=1847&...   (984 words)

  
 Danionin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Danios tend to have horizontal stripes and long barbels, Devarios tend to have vertical bars and short rudimentary barbels, if barbels are present at all.
Bengal Danio or Sind Danio(15 cm/ 6 in)
Danio kyathit var striped - Orange Finned Zebra Danio - (6 cm/ 2.5 in)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Danio   (1595 words)

  
 Robyn's Danio Page
Leopard danios, which some believe are a different species and others believe simply to be a different morph of zebra danios, have fl spots over a yellow or gold background.
I started with 11 danio fry and 2 white cloud fry in the net breeder, and 5 danios and 1 white cloud survived to be large enough for release into their parents' tanks.
Zebra danios - a few of my zebra danios just happened to be in the background of this photo of my apple snail taken 2/7/03.
www.fishpondinfo.com /danio.htm   (4742 words)

  
 Tropical Fish: Zebra Danio
Zebra danios are active fishes that can be housed in groups of three or more with other peaceful community tank residents of similar size.
The Zebra Danio is a prolific spawner but precautions should be taken to prevent the adults from eating the eggs.
Did you know that Zebra Danio males generally spawn with and remain loyal to one female.
www.tropicalfishdata.com /zebra_danio.html   (385 words)

  
 Read about Zebra Danio at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Zebra Danio and learn about Zebra Danio here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Zebra Danios prefer water with a 6.0–8.0 pH, a water hardness of up to 5.0–19.0
Zebra Danios serve as a common and useful
Zebra danio is one of the few species of fish to have been flown into space (See
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Brachydanio_rerio   (333 words)

  
 Zebra Danio info
Zebra Danios are a popular aquarium fish that do great in the community tank.
Zebra Danios should be kept only with other peaceful fish, like those kept in a community aquarium.
Zebra Danios are unique cyprinids in that males are loyal and usually only breed with one female for life.
www.aquariacentral.com /fishinfo/fresh/zdanio.htm   (185 words)

  
 Zoho Polls > Zebra fish
Zebra fish zebra fish -- encyclopaedia britannica posted by justin (70.111.81.200) on september 05, 2005 at 03:00:54: i have what looks like a pregnant zebra fish compaired to all the rest of the fish.
Zebra fish [pdf] zebra fish sentinel program tropical fish species, articles on zebra danios care and breeding: the zebra danio is a prolific zebra danio.
Zebra fish zebra fish & xenopus frogs research tanks aquariumlife fish profile for zebra danio (danio rerio) scientific name(s): danio rerio, brachydanio rerio, cyprinus rerio.
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 Danio frankei: The Leopard Danio
Regardless of the scientific classification, the leopard danio is easily distinguished from the zebra danio by its color pattern.
Danio eggs are supposed to hatch within either 24 hours (iii, viii) or two to three days (v).
Zebra danios will spawn in as little as one to two inches of water (i, ii) and so leopard danios can probably be treated similarly.
www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com /Articles/The_Leopard_Danio.html   (1914 words)

  
 Brachydanio Rerio (Zebra Danio) - FishandTips.com
Danios, usually swim near the water surface and are notorious jumpers.
Zebra danios can bring a lot of life in community tanks, however it is strongly recommended to have them in a separate tank if trying to breed them.
Spawning should have taken place early in the morning and the non-sticky eggs are scattered in between the marble so the parents can't reach and eat them (some hobbyists use mesh to cover the lower part of their tank to replace the marbles).
www.fishandtips.com /displaydb.php?ID=9   (651 words)

  
 Zebra Danio, Danio rerio, Brachydanio rerio, Family: Cyprinidae
The hardy and attractive Zebra Danio is an ideal fish for beginners.
Some of these varieties are: the Leopard Danio and Longfin Leopard Danio, Hybrid Danio, Longfin Zebra Danio, Gold Zebra Danio, Albino Zebra Danio, and the recently introduced “Glo-fish”, a genetically modified little fish which is the most controversial in the hobby.
The slender compressed body of the Zebra Danio is pale yellow, marked with steel blue stripes that fade off into the fins and tail.
animal-world.com /encyclo/fresh/cyprinids/ZebraDanio.php   (1987 words)

  
 Zebra Danio, Danio rerio, Brachydanio rerio, Family: Cyprinidae
The Zebra Danios are very easy to breed, and it may even occur on accident.
When i purchsed my zebra`s from walmart they had some scales missing and a few scrapes due to the less than great conditions of the tanks and the fact that they were very over crowded (think 50 fish in a ten gallon).
Most danio fry emerge large enough to eat finely crushed flake food or you could even try that commercial fry food(i've never tried it and i would be iffy about using it, just crush your flakes).
www.animal-world.com /encyclo/fresh/cyprinids/ZebraDanio.php   (1987 words)

  
 Danio Aequipinnatus (Giant Danio) - FishandTips.com
Danio Aequipinnatus are fast swimmers, therefore a long tank (at least 36 inches) is recommended.
Giant Danios have to be kept in schools of at least 5 or 6 to prosper.
The conditioning and spawning process is also very similar to the Zebra Danios also we won't describe it here (Click here to learn more about how to breed and condition Danios).
www.fishandtips.com /displaydb.php?ID=10   (701 words)

  
 Aqua Scape Online: Red Zebra Danio (glow in the dark)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Aside from their brilliant color, fluorescent zebra fish are the same as other zebra fish in every way.
Zebra fish are tropical fish and are unable to survive in non-tropical environments.
Despite all these years of aquarium ownership, zebra fish are only found in tropical environments, such as their native India.
www.aquascapeonline.com /store/scripts/prodView.asp?idProduct=37   (589 words)

  
 Zebra Danio - Danio rerio (Brachydanio rerio)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Zebra Danios make excellent community fish and are among the best fish for beginners.
I acquired 6 long-finned Danios to cycle a new 30-gallon tank: 3 Zebras and 3 Leopards.
The fish are all about the same size but one of the Zebras and one of the Leopards seem to have become the dominant fish of the group.
www.aquahobby.com /gallery/e_danio.php   (598 words)

  
 Zebra Danio (Brachydanio rerio) - Planted Tank
Zebra Danios are some of the most common aquarium fish.
Zebra Danios are very active schooling fish and would do best in groups of at least 5.
I had a really bad ich outbreak in my tank, and despite my best treatment measures, the fish that survived was a 3 year old beast of a catfish and my zebra danio, even though he was the runt of the tank at the time.
www.plantedtank.net /fishprofiles/Zebra-Danio-Brachydanio-rerio/98   (396 words)

  
 Zebra Danio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Click here to learn about the fishless method, and how to save the lives of fish like danios from suffering through the initial establishment phase.
Danios are extremely easy-care fish and tolerate a wide range of water conditions (to a point!).
Danios are some of the most easy egglayers to breed (well, next to the convict cichlid, anyway).
www.fishpalace.org /B_rerio.html   (676 words)

  
 danio --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Danios are hardy and swim actively about in schools.
Among these are the zebra danio, or zebra fish (B. rerio), a popular species with lengthwise blue and yellow stripes,...
The zebra danio (B. rerio), a popular freshwater aquarium fish originally from Asia, is small (up to about 4 cm [1.5 inches] long) and...
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9028720   (338 words)

  
 Fact Sheet for Brachydanio rerio (Hamilton, 1822)
Giant danio, Danio aequipinnatus, are also common in the aquarium fish industry, however, they are much larger, more robust, and similarly lack the blue stripes of the zebra danio (Sakurai et al., 1992).
Zebra danio are native to tributaries of the Ganges River, along the Coromandel coast of India, from Calcutta to Masulipatam, Bengal, Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh (Axelrod et al., 1971; Eaton and Farley, 1974; Jayram, 1981; Sterba, 1983).
Zebra danio are among the most popular aquarium fish in the United States, and as such a commercially valuable species.
nis.gsmfc.org /nis_factsheet.php?toc_id=169   (1076 words)

  
 Zebra danio's - Tropical Fish Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Are Zebra Danio's known to be aggressive, they have killed off my 6 Neon Tetras one by one, and they have now started on my catfish.
Zebra Danios aren't known for attacking other fish unless they're fry.
Not sure if temperament changes with fin size on this but I used to keep long finned zebra danios along with harlequins, neons and rummy nose tetras as well as some other fish and never had any problems at all with them.
www.fishforums.net /index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=7   (317 words)

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