Guest Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 Is it possible to breed different types of danios in the same tank? I want to breed my danios again but want to try breed other colours and types too so wanted to know if you can breed different types in the same tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevolentsparkle Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 you talking different colours or different species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 Species and colour. Leopards, Zebras, and gold ones (which I think are gold versions of zebras.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevolentsparkle Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 put some kind of divider in the tank. danios are pretty relaxed about breeding. they can lay eggs and then loop around to eat them before they hit the plants! the more fish in the breeding tank will mean more eggs will get eaten before you realise. plus you probably don't want zebra/gold crossbreeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 the tank will be 60 x 30 x 30 and have a mesh bottom with heaps of spawning mops. I will 3 pairs of zebra danios and 3 pairs of leopard danios be ok? No cross breeding and with the mesh bottom and mops their should be a fairly good chance of a few eggs surviving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevolentsparkle Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 ah did some looking around: "The Leopard danio, previously known as Danio frankei, is a spotted colour morph of the zebrafish caused by a pigment mutation." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebrafish or a more reputable source: "Brachydanio rerio var. frankei (the spotted or leopard danio) was formally known as B. frankei and thought to be a species in its own right but is now considered a variety of B rerio (Zebra Danio)" - The Ultimate Aquarium; Mary Bailey and Gina Sandford; © 2005 so they are the same species and might cross. that said most fish will prefer to breed with fish that look similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 the tank will be 60 x 30 x 30 and have a mesh bottom with heaps of spawning mops. I will 3 pairs of zebra danios and 3 pairs of leopard danios be ok? No cross breeding and with the mesh bottom and mops their should be a fairly good chance of a few eggs surviving. Pretty sure zebras and leopards are the same species. Not sure what the offspring would look like, maybe they'd have dashes instead of dots... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 ah did some looking around: "The Leopard danio, previously known as Danio frankei, is a spotted colour morph of the zebrafish caused by a pigment mutation." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebrafish or a more reputable source: "Brachydanio rerio var. frankei (the spotted or leopard danio) was formally known as B. frankei and thought to be a species in its own right but is now considered a variety of B rerio (Zebra Danio)" - The Ultimate Aquarium; Mary Bailey and Gina Sandford; © 2005 so they are the same species and might cross. that said most fish will prefer to breed with fish that look similar Good work. Well investigate and reported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 Yep they are all the same species so will all cross probably best to breed them all in separate tanks. There is no reason why you cannot breed them in separate tanks and raise the fry together though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 The lfs in Richmond is selling "hybrid danios" :-? They will definitely cross breed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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