Species profile
Zebra danio
Danio rerio
ai-generated confidence: high
AI-generated aquarium-care values from common hobby consensus; expert review is recommended before launch-quality advice.
Care table
| Water type | freshwater |
|---|---|
| Care level | easy |
| Minimum tank | 20 US gal / 76 L |
| Minimum group size | 6 |
| Adult size | 5 cm |
| Temperature | 18-25 C |
| pH | 6.5-8 |
| Hardness | 5-20 dGH |
| Salinity | 0-0 ppt |
| Temperament | peaceful active schooling |
| Aggression notes | Very active surface-to-midwater fish that can stress slow, warm-water, or timid tank mates. |
| Diet | omnivore |
| Swim zone | middle/top |
| Activity level | very active |
| Bioload | low |
| Reef safe | Not applicable or not reviewed |
| Plant safe | Yes |
| Invert safe | Yes |
| Compatibility tags | freshwater, schooling, peaceful-community, active-swimmer, cooler-water, boisterous |
| Avoid with tags | slow-water, timid-nano-fish, very-warm-water |
Tank mate compatibility
Generated same-water-type pair checks for Zebra danio.
- Can Zebra danio and Angelfish live together? caution
- Can Zebra danio and Betta live together? not recommended
- Can Zebra danio and Bristlenose pleco live together? caution
- Can Zebra danio and Bronze cory live together? caution
- Can Zebra danio and Cardinal tetra live together? caution
- Can Zebra danio and Cherry shrimp live together? caution
- Can Zebra danio and Chili rasbora live together? not recommended
- Can Zebra danio and Ember tetra live together? not recommended
- Can Zebra danio and Guppy live together? caution
- Can Zebra danio and Harlequin rasbora live together? caution
- Can Zebra danio and Honey gourami live together? not recommended
- Can Zebra danio and Kuhli loach live together? caution
- Can Zebra danio and Molly live together? caution
- Can Zebra danio and Neon tetra live together? caution
- Can Zebra danio and Otocinclus live together? caution
- Can Zebra danio and Pearl gourami live together? not recommended
- Can Zebra danio and Peppered cory live together? caution
- Can Zebra danio and Platy live together? caution
- Can Zebra danio and Pygmy cory live together? not recommended
- Can Zebra danio and Swordtail live together? caution
- Can Zebra danio and Tiger barb live together? caution
Sources and attribution
Source links are verification references for taxonomy and identifiers. Aquarium-care values are AI-generated from common hobby consensus and need expert review before launch-quality advice.
- Wikidata search - Taxonomy/identifier verification lead only.
- GBIF species search - Taxonomy verification lead only.