danios!!!

vettech909 · 02-22-2008, 09:50 PM

i want to get 4 danios from my local petstore.i would liketo get giant danios but wll they eat my fry?also i would like to get 4 oter danios of a diffeent species.what would you suggest if i have mollies and platys including fry?please reply fast!!!please!!!

vettech909 · 02-22-2008, 10:03 PM

also i want to breed them so i want to know how to tell the gender.

nathanbarry · 02-23-2008, 02:13 AM

I dont think they would eat the fry, id say zebra danios. Here's a link that tells you all about danios and sexing.
http://fish.mongabay.com/danios.htm

vettech909 · 02-23-2008, 08:05 AM

THANKS!!!
i decided to get 2 giant danios and 4 leopard danios.just to make sure because hey do get big,will any of them eat the fry?

mesapod · 02-23-2008, 08:50 AM

that depends on how big the fry are if they are just newborn then they probably will eat them.

trashion · 02-23-2008, 09:18 AM

Don't get them in such small groups. Danios need to be in schools of 6+.

nathanbarry · 02-23-2008, 10:50 AM

I agree with mesapod.

vettech909 · 02-23-2008, 12:29 PM

what if i have breeding grass and lots of hiding places?are danios very fast and eez in or are they lazy?i was going to get 3 small clown loaches but i decided on danios.one of my ideas is 3 giant danios and 3 zebra danios.thats as many as my tank can hold.i might get a breeder while im there so i can put my fey and pregnant females in it.around the tail and belly or my female platys are orange.are they pregnant?i have 1 fry right now because my snail ate them.

mesapod · 02-23-2008, 05:56 PM

Danios are very fast! Maybe one or 2 might live but the chances probably arent great.

Oh just to let you know leopard and zebra danios will school together. I tihnk they are almost the same species.

trashion · 02-23-2008, 07:22 PM

I'd recommend leopard and zebra danios, not mixing leopard and giant danios.

**Scuba Kid** · 02-23-2008, 07:25 PM

What size tank is this?

Clerk · 02-23-2008, 09:11 PM

Giant danios get fairly large, and need a group of 6+, and a tank size of at least 4 ft due to their size and active behavior.

If the tank is smaller then that... return them.. If you are trying to breed them, pick one species. Zebras or Leopards, both are nearly the same, and breed about the same. They will eat fry of other fish, if they can eat them in a bite or 2. They will also eat the eggs if not watched properly.

vettech909 · 02-23-2008, 10:15 PM

i got 3 fruit fish instead because the danios got too aggressive with the mollies that were in the petstore tank.does anyone know how to breed or sex them?also,will platys mate with mollies?my female platy is staying at the bottom and her belly tail area is orange.is she going to drop fry soon?will my fruit fish eat the fry?i got my fry in a net breeder right now just to be sure.any help would be gratly apprieciated.

Clerk · 02-23-2008, 10:25 PM

*sigh* these fruit fish are dyed black widow tetras... Return them, they don't belong in the hobby, and purchasing them only feeds there creation.

They have been injected with dye, the color you like about them will fade within a month or two, and then they will die.

Of course, I am sure you did not know. Any fish will eat fry if it can fit in there mouth. If you want a easy fish to breed, look into cherry barbs, they have real nice color between males and females. That aren't artificial.

vettech909 · 02-23-2008, 10:44 PM

i cant return them,but do they have a chance of living?they cant fit in their mouth but will they just attack them out of meaness?how do you sex them?will they breed?what about my mollies and platys?

vettech909 · 02-23-2008, 11:10 PM

i do care a lot about the hobby but now that im stuck with them why not breed them?i will never buy them again!!!

Clerk · 02-23-2008, 11:17 PM

They will probably die before you can get them to breed. Imagine being stuck with a needle the size of a football in your chest, thats what happened to them.

The dye will fade, and they will die of infections. I would recommend not purchasing fish from that store if you can, if there are other shops in the area support them instead.

vettech909 · 02-24-2008, 07:45 AM

how do you sex them?they are all whit with black eyes.the tank is 55 gallons.also,i need to know about my platy and molies.

trashion · 02-24-2008, 09:40 AM

They are white skirt tetras, an albino variety of Black Skirt Tetras. They have been cruelly dyed, as Clerk stated. They are egglayers, and therefore a lot harder to breed in the home aquarium versus livebearers, but if you research "black skirt tetra" breeding methods, you should get good results. The females are fatter and have stockier bodies, whereas the males are somewhat narrower.

I'm not sure about platies breeding with mollies. I've read that platies can interbreed with swordtails, but not the mollies.

Black Skirt tetras are also pretty aggressive for tetras, and sometimes you'll get a rogue one that will continually harass everyone else.

Obsidian · 02-24-2008, 11:47 AM

If they are pure white with black eyes what were they dyed with? I know about dying fish but I thought it was with colors and words and other stuff like that. Do they just dye them so they are all white?

02-22-2008, 09:50 PM	#1
vettech909 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 146	danios!!! i want to get 4 danios from my local petstore.i would liketo get giant danios but wll they eat my fry?also i would like to get 4 oter danios of a diffeent species.what would you suggest if i have mollies and platys including fry?please reply fast!!!please!!!

02-23-2008, 02:13 AM	#3
nathanbarry -~Fish Watcher~- Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Midlands, England Posts: 355	I dont think they would eat the fry, id say zebra danios. Here's a link that tells you all about danios and sexing. http://fish.mongabay.com/danios.htm __________________ 10 GALLON 2 Orange Gourami's (2") 2 Zebra Danios (1.5") 1 Chinese Algae Eater (2.5") 1 Khuli Loach (2") 1 Albino Corydoras (1") 2 Mickey-Mouse Platies (1.5") 55 GALLON 4 Parrot Cichlids (4"-7") 3 Clown Loaches (3") 1 Common Pleco (4") 1 Pictus Catfish (6") 55 GALLON 12 Malawi Mbuna Cichlids (1"-5") 1 Convict Cichlid (2") 1 Common Pleco (3.5")

02-23-2008, 08:50 AM	#5
mesapod Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern BC Posts: 333	that depends on how big the fry are if they are just newborn then they probably will eat them. __________________ Vote For Fishforums! Kevin's (My) Tanks *10 gallon tank* - 8x Almost 1 month Guppy fry *10 gallon planted tank-3x guppies 30 gallon- 5x neon tetras-3x peppered cories-4x Otos 53 gallon tank* -5x White Clouds

02-23-2008, 09:18 AM	#6
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,318	Don't get them in such small groups. Danios need to be in schools of 6+. __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

02-23-2008, 10:50 AM	#7
nathanbarry -~Fish Watcher~- Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Midlands, England Posts: 355	I agree with mesapod. __________________ 10 GALLON 2 Orange Gourami's (2") 2 Zebra Danios (1.5") 1 Chinese Algae Eater (2.5") 1 Khuli Loach (2") 1 Albino Corydoras (1") 2 Mickey-Mouse Platies (1.5") 55 GALLON 4 Parrot Cichlids (4"-7") 3 Clown Loaches (3") 1 Common Pleco (4") 1 Pictus Catfish (6") 55 GALLON 12 Malawi Mbuna Cichlids (1"-5") 1 Convict Cichlid (2") 1 Common Pleco (3.5")

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02-22-2008, 10:03 PM	#2
vettech909 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 146	also i want to breed them so i want to know how to tell the gender.

02-23-2008, 08:05 AM	#4
vettech909 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 146	THANKS!!! i decided to get 2 giant danios and 4 leopard danios.just to make sure because hey do get big,will any of them eat the fry?

02-23-2008, 12:29 PM	#8
vettech909 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 146	what if i have breeding grass and lots of hiding places?are danios very fast and eez in or are they lazy?i was going to get 3 small clown loaches but i decided on danios.one of my ideas is 3 giant danios and 3 zebra danios.thats as many as my tank can hold.i might get a breeder while im there so i can put my fey and pregnant females in it.around the tail and belly or my female platys are orange.are they pregnant?i have 1 fry right now because my snail ate them.

02-23-2008, 05:56 PM	#9
mesapod Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern BC Posts: 333	Danios are very fast! Maybe one or 2 might live but the chances probably arent great. Oh just to let you know leopard and zebra danios will school together. I tihnk they are almost the same species. __________________ Vote For Fishforums! Kevin's (My) Tanks *10 gallon tank* - 8x Almost 1 month Guppy fry *10 gallon planted tank-3x guppies 30 gallon- 5x neon tetras-3x peppered cories-4x Otos 53 gallon tank* -5x White Clouds

02-23-2008, 07:22 PM	#10
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,318	I'd recommend leopard and zebra danios, not mixing leopard and giant danios. __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

02-23-2008, 07:25 PM	#11
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,221	What size tank is this? __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

02-23-2008, 09:11 PM	#12
Clerk Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 466	Giant danios get fairly large, and need a group of 6+, and a tank size of at least 4 ft due to their size and active behavior. If the tank is smaller then that... return them.. If you are trying to breed them, pick one species. Zebras or Leopards, both are nearly the same, and breed about the same. They will eat fry of other fish, if they can eat them in a bite or 2. They will also eat the eggs if not watched properly. __________________ Four Tanks 55 Gallon - Planted Display Tank 50 Gallon Community 20 Gallon - High-Light Planted Breeder 29 Gallon - Newt

02-23-2008, 10:15 PM	#13
vettech909 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 146	i got 3 fruit fish instead because the danios got too aggressive with the mollies that were in the petstore tank.does anyone know how to breed or sex them?also,will platys mate with mollies?my female platy is staying at the bottom and her belly tail area is orange.is she going to drop fry soon?will my fruit fish eat the fry?i got my fry in a net breeder right now just to be sure.any help would be gratly apprieciated.

02-23-2008, 10:25 PM	#14
Clerk Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 466	sigh these fruit fish are dyed black widow tetras... Return them, they don't belong in the hobby, and purchasing them only feeds there creation. They have been injected with dye, the color you like about them will fade within a month or two, and then they will die. Of course, I am sure you did not know. Any fish will eat fry if it can fit in there mouth. If you want a easy fish to breed, look into cherry barbs, they have real nice color between males and females. That aren't artificial. __________________ Four Tanks 55 Gallon - Planted Display Tank 50 Gallon Community 20 Gallon - High-Light Planted Breeder 29 Gallon - Newt

02-23-2008, 10:44 PM	#15
vettech909 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 146	i cant return them,but do they have a chance of living?they cant fit in their mouth but will they just attack them out of meaness?how do you sex them?will they breed?what about my mollies and platys?

02-23-2008, 11:10 PM	#16
vettech909 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 146	i do care a lot about the hobby but now that im stuck with them why not breed them?i will never buy them again!!!

02-23-2008, 11:17 PM	#17
Clerk Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 466	They will probably die before you can get them to breed. Imagine being stuck with a needle the size of a football in your chest, thats what happened to them. The dye will fade, and they will die of infections. I would recommend not purchasing fish from that store if you can, if there are other shops in the area support them instead. __________________ Four Tanks 55 Gallon - Planted Display Tank 50 Gallon Community 20 Gallon - High-Light Planted Breeder 29 Gallon - Newt

02-24-2008, 07:45 AM	#18
vettech909 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 146	how do you sex them?they are all whit with black eyes.the tank is 55 gallons.also,i need to know about my platy and molies.

02-24-2008, 09:40 AM	#19
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,318	They are white skirt tetras, an albino variety of Black Skirt Tetras. They have been cruelly dyed, as Clerk stated. They are egglayers, and therefore a lot harder to breed in the home aquarium versus livebearers, but if you research "black skirt tetra" breeding methods, you should get good results. The females are fatter and have stockier bodies, whereas the males are somewhat narrower. I'm not sure about platies breeding with mollies. I've read that platies can interbreed with swordtails, but not the mollies. Black Skirt tetras are also pretty aggressive for tetras, and sometimes you'll get a rogue one that will continually harass everyone else. __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

02-24-2008, 11:47 AM	#20
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 1,039	If they are pure white with black eyes what were they dyed with? I know about dying fish but I thought it was with colors and words and other stuff like that. Do they just dye them so they are all white? __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 5 Cherry Barbs; 7 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Albino Bristlenose Pleco (Old Blondie) 10 gallon Breaking it down for storage. 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 7 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 1 German Blue Ram, 7 Julie Cory cats, 2 Burmese Loaches; 5 Zebra Daios

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