![]() Preventing fin nipping is unfortunately not something that is in the owner’s control, the only way to prevent it is to separate the fish if you notice this occurring on a frequent basis or see any damage that is obviously from fin nipping. Secondly, the physical damage caused by persistent fin nipping is almost a guarantee of injury, infection, and potential death. The first reason for this being the case is that fin nipping stresses the fish out to a large extent and a stressed fish is often more prone to illness and infection. The Spruce Pets covers the effect of this in great detail outlining that aggressive fin nipping can lead to fin rot and ultimately death. The persistence of zebra danios constantly nipping at the long fins (regardless of whether or not this is done in a playful way) causes significant stress and even injury to the fish on the receiving end. They are super energetic, curious, and playful but this doesn’t go down too well with long-finned breeds of fish. I briefly touched on this earlier but zebra danios should typically not be kept with any type of fish that has long fins or a flowing tail because the zebras are fin nippers. ![]() That issue is a long-finned leopard danio. The heading might say issues, but there is really only one issue to consider when keeping these two types of fish together. Issues With Keeping Zebra Fish and Leopard Danios This will give a great variety of color in the tank (with a blur between spots and stripes as they swim around) whilst also ensuring they have their own specific breed to school with. While the two breeds can live together quite comfortably, it would be a good idea to get a relatively even distribution of both fish. They also have similar preferences in terms of being in a community and school of fish.Ī 10-gallon tank is a minimum requirement but 20 gallons would be best and I’d also recommend keeping them with anything from 3 – 10 fish. Like zebra fish, leopard danios are comfortable in a range of water temperatures and can easily adapt if needed. Leopard danios can be distinguished from zebrafish as they will have spots rather than the zebra’s easily recognized stripes. ![]() Leopard Danios are a type of zebra danios and therefore it shouldn’t be surprising to know that their requirements, needs, and general care is not too different from zebra danios. Now that you’ve got a better understanding of the zebra danios, we’ll look into the leopard danios and see what compatible requirements they have as well as any potential issues when looking to keep these two fish together. As zebra danios are schooling fish, you ideally want to keep in the region of 5 – 10 fish so a 10 – 20 gallon tank would be a minimum requirement. ![]()
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