Leopard Danio
The zebra danio danio rerio is a freshwater fish species of the cyprinidae family they are a widely distributed species ranging from india up to nepal.
Leopard danio. 74 82 f 24 28 c tankmates. Leopard danios can be fin nippers if not kept in proper shoal and should therefore be kept in. Danio nigrofasciatus also known as.
This species is one of the most common aquarium fish due to a number of different reasons. The leopard danio is one of the most widely available danio fish breeds. Tank compatibility edit edit source this is a peaceful fish and should be housed with other peaceful fish.
A tight fitting lid is a must. The leopard danio is a popular colour morph of the zebra danio. Dwarf danio spotted brown spotted danio adult size.
All are available in regular long finned and albino varieties. Leopard danios normally stay at the top most levels of the aquarium and do better in schools of 6 or more. Its origin was considered something of a mystery for a number of decades with the most accepted theory being that it was produced via selective breeding but it is now.
Schooling fish keep only with other small species smaller than its cousin the popular zebra danio this. Choy heng wah scientific name. Leopard danios have a brassy gold coloration covered with a large number of small irregularly shaped dark blue or black spots.
It is actually a variety of the fish breed zebra danio. Sexing edit edit source females are broader and more full in the belly. The fish has long flowing fins.
The fish is beautifully colored with brownish gold metallic colors that are spotted with bluish grey pigmentation. The fish exhibits spots that are almost similar to the leopards. Rerio which was described as brachydanio frankei meinken 1963 but is now generally referred to as b.
This is very different than the four horizontal stripes which identify the zebra danio. Xanthistic forms of both the zebra and leopard pattern along with long finned subspecies have been obtained via selective breeding programs for the aquarium trade. However these are next to impossible to see because during the day they are held close.
5 12 dgh temperature. There are many varieties of the species danio rario consisting of zebra danios leopard danios and more. All danios possess two pairs of barbels.
The leopard danio previously known as danio frankei is a spotted colour morph of the zebrafish which arose due to a pigment mutation.
