Zebra danio tank mates

Good matches

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The safest picks for zebra danios are guppies, neon tetras and mystery snails. Each match shares zebra danios' temperature and pH and leaves them alone.

Fast and hardy. In small groups they chase slow tank mates.

Temperature

65–77°F

pH

6.5–8

Temperament

Peaceful

Minimum tank

10 gal

With care

22

Avoid

13

Good tank mates

• Guppy72–77°F
• Neon tetra72–77°F
• Mystery snail68–77°F
• Crayfish65–77°F
• Gold barb65–75°F
• Panda cory68–77°F
• Dojo loach65–77°F
• White cloud minnow65–72°F
• Corydoras72–77°F
• Hillstream loach68–75°F
• Rosy barb65–77°F
• Fancy goldfish65–74°F
• Paradise fish65–77°F
• Platy70–77°F
• Black skirt tetra70–77°F
• Tiger barb72–77°F
• Odessa barb70–77°F
• Otocinclus72–77°F
• Ramshorn snail70–77°F
• Harlequin rasbora72–77°F
• Cherry barb73–77°F
• Bolivian ram72–77°F
• Nerite snail72–77°F
• Serpae tetra72–77°F
• Red tail shark72–77°F
• Lemon tetra72–77°F
• Celestial pearl danio72–77°F
• Rainbow shark72–77°F
• GloFish tetra72–77°F
• Congo tetra73–77°F
• Bristlenose pleco73–77°F
• Kuhli loach75–77°F
• Honey gourami72–77°F
• Bamboo shrimp72–77°F
• Upside down catfish72–77°F
• Swordtail72–77°F
• Pygmy cory72–77°F
• Black neon tetra73–77°F
• Electric blue acara72–77°F
• Firemouth cichlid75–77°F
• Clown pleco73–77°F
• Zebra loach73–77°F
• Blue gourami72–77°F
• Sparkling gourami72–77°F
• Glowlight tetra74–77°F
• Killifish70–77°F
• Pencilfish75–77°F
• Glass catfish75–77°F
• Ember tetra73–77°F
• Yoyo loach75–77°F
• Dwarf neon rainbowfish75–77°F
• Kribensis75–77°F
• Rummy nose tetra75–77°F
• Dwarf gourami72–77°F
• Assassin snail75–77°F
• Siamese algae eater75–77°F
• Boesemani rainbowfish75–77°F
• Endler's livebearer72–77°F
• Apistogramma75–77°F
• Molly72–77°F
• Chili rasbora75–77°F
• Hatchetfish75–77°F
• Electric yellow cichlid75–77°F

Possible, with care

• Betta They only share 76–77°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Goldfish At 10 inches a goldfish can swallow a small zebra danio. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Cherry shrimp Zebra danios will eat baby shrimp and may chase adults. Dense plants or moss give cherry shrimp somewhere to hide.
• Angelfish They only share 76–77°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Pea puffer Pea puffers are aggressive, though zebra danios are big enough to shrug most of it off.
• Ghost shrimp Zebra danios will eat baby shrimp and may chase adults. Dense plants or moss give ghost shrimp somewhere to hide.
• Koi At 24 inches a koi can swallow a small zebra danio. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Amano shrimp Zebra danios will eat baby shrimp and may chase adults. Dense plants or moss give amano shrimp somewhere to hide.
• African dwarf frog African dwarf frogs eat slowly and nearly blind. Fast zebra danios will take the food first, so target-feed them.
• Kissing gourami At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small zebra danio. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Bala shark At 13 inches a bala shark can swallow a small zebra danio. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Common pleco Plecos grow to 15 inches and need 125 gallons, far more than a tank set up for zebra danios.
• Chinese algae eater Chinese algae eaters grow to 10 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for zebra danios.
• Tinfoil barb At 12 inches a tinfoil barb can swallow a small zebra danio. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Elephant nose fish A grown elephant nose fish may treat small zebra danios as food, especially at night.
• Blood parrot They only share 76–77°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Cardinal tetra They only share 76–77°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Severum A grown severum may treat small zebra danios as food, especially at night.
• Clown loach They only share 77°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Silver dollar Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for zebra danios.
• Pearl gourami They only share 77°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Peacock cichlid They only share 76–77°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.

Avoid

• Axolotl Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); zebra danios need 65–77°F. They overlap only at 65–66°F, the edge of both ranges.
• Oscar An adult oscar eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2 inches zebra danios do.
• Pictus catfish An adult pictus catfish eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2 inches zebra danios do.
• Bichir An adult bichir eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2 inches zebra danios do.
• Convict cichlid Convict cichlids are aggressive and will bully peaceful zebra danios.
• Jack Dempsey An adult jack dempsey eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2 inches zebra danios do.
• Black ghost knife An adult black ghost knife eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2 inches zebra danios do.
• Discus No shared temperature. Discus need 82–88°F, zebra danios need 65–77°F.
• German blue ram No shared temperature. Rams need 80–86°F, zebra danios need 65–77°F.
• Zebra pleco No shared temperature. Zebra danios need 65–77°F, zebra plecos need 79–88°F.
• African cichlid African cichlids are aggressive and will bully peaceful zebra danios.
• Flowerhorn No shared temperature. Zebra danios need 65–77°F, flowerhorns need 80–89°F.
• Silver arowana An adult silver arowana eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2 inches zebra danios do.

Planning a mixed tank? The tank mate checker tests every pair at once. Or read the zebra danio care sheet.