zarmalar said:I'm pretty positive any Platy is compatable with zebra danios
Mumma.of.two said:Yes they are but what size tank? Danios need a 20g long minimum.
Mumma.of.two said:Hey what ever happened with your parrots and JD?
Fishie said:In a new 55G
Mumma.of.two said:Cool you must be getting a fair collection of tanks now.
Fishie said:Yes I do!!! Me and my friends help me buy the 55G so we are kinda sharing it but I have to clean the tank!
Cornstar said:Make sure the platy and danio are both in school of at least 6.
absolutangel04 said:Platys are not schoolers. They do not need to be in schools of 6. Danios are schoolers and definitely do better in a school IMO.
The more important thing to watch with platys is the gender ratio. 1m/2-3f. If you don't want fry, I suggest getting all of either gender. Sometimes all males will bicker and bully, but sometimes not. Depends on the fish. In a community, it is unlikely you will get surviving fry though unless you take them out right away or take out any gravid females to drop their fry somewhere else.
Cornstar said:I may be wrong, but my platys like to stick together.
Males will typically harass the females too much trying to breed with them, thats why I suggested those gender ratios. Sometimes, a male platy will leave females alone, so if your current trio is ok, then thats fine.I have play fry right now and she was about to have her 2nd batch when the platy eat her!!! Literally! She died very sadly. Right now i have 2 males /1 female. Males won't bully female? Might put danios in with them too .