In the wild, zebra danios are omnivores. This means they will basically eat anything that floats by them in the water, and with a voracious appetite! You should offer your fish a variety of both dry and live foods. If you do not have access to live foods, your local fish store may offer alternative frozen foods.

Eight specimens in a school should be enough to keep the other fish safe from their aggressiveness. Since the glofish are genetically altered zebra danios, however, they may not school together as they would with a pure school. And yes, once a fish has passed, it does become food for the other fish.

Symptoms: You should observe your fish often for any of these signs of stress.

1. Gasping at the Surface: If a fish is gasping his mouth at the surface, this is a sign of stress brought on by poor water conditions, usually a lack of oxygen.
2. Appetite: If a fish is stressed, oftentimes he will not eat.

THE TOP 10 WORST COMMUNITY FISH

• Freshwater eels.
• Goldfish.
• Dwarf gouramis.
• Dye injected fish.
• Discus.
• Angelfish.
• 8. “ Fancy” guppies.
• Glass catfish. These little guys look like they could add visual interest to any community aquarium because of their uncommon appearance.

The Friendliest Fish Batfish are very curious and typically inquisitive with divers.

The answer is… Yes, fish can hear your voice and will often associate it with a particular action. If you talk to them just before you feed them, for example, they’ll often swim to the top of the tank as soon as they see you or hear you speak.

Scientists at the University of Burgundy in France carried out a study on convict cichlid – a popular aquarium fish that looks a little bit like zebra. This shows us that fish do feel companionship and that it’s not just humans or mammals, so love really is in the water!