Different Species Of Danio Breeding!

[michael90]

is it possible for danios of a different species to breed as it looks like one of my leopard danios has getting really large, in my tank i have 1 of each species, leopard, zebra, albino leopard and pearl.

 

[Baccus]

They probably can cross breed especially the leopard and zebra, the albino would also breed with the normal leopard since albino is colour morph and not a separate species. If the different danios do cross breed the resulting offspring will more than likely be sterile.
 
Provided the fish getting fat is not due to some other health issue, it is probably just a female filling up with eggs in readiness to spawn.

 

[michael90]

ok thanks for the reply. cheers.