sexing zebra danios

[offutt_chris]

hey all, can anyone show me a picture of a male and a female ZD? i have 5 of them in my tank, but i do not know which is a male or female.

thanks

chris

 

[copeina]

A male zebra danio will be what a "normal" picture should be. A grossly huge one will be a gravid female.

In a school, it should be easy to pick out the females. A few hundred eggs makes her much larger than the boys. Comparison of living fish is your best tool rather than by photos.

Good luck,
/Kris

 

[The-Wolf]

Hi Chris,
as requested here is a picture

The female is in the foreground and the male is in the background, as you can see the female is much more rotund than the male.
I have a breeding and sexing page on my website, just click the link in my signature.
HTH