Best Temperature For Zebra Danios?

Hey all! I just got two zebra danios from my LFS to help cycle my tank (they’re lenders and will be giving them back unless I decide to keep them since they’re growing on me ... and before you judge me, I tried the fishless cycle for a month to no avail). I wanted to know if keeping them at 76 degrees is fine? I have a cobalt neo-therm 50watt in my 6 gal fluval edge and my only options are either 74 or 76 degrees. I have Christmas moss, java fern and Anubias nanas in the tank as well. I did have it at 78 degrees but wanted to double check and all info said to keep them at 75 unless I want them to breed (which I obviously don’t and I don’t even know their sex). The guy at my LFS did ask what my temp is and I did tell him that I keep it at 78 (that was already preset for my previous betta) and he didn’t mention that danios prefer 75 degrees even though he’s the one that suggested the fish in the first place! I’ve already lowered it to 76 but if I need to adjust it lower, I will. Please advise.

 

Hey all! I just got two zebra danios from my LFS to help cycle my tank (they’re lenders and will be giving them back unless I decide to keep them since they’re growing on me ... and before you judge me, I tried the fishless cycle for a month to no avail). I wanted to know if keeping them at 76 degrees is fine? I have a cobalt neo-therm 50watt in my 6 gal fluval edge and my only options are either 74 or 76 degrees. I have Christmas moss, java fern and Anubias nanas in the tank as well. I did have it at 78 degrees but wanted to double check and all info said to keep them at 75 unless I want them to breed (which I obviously don’t and I don’t even know their sex). The guy at my LFS did ask what my temp is and I did tell him that I keep it at 78 (that was already preset for my previous betta) and he didn’t mention that danios prefer 75 degrees even though he’s the one that suggested the fish in the first place! I’ve already lowered it to 76 but if I need to adjust it lower, I will. Please advise.

To be honest :

The employee in the LFS is a ........selling you only two of these active fish (bigger school and tank needed) .

Besides that they do better at cooler temp so.also that advise is rubbish to me.

But hey, that's me

 

To be honest :

The employee in the LFS is a ........selling you only two of these active fish (bigger school and tank needed) .

Besides that they do better at cooler temp so.also that advise is rubbish to me.

But hey, that's me

You said it all except for an actual response to my question. And the LFS guy was the owner. Has been there for over 35 years so I’m pretty sure he knows it all and didn’t think the temp would be an issue for such a short amount of time. If I were to keep them, I’d get a few more and throw them in a 20 gallon but that’s besides the point of where they’re housed temporarily. The important thing is getting an answer to my question... I’m assuming you’d keep them at 74 since you said they prefer a cooler temp.

 

You said it all except for an actual response to my question. And the LFS guy was the owner. Has been there for over 35 years so I’m pretty sure he knows it all and didn’t think the temp would be an issue for such a short amount of time. If I were to keep them, I’d get a few more and throw them in a 20 gallon but that’s besides the point of where they’re housed temporarily. The important thing is getting an answer to my question... I’m assuming you’d keep them at 74 since you said they prefer a cooler temp.

Sorry removed that part : I'd set it on 74.

Sorry to say but he seems not to know it all. Neither do I btw

 

I would keep it around 74 for zebra danios.

 

Yea 74 for the danios, the cooler the better.

Fish in cycle is so much more work compared to fishless tho, so just be prepared

 

Mine that I used to have thribed at around 65 to 72...until madtom decided they looked delicious...

 

Yea 74 for the danios, the cooler the better.

Fish in cycle is so much more work compared to fishless tho, so just be prepared

Yeah tell me about it. Almost there though. Thank goodness.

I’ve been keeping them at 76... they seem to be doing fine. Not sure if I should adjust it to 74 for them now then raise it back up when I get a dwarf puffer (I’m returning the danios).