Will Glofish School With Regular Zebra Danios?

[jaimeg]

I have a tank with 4 zebra danios and I've been advised here to add 1-2 more for a true school. I was hoping to add some color to the tank and would love to try a few GloFish (I am about fully stocked with 4 zebra danios and two corys in 10 gallons, so I have to add carefully!). I thought with GloFish I could add color and complete my danio school at the same time. I would love to add a few platy as well, but do you think that would be overdoing it in 10 gallons (I'm willing to change water a few times a week, if needed)

Also, the danios sometimes look like they are swimming in one place. I thought this could be a symptom of illness, but it really looks like they are just playing in the current of the filter. (stay in one place for a few moments, then turn around a go back to that same place and start again. They will swim away for a minute if I tap the tank, but then start again). Is this shimmer or goofiness?

Thanks

10 gallons
4 zebra danios
2 small cories
1 snail

 

[ImperfectFaerie]

Arn't GloFish dyed? Just curious, not trying to hijack.

 

[voo]

They're genetically modified i think, not dyed.

Edit: Here's the article: http/www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/...em.php?news=128

 

[Kiwigirl]

I think you may be overstocked as it is.

Zebra Danios can grow up to 2.5" times that by four and thats 10" of fish alone.

I think your cory's grow to about 2" at a rough guess.

Check out the fish index on this site and research your fish to be certain.

I don't think you should ad anymore fish at this point. (my opinion that is)

Did you cycle your tank before getting the fish???

Do you have a test kit, what brand??

What are your test levels???

 

[Spinal]

Might just hyjack your thread a sec.... gm fish?! This is only in the US, right? Where else can these be shipped? (legally...)

 

[jaimeg]

The GloFish are genetically modified, not dyed, so the fish are not subjected to any type of dying (that I am aware of from my web search on the topic). I don't know where they are available outside the US.

The shimmer question is no longer an issue I guess, the two that were doing the weird behavior are swimming around normally now. I think they were just staying in the current.

I've had the tank just over a month and we had the danios from the beginning, changing the water every couple days. Then the cories were added one at a time over two weeks. I've been taking the water to be tested at the local pet store, so I don't know what type of strips they use, but they have always said it was just fine.

Thanks for all your input. Now I'm not sure if I will add any more fish, although I really would like some color...

 

[voo]

I think someone said they were illegal in the Uk.

 

[proton]

i've actually seen some in my LFS and i must say, i don't like them, they looked a bit odd, and also there were two that looked ill, that were floating on their side, i was also told by a friend of mine that they don't last long either...

 

[raptorrex]

I think someone said they were illegal in the Uk.

very true There is atm no license for this fish to be imported here. see voo's link.

 

[voo]

From what i read in the new issue of PFK it looks like they may have started selling them in the UK now

 

[ICEEGRL]

I have glofish. The egg was implanted with an anemone gene to get the glo. Then from there out they were bred normally. No dyes and no other tampering. I checked. Other than the color they are just a normal zebra danio. They will even breed with them.