Clownfish vs Zebra Danio

Amphiprion ocellaris verglichen mit Danio rerio

Taxonomy & Classification

Eigenschaft	Clownfish	Zebra Danio
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Amphiprion ocellaris	Danio rerio
Ordnung	Perciformes	Cypriniformes
Familie	Pomacentridae	Danionidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Eigenschaft	Clownfish	Zebra Danio
Maximale Länge	11,0 cm	5,0 cm
Maximales Gewicht	0,01 kg	0,001 kg
Färbung	Vivid orange body with three bold white bands edged in black: one behind the head, one mid-body, and one at the tail base; all fins are orange with black margins and white stripe edges.	Silver to pale gold body with five continuous horizontal royal-blue stripes running from gill to tail tip, including through the fins; belly silvery-white; fins clear with blue-gold striping.

Habitat & Environment

Eigenschaft	Clownfish	Zebra Danio
Wassertyp	Saltwater	Freshwater
Tiefenbereich	1-15m	—
Verbreitungsgebiet	Eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific from the Andaman Sea and Thailand south to northwest Australia and east to the Philippines and Japan. Lives exclusively …	Native to the Ganges and Brahmaputra river basins of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Myanmar. Inhabits fast-flowing hill streams, rice paddies, and shallow ponds across the …
Lebensraum	Neritic, coral reefs	Fast-flowing, clear mountain streams of the Ganges-Brahmaputra region, India and Bangladesh. Clean, well-oxygenated, shallow water with sandy and gravelly substrate (18-26°C). Lab model organism.

Aquarium Suitability

Eigenschaft	Clownfish	Zebra Danio
Mindest-Aquariengröße	75 L	40 L
Temperatur	24-27	18-24
pH-Bereich	8.0-8.4	6.0-8.0
Pflegeschwierigkeit	Easy	Easy
Temperament	Peaceful	Peaceful

Cuisine & Edibility

Clownfish

Not consumed — iconic ornamental marine species famous for its symbiotic relationship with sea anemones; a staple of reef aquariums worldwide.

Zebra Danio

Not consumed — a hardy ornamental aquarium fish notable for its horizontal blue-silver stripes and active schooling behavior; also a widely used laboratory model organism.

Species Overview

Clownfish

The ocellaris clownfish is a protandrous sequential hermaphrodite that lives in a mutualistic relationship with sea anemones. Its mucus coating protects it from anemone stings. All individuals are born male and the dominant fish transitions to female.

Zebra Danio

The zebrafish is a small cyprinid native to South Asia's freshwater streams. Its distinctive blue-and-gold horizontal stripes and hardy nature make it a popular aquarium fish. It is also the most widely used vertebrate model organism in genetic research.