Zebrafish Breeding Schedule For Maximal Embryo Production
(Source: M. Westerfield from Zebrafish Book 5th Edition)
Non-breeding days
Dawn feed dry/moist food and brine shrimp
Noon: feed flake food
Hour 13: feed flake food, siphon tank to remove debris and replace 1/3 of the water
Day before breeding
Dawn: feed liver paste & brine shrimp
Noon: feed flake food
Hour 13: feed flake food, siphon tank to remove debris and replace 1/3 of the water, and add males and marbles to female tank
Breeding day
Dawn: siphon tank for embryos, remove males and marbles from breeding tank
Hour 2: feed dry/moist food and brine shrimp
Noon: feed flake food
Hour 13: feed flake food, siphon tank to remove debris and replace 1/3 of the water
Every 10 days
Transfer all fish to clean tanks