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