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Investigating questions & queries from the #zebrafish community πŸ€” Also, fintastic fish puns! Affiliated with @zebrafishrock.bsky.social 🐟🎸

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There's still some left of the 3rd edition, for those interested! These are handcut linographs not prints that are sure to impress 😍 #ZebrafishGear

πŸ”—: www.thewildprintstudio.com/shop/p/zebra...

07.12.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Black sheet with nine Danio species on it including zebrafish and Giant danios

Black sheet with nine Danio species on it including zebrafish and Giant danios

Single drawing postcards of danio species. The the top right is Danio rerio

Single drawing postcards of danio species. The the top right is Danio rerio

Give a unique fishy gift with these Danio drawings! Made by @rfallax on X. Available in groups or single fish. Many other types of fish types on website: osakanacraft.thebase.in #ZebrafishGear

07.12.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Two adult zebrafish necklaces in gold and silver. Made by Nikola Jewelry on Etsy.

Two adult zebrafish necklaces in gold and silver. Made by Nikola Jewelry on Etsy.

The perfect gift for the #zebrafish fanatic in your life! Designed by Nikola Jewelry on Etsy. Available in multiple metals. To purchase, visit www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1... #WhyAmIOnEtsy #ZebrafishGear

07.12.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image of a white coffee mug with the text 'MAY THE EMBRYOS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR'

Image of a white coffee mug with the text 'MAY THE EMBRYOS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR'

A gift for the embryologist in your life πŸ₯š t.co/InkPoS26Nf #ZebrafishGear #WhyAmIOnEtsy

07.12.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"Twelve danios" design. The common names of these fish are: Zebra danio, Meghalaya danio, spotted danio, gold-ring danio, celestial pearl danio, emerald dwarf rasbora*, glowlight danio, moustached danio, rosy danio, pearl danio, blue danio, and yoma danio. * Despite the name, it is still a member of the Danio genus! Credit text to rah-bop (Redbubble)

"Twelve danios" design. The common names of these fish are: Zebra danio, Meghalaya danio, spotted danio, gold-ring danio, celestial pearl danio, emerald dwarf rasbora*, glowlight danio, moustached danio, rosy danio, pearl danio, blue danio, and yoma danio. * Despite the name, it is still a member of the Danio genus! Credit text to rah-bop (Redbubble)

We may be pro-rerio, but we're pro-Danio, too! To purchase this design on various media, visit: redbubble.com/i/postcard/T... #ZebrafishGear

07.12.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ€” #AskZebrafish: "We are interested in doing some heart explants from zebrafish at 24 hpf as described in NoΓ«l ES, et al PMID: 24212328 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24212328/). Has anyone had experience doing this that might be able to help my student become proficient? Thanks!"

06.12.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Q: What do you call two #zebrafish destined for each other? #ZebrafishJokes

A: Shoalmates πŸ₯°

06.12.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ€” #AskZebrafish from Slack: Looking for a supplier of hatchfry encapsulon and microfine spirulina that has good customer service. Preferably available in the US.

03.12.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ‘€ #AskZebrafish: Some members of the community are looking for a few plasmids. If you have any of the following and willing to share, please reach out πŸ™

mNeonGreen
VenusPEST
gfap and ptf1a promoters

27.11.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ€” #AskZebrafish: Does anyone have experience extracting (tissue-specific) cell monolayers for culture from ZF embryos? Looking for a contact to pick their brain.

24.11.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ€” #AskZebrafish: "Do any of you have a protocol or a kit recommendation to do subcellular fractionation of zebrafish embryos. Ideally I'd like to separate the mitochondria and the nucleus (and as a bonus the rest of the cell parts)"

18.11.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the reply πŸ™ We’ll ask them and circle back.

15.11.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ€” #AskZebrafish: β€œWondering if anyone has recommendations on a relatively inexpensive device to measure water flow rates in a swim tunnel?”

15.11.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#AskZebrafish from Slack: What is the best promoter to use to specifically tag microglia in #zebrafish? Thinking of using mpeg1.1 but just wanted to double check if there are any better options?

14.11.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Query from Slack: Looking for Tg(pax3:GAL4) and any driver line for ascl1:GAL4 or Cre? Preferably in Europe. Any help and/or leads would be appreciated! #AskZebrafish

13.11.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ€” #AskZebrafish: Looking for a zebrafish version of the Mito-RiboTag mouse line. Has anyone made one or might have a vector they could share? Any leads would be thoroughly appreciated!

10.11.2025 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

We got a bite on our Slack channel. Appreciate your help!

08.11.2025 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Question from Slack: Looking for antibodies against mscarlet-i that people have good experience with? #AskZebrafish

07.11.2025 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Query from Slack: Looking for notch2 mutant zebrafish and someone willing to share them? Preferably in the US. πŸ” #AskZebrafish

06.11.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

#AskZebrafish query from Slack: Looking for contact that has recently shipped transgenic eggs from Europe to the US. Re: any hurdles you or your lab had to go through. If this describes you or someone you know, please reach out πŸ™

06.11.2025 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Initial trawl came up empty πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ Any leads or feedback appreciated!

04.11.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Query from Slack: β€œI was wondering if anyone has a spi1b (pu.1) HCR probe that looks good in whole mount [zebrafish] tissues, the one I designed has a lot of pesky background in the embryo.” #AskZebrafish

04.11.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Query from Slack: Has anyone successfully used a c-fos antibody for whole mount immuostaining in zebrafish? #AskZebrafish πŸ€”

03.11.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Two queries from Slack:

Anyone know of any good antibodies that work well in whole mount 5-7dpf for labeling mitochondria?

Does anyone in the community work with mitochondria based assays for larval zebrafish? Such as Alamar blue or JC10? Or anything else?

Any leads appreciated!

#AskZebrafish

02.11.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ€” #AskZebrafish from Slack: "Does anyone have a favorite protocol for staining myelin in the brain, especially in fish >21 dpf? We would like a dye, not a line. We're looking into CMC or fluoromyelin but are unsure about penetration into the brain." Any feedback or leads would be appreciated!

31.10.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ€” #AskZebrafish

30.10.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is really helpful. We will give them your contact info in case they have any questions. Thank you!

25.10.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#AskZebrafish from Slack: For folks studying metabolism, have you done chemical screens in recent years? If so, which libraries will you recommend? πŸ€”

24.10.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#AskZebrafish: Does anyone know of a good antibody recognizing mTagBFP2? Preferably available in North America. Any help would be appreciated πŸ™

23.10.2025 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Perfect! I’ll have them reach out to your email!

15.10.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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