A real zebrafish in the wild

Lifespan: approximately 3 years

Diet: zebrafish consume a wide variety of animal and plant matter, including zooplankton and insects, phytoplankton, filamentous algae and vascular plant material, spores and invertebrate eggs, fish scales, arachnids, detritus, sand, and mud

Habitat: Zebrafish are native to South Asia where they are found in streams, ponds and other slow-flowing water bodies including rice fields

Fun Fact: a female zebrafish can lay up to 200 eggs a week

Fun Fact: Zebrafish is one of the few fish that have been sent to space

Fun Fact: Zebrafish hearts have the ability to regenerate after damage