Rasboras, danios, and barbs
Malabar danio
Devario malabaricus
Photo: Original uploader was Przemysław Malkowski ( Pmalkowski at en.wikipedia ) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–27 °C
- pH6–8
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size12 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Danionidae
- Origin
- Southern India and Sri Lanka
- Size
- 12 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 27°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 4 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- higher
- Behavior
- Pacific (very fast)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Very similar to the giant danio, with blue and yellow stripes. Requires a long aquarium and a lid.
