Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
Indian Glassfish
Parambassis ranga
Photo: w:en:User:Quatermass · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH7–8
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size8 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Ambassidae
- Origin
- India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand
- Size
- 8 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 8 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (tolerates some salt)
- Swimming level
- middle
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- carnivore (live or frozen food)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Transparent body with bluish fin edges. For years, specimens injected with colored dyes were sold—a cruel practice that should be rejected.
