By Wasif Mallick

Giant Danio

Introduction

The Giant Danio's body is pale blue, with three or four vertical lines from the gill cover to the caudal peduncle.Females have bodies of greater depth and their yellow lines turn up at the beginning of the caudal fin/





Common Name


Devario aequipinnatus,Giant Danio, Danio malarbaricus


Species


Danio aequipinnatus


Habitat 


Hills streams of southwest India and Sri Lanka.



Maximum Size


About 4"/10cm.


Minimum Tank Size 


About 30 gallons.


Diet 


Accept most food sources and will readily accept flake food when kept in aquariums..A good quality dried product can be used as the staple diet but this should be supplemented with regular meals of small live and frozen fare such as bloodworm, Daphnia, Artemia, etc. for the fish to develop the best colouration and conditioning.


Water Temperature  


65- 81°F/18 - 27°C


pH


6.0 - 8.0


Hardness


5 - 20dh


Remark 



This fish is extremely active and requires plenty of space.It looks best when kept in school.



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