Introduction
This fish has an elongate body with slight with slight curves on the dorsal and ventral profiles.Its body coloration is silver with overtones of purple, green or yellow.A blue-black line runs the length of the fish.The fins of the male have a yellowish tinge, and the female body shape is slightly deeper.
Common Name
Black-line Rasbora, Rasbora daniconius,Slender Rasbora
Species
Rasbora daniconius
Habitat
Streams and rivers of Burma, the Great Sunda Islands, Thailand, Southeast India and Sri Lanka.
Maximum Size
About 3.5"/9cm.
Minimum Tank Size
A tank measuring 24" x 15" x 12"/60cm x 37.5cm x 30cm/70.8 litres is big enough to house a small group of these active fish.
Diet
They almost every tropical food but, like every fish, they benefit greatly from frozen, and especially live, foods. Daily meals of small live and frozen fare such as Daphnia, Artemia and suchlike will result in the best colouration and encourage the fish to come into breeding condition.
Water Temperature
71 - 80° F (22 - 27° C)
pH
7.0 - 7.5
Hardness
8 - 17° dH
Remark
This fish is similar in appearance to Rasboara einthoveni (opposite).It will usually reach twice the given size in the wild.
This fish has an elongate body with slight with slight curves on the dorsal and ventral profiles.Its body coloration is silver with overtones of purple, green or yellow.A blue-black line runs the length of the fish.The fins of the male have a yellowish tinge, and the female body shape is slightly deeper.
Common Name
Black-line Rasbora, Rasbora daniconius,Slender Rasbora
Species
Rasbora daniconius
Habitat
Streams and rivers of Burma, the Great Sunda Islands, Thailand, Southeast India and Sri Lanka.
Maximum Size
About 3.5"/9cm.
Minimum Tank Size
A tank measuring 24" x 15" x 12"/60cm x 37.5cm x 30cm/70.8 litres is big enough to house a small group of these active fish.
Diet
They almost every tropical food but, like every fish, they benefit greatly from frozen, and especially live, foods. Daily meals of small live and frozen fare such as Daphnia, Artemia and suchlike will result in the best colouration and encourage the fish to come into breeding condition.
Water Temperature
71 - 80° F (22 - 27° C)
pH
7.0 - 7.5
Hardness
8 - 17° dH
Remark
This fish is similar in appearance to Rasboara einthoveni (opposite).It will usually reach twice the given size in the wild.
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