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A very peaceful species, that does not make an ideal community fish due to its small adult size. It is easily intimidated by larger tank mates and will not compete well with them for food. [13] 42.4 L (11 gal) [13] 72 to 79 °F (22 to 26 °C) [13] 6.4 to 7.4 [13] Rust corydoras: Corydoras rabauti: 5 cm (2 in) Mosaic corydoras, reticulated corydoras
Danio is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae found in South and Southeast Asia, commonly kept in aquaria. [1] They are generally characterised by a pattern of horizontal stripes, rows of spots or vertical bars. [1]
The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a freshwater fish belonging to the minnow family of the order Cypriniformes.Native to South Asia, [2] it is a popular aquarium fish, frequently sold under the trade name zebra danio [3] (and thus often called a "tropical fish" although it is both tropical and subtropical).
The species remaining in the genus Danio comprise most of the danionins familiar to aquarists. They have two pairs of long barbels and are generally characterised by horizontal stripes (with the exception of the Panther Danio, Glowlight Danio and Black Barred Danio which have vertical bars.
As D. dangila was the first discovered Danio (or type) the name Danio had to remain with D. dangila, which is why the vast majority of species were moved to Devario. Also, the sister group to Devario was deemed to be a clade formed by Inlecypris and Chela, and more controversially, Esomus was found to be the sister group of Danio.
The suffix danio is almost always used for common names, although the suffix devario is sometimes in practice used for danionins in the genus Devario. Assam danio; Annandale's giant danio; Blood red danio; Barred danio; Bengal danio; Black-barred danio; Blue danio; Blue moon danio; Blue-redstripe danio; Blue ring danio; Burma danio; Burma zebra ...
The GloFish is a patented and trademarked brand of fluorescently colored genetically modified aquarium fish.They have been created from several different species of fish: zebrafish were the first GloFish available in pet stores, and recently the black tetra, tiger barb, [1] rainbow shark, Siamese fighting fish, X-ray tetra, and most recently bronze corydoras [2] have been added to the lineup.
Commonly used dither fish are typical schooling species, such as some Danio, barb and tetra species, and are most often used in cichlid tanks. Other dither fish used include liverbearers, rasboras, corydoras, rainbowfish, hatchetfish, and pencilfish. [4]