Malabar danio
Devario malabaricus
The Malabar danio from Sri Lanka and India's west coast lives anywhere from mountain torrents to pools but prefers flowing water. It moves in shoals near the surface and eats terrestrial insects and detritus.
- Scientific name
- Devario malabaricus
- Family
- Danionidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Danionidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Danio aequipinnatus, Danio malabaricus, Danio micronema, Eustira ceylonensis, Paradanio aurolineatus, Perilampus aurolineatus, Perilampus canarensis, Perilampus ceylonensis, Perilampus malabaricus, Perilampus mysoricus, Puntius malabaricus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 18–25 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 8 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 8
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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