Flying barb
Esomus danrica
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A flying barb from southern Asia (from Pakistan to Myanmar and Sri Lanka), with very long barbels, living in ponds, ditches, canals and rice paddies with dense plants. It jumps very well: it needs a tight-fitting lid.
- Scientific name
- Esomus danrica
- Family
- Danionidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Danionidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Cyprinus danrica, Cyprinus jogia, Cyprinus sutiha, Esmous danricus, Esomous danricus, Esomus dandrica, Esomus dandricus, Esomus danrica grahami, Esomus danricus, Esomus danricus jabalpurensis, Esomus daurica, Esomus jogia, Esomus lineatus, Esomus malabaricus, Esomus manipurenis
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 7 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 108 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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