Indian blue ricefish
Oryzias dancena
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- Scientific name
- Oryzias dancena
- Family
- Adrianichthyidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Adrianichthyidae
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Synonyms
- Aplocheilus macclellandi, Aplocheilus mcclellandi, Aplocheilus melastigmus, Cyprinus dancena, Haplocheilus melastigma, Panchax argenteus, Panchax cyanopthalma
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C
- pH
- 6.5–8.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 41 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 45 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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