Indian glassy fish
Parambassis ranga
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The Indian glassfish from South and Southeast Asia has a transparent body that shows its skeleton. It lives in still or slow waters, common in reservoirs, and breeds in the rainy season. It eats invertebrates, worms and crustaceans. It is very common in the aquarium trade.
- Scientific name
- Parambassis ranga
- Family
- Ambassidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Ambassidae
- Order
- Ovalentaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Ambassis alta, Ambassis barlovi, Ambassis lala, Ambassis notatus, Ambassis ranga, Chanda lala, Chanda ranga, Pseudambassis lala, Pseudambassis notatus, Pseudambassis ranga
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–30 °C
- pH
- 6.5–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 8–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 8 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 72 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 80 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 6
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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