Common name(s): None however expect to be known as Rose Danio

Scientific name: Danio roseus.

Origin: Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.

Maximum size: 6.8 cm (2.75")

Care: Will only tolerate pH: 6.0 - 8.0 & Hardness: 5.0 - 19.0 anything more or less will have serious consequences. Other than that the same as for Zebra danio (Danio rerio), 23-25c / 73-77f.

Feeding: Will accept flake floods, pellets and live foods such as bloodworm and daphnia.

Sexing & Breeding: Females are typically fatter than the males. Sexually mature adults have intense red to the underside. They are easy to breed and spawn at dusk or dawn. Like all danios they are egg-scatters. The easiest method is using breeding tank with feathery plants and marble substrate, remove adults after eggs are laid.

Comments: Very similar in appearance to Pearl danios but slimmer and have red underside. Like all danios, D.roseus are a community fish and should be kept in a school of at least 5. When all ideal conditions are meet, then the colouration is shown at its most splendid.

This post has been edited by The-Wolf: Sep 12 2007, 01:14 PM