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Danio assamila

Also known as assam danio, assamila danio

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Danio assamila is a slim, active danio from hill streams in Assam, described in 2015. It has a silvery body with bluish vertical bars and spots along the flanks, and is kept by danio enthusiasts for its lively shoaling behaviour in cool, well-oxygenated tanks.

Care at a glance

Care level: Easy
Temperament: Peaceful
Adult size: 5 cm
Temperature: 18 to 25 °C
pH: 6.5 to 7.5
Smallest tank: 80 litres
Keep as: Shoal of 8 or more
Diet: Omnivore: small live and frozen foods such as bloodworm and daphnia, plus flakes and micro pellets
Swims: Top of the tank
Lifespan: 3 to 5 years
Water: Freshwater
Wild range: India (Assam, Brahmaputra basin)

Breeding

It is an egg scatterer that gives no parental care and will eat its own eggs. Spawning in a separate tank with fine mesh or dense plants over the substrate, followed by removing the adults, should give fry in a few days.

Good to know

Rarely seen in the trade and easy to confuse with similar barred danios such as Danio dangila relatives. It is a fast swimmer that needs a well-covered tank with good water flow.