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Glowlight Danio

Danio choprae

Also known as glowlight danio, chopra danio, choprae danio, orange danio, danio chopra, choprai danio, ダニオ・チョプライ, 火焰斑马鱼, 红线斑马鱼

A small, slim danio with a silvery green body, short dark vertical bars at the front and a bright orange to red line along the flanks, with orange and black fin edges. It is lively, hardy and colourful, so it is popular for planted community tanks with cooler, well oxygenated water.

Care at a glance

Care level

Easy

Temperament

Peaceful

Adult size

3 cm

Temperature

18 to 25 °C

pH

6.5 to 7.5

Smallest tank

60 litres

Keep as

Shoal of 8 or more

Diet

Omnivore: small live and frozen foods such as daphnia, brine shrimp and bloodworm, plus quality flakes and micro pellets

Swims

Middle of the tank

Lifespan

3 to 5 years

Water

Freshwater

Wild range

Northern Myanmar (upper Irrawaddy basin, Kachin State)

Breeding

An egg scatterer that spawns among fine plants or over gravel and gives no parental care, so adults will eat the eggs. Spawning is fairly easy in a separate tank with a mesh or marbles base, and the tiny fry need infusoria at first.

Good to know

Very active and best kept in a tightly covered tank with some water movement and good oxygen levels. Males can squabble mildly, so keep a proper group with more females than males.