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Panchgani Danio

Devario anomalus

Also known as anomalous danio, danio anomalus, panchgani devario

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This is a slim, active devario with a silvery body marked by short blue-grey vertical bars at the front. Lines run along the rear half of the body, and the fins can show a yellowish tinge. It comes from cool, clear hill streams, and people keep it as a lively, hardy shoaling fish for well-oxygenated community tanks with some current.

Care at a glance

Care level

Easy

Temperament

Peaceful

Adult size

6 cm

Temperature

18 to 25 °C

pH

6.5 to 7.5

Smallest tank

110 litres

Keep as

Shoal of 8 or more

Diet

Omnivore: quality flakes and micro pellets, plus frozen or live bloodworm, daphnia and brine shrimp

Swims

Top of the tank

Lifespan

3 to 5 years

Water

Freshwater

Wild range

India: Western Ghats, upper Krishna River basin in Maharashtra

Breeding

It scatters its eggs and gives no parental care, so the adults will eat eggs and fry. Spawning in a separate tank with fine-leaved plants or mesh over the base is fairly easy, and the fry need infusoria first, then brine shrimp nauplii.

Good to know

It is a fast, strong swimmer that needs a long tank with a tight lid, as it can jump. It prefers cooler water than most tropical fish and may chase slow, long-finned tankmates.