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Brown's devario

Devario browni

Also known as browns danio, brown's danio, brown devario, danio browni

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A slim, active devario with a silvery body marked by bluish horizontal stripes and bars, often showing yellow tones on the fins. It is kept for its constant movement and hardiness in larger community tanks with good water flow.

Care at a glance

Care level

Easy

Temperament

Peaceful

Adult size

7 cm

Temperature

20 to 26 °C

pH

6.5 to 7.5

Smallest tank

120 litres

Keep as

Shoal of 8 or more

Diet

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

Swims

Top of the tank

Lifespan

3 to 5 years

Water

Freshwater

Wild range

Myanmar and western Thailand (Irrawaddy, Salween and Tenasserim drainages)

Breeding

An egg scatterer that gives no parental care and will eat its own eggs. Spawning is fairly easy in a separate tank with fine-leaved plants or mesh over the base, removing the adults afterwards.

Good to know

A fast, boisterous swimmer that needs a long tank with a tight lid, as it jumps readily. It may pester slow or long-finned tankmates and is often confused with other striped Devario species in the trade.