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Gold Stripe Danio

Devario chrysotaeniatus

Also known as golden stripe danio, gold-striped danio, yellow stripe danio, danio chrysotaeniatus, golden barred danio, 金线波鱼

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This is a slim, active danio with a silvery blue body and a golden yellow stripe along each flank, edged by darker blue lines. It comes from cool, fast hill streams, so it suits well oxygenated tanks with some current and is kept for its lively shoaling and hardiness.

Care at a glance

Care level: Easy
Temperament: Peaceful
Adult size: 7 cm
Temperature: 18 to 25 °C
pH: 6.5 to 7.8
Smallest tank: 120 litres
Keep as: Shoal of 8 or more
Diet: Omnivore: quality flakes and small pellets, plus frozen or live bloodworm, daphnia and brine shrimp
Swims: Top of the tank
Lifespan: 3 to 5 years
Water: Freshwater
Wild range: Laos, southern China (Yunnan) and northern Vietnam; Mekong and Red River basins

Breeding

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

Good to know

A very fast swimmer that needs a long tank with open swimming room and a tight lid, as it jumps readily. Avoid very warm tropical set-ups and keep it away from slow, long-finned fish that it may harass.