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Sondhi's Danio

Devario sondhii

Also known as sondhi's devario, sondhi danio, flame danio, devario sondhi, danio sondhii

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A slim, fast-swimming devario with a silvery blue body, dark vertical bars towards the front and warm orange tones on the fins and flanks of mature fish. It is kept for its active shoaling behaviour and attractive colour in well-oxygenated, flowing-water community tanks.

Care at a glance

Care level

Easy

Temperament

Peaceful

Adult size

6 cm

Temperature

20 to 26 °C

pH

6.5 to 7.5

Smallest tank

110 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

Middle of the tank

Lifespan

3 to 5 years

Water

Freshwater

Wild range

Myanmar and western Thailand (Salween basin and nearby drainages)

Breeding

An egg scatterer that spawns among plants or over gravel, giving no parental care. Breeding is fairly easy in a separate tank with mesh or fine-leaved plants, removing the adults after spawning so the eggs are not eaten.

Good to know

Very active and an able jumper, so use a tight-fitting lid and plenty of open swimming space. It may nip the fins of slow, long-finned tankmates if kept in too small a group.