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Devario strigillifer

Also known as myitkyina danio, danio strigillifer, striped devario

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This is a slim, silvery devario from Myanmar with blue horizontal stripes along the flanks and a yellowish wash, broken into short bars towards the front. It's an active, hardy shoaling fish that suits roomy community tanks with a good current, and it shows off best in a large group.

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 micro 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 (Irrawaddy and Sittang drainages, Rakhine Yoma)

Breeding

It scatters eggs and gives no parental care, much like other devarios. Spawning is fairly easy in a separate tank with fine-leaved plants or mesh over the bottom, and the adults should be removed afterwards because they eat the eggs.

Good to know

It swims fast and jumps well, so it needs a tight lid and plenty of open swimming space. It is sometimes mixed up with similar striped Devario species in the trade.