Orange Finned Danio - Danio kyathit

Species name: Danio kyathit

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Common name: Orange Finned Danio, Orange Finned Zebra Danio.

Family: Cyprinidae

Order: Cypriniformes

Class: Actinopterygii

Maximum size: 8 cm / 3.25 inches

Environment: freshwater

Origin: Most of Asia

Temperament: Peaceful

Company: Danio kyathit (Orange Finned Danio) can be kept in a community aquarium with smaller species.

Water parameters: Temperature 20 - 25°C / 68-77°F; pH 6.0 - 8.0

Aquarium setup: Danio kyathit (Orange Finned Danio) accept most water conditions providing extremes of pH and hardness are avoided. However they show better color if their ideal conditions are met. Like all Danios, Danio kyathit (Orange Finned Danio) are a community fish and should be kept in a school of at least 5. they accept most setups but prefers one with plants.

Feeding: Danio kyathit (Orange Finned Danio) will accept flake floods, pellets and live foods such as bloodworms and daphnia.

Breeding: Danio kyathit (Orange Finned Danio) are not as easy to breed as many other Danio. They are egg scatterers and will eat their eggs if they are not removed once spawning is concluded. You should use some kind of substrate that protects the eggs from their parents until such time as you can remove the parents.

Picture of Orange Finned Danio - Danio kyathit. Copyright www.jjphoto.dk

Danio kyathit - Orange Finned Danio. Copyright www.jjphoto.dk

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