Rose Danio

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Rose or Rosy Danio
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Genus: Danio Species: D. roseus
Binomial name
Danio roseus (Fang & Kottelat, 2000)

The Rose Danio is a tropical fish of the family Cyprinidae. At first glance this species resembles the Pearl Danio, but lacks the orange stripe on the side. It has a rosy colouration along the lower part of the fish and lower fins and gleams steel blue in sunlight

• Maximum length: 2.5 inches 6 cm
• Colors: Blue, silver, red
• Temperature preference: 20-25 celsius
• pH preference: 6 to 7
• Hardness preference: Soft to medium
• Salinity preference: Low to medium
• Compatibility: Good but fast like most danios, a large fish though, needs plenty of space
• Life span: Typically 2 to 3 years
• Ease of keeping: Moderate
• Ease of breeding: Moderate to hard

[edit] See also

• Danios
• Danionins

[edit] External links

• Danio roseus

[edit] References

• Danio roseus (TSN 688974). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 19 March 2006.
• "Danio roseus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.