Rose danio
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| 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
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[edit] References
- Danio roseus (TSN 688974). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 19 March 2006.
- "Danio roseus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
