Giant Danio Danio aequipinnatus

Common Name Giant Danio

Scientific Name Danio aequipinnatus

Family Cyprinidae

Community Semi-Aggressive

Class Danio

Temperature 78 ºF

Swimming Range Top-Middle-Bottom

Adult Length 4-4 1/2 inches

Feeding Habits Fresh spinach, zucchini, peas and lettuce. Live blood worms, glass worms, brine shrimp and tubifex worms. Frozen vegetable diet, daphnia, plankton, beef heart, brine shrimp, glass worms and blood worms. Flake and freeze dried foods also accepted.

Compatibility Extremely active schooling fish that mixes well with other similar sized fish. Smaller fish may be eaten.

Habitat Sri Lanka: Moderately decorated with rocks, live plants and driftwood. Live plants may be nibbled on.

Breeding Adult males have a blue line which runs straight over their tail fin, while the females' blue line bends up at the tail fin. During spawning they can produce up to 300 eggs.

Additional Comments Covered aquarium is recommended as they are great jumpers.