Species Details
LC
LCLeast Concern
IUCN Red List Status
Widespread and abundant, lowest conservation concern.
Last assessed:
- Common Name
- Giant Danio
- Latin Name
- Devario aequipinnatus
- Date Spawned
- 05/11/2026
- # of Fry
- 150+
- Species Type
- Fish
- Species Class
- Cyprinids
- Water Type
- Fresh
- Foods
- Live
- Spawn Locations
- Plant
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Breeder Notes
The Danios bred in java moss that was placed in an egg trap, the trap was then removed and placed in a smaller grow-out tank.
Tank Details
- Tank Size
- 33 long
- Filter Type
- Box
- Water Change Volume (%)
- 50%
- Water Change Frequency
- Weekly
- Temperature
- 78F
- pH
- 7.0
- Hardness (GH)
- Not recorded
- Specific Gravity
- Not recorded
- Substrate Type
- Sand
- Substrate Depth
- 2"
- Substrate Color
- whiteish