Giant Danio (Devario aequipinnatus), Tank-Bred!

Giant Danio (Devario aequipinnatus), Tank-Bred!

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The Giant Danio is a classic and incredibly hardy species that endless activity to the community and planted aquarium!

The Giant Danio (Devario aequipinnatus) is a very active, colorful species that is native to India, Nepal, and Indochina. At an adult size of around 3 inches (7 - 8 cm), this peaceful schooling fish is an excellent addition to the well-decorated community aquarium and a true giant species for a danio. It is tolerant of a wide variety of water parameters, so it is compatible with virtually all peaceful fish and invertebrates!

Like many typical danios, the Giant Danio is very active and should be kept in schools of at least 6-10 specimens, although even larger schools are more optimal. This fish is very hardy and undemanding in a well-maintained aquarium, but it needs a fair amount of space due to its active and somewhat nervous nature. Stress and nervousness are minimal when this fish is kept in a larger school. The Giant Danio is completely peaceful and rather social with many other fish species as well. It is compatible with almost any small and medium, active, peaceful and semi-aggressive fish and will sometimes appear to school and interact with other species regularly. It will thrive in a planted aquarium with a good amount of decor such as rockwork and driftwood and its color will be most vibrant over dark substrate. It will not bother ornamental plants. It is compatible with any peaceful invertebrates that are too large to be considered prey, but it may prey on small shrimp. This fish is a prodigious swimmer and jumper, so a tight-fitting lid or significantly lowered waterline is necessary to prevent startled or excited specimens from jumping out of the aquarium.

The Giant Danio is a micropredator in nature, feeding on tiny invertebrates, particularly insects. In the aquarium, it is very unfussy and will accept most high-quality dry foods. However, it should also be fed a varied diet that includes live or frozen meaty foods of appropriate size.

What We Like About This Fish:

Beautiful coloration
Very hardy and adaptable
Form schools/shoals with each other and with other species
Safe with plants
Completely peaceful

RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:

Temperature: 72° - 76° F (22° - 24° C)
pH: 6.0 - 8.0
KH: 5 - 19 dKH
Minimum tank size: 30-40+ gallons for a school of 6-12

CARE GUIDELINES:

Diet: Micropredator. Will readily accept most dry foods but should be fed a varied diet including frozen and/or live meaty foods of appropriate size.
Social behavior: Peaceful, schooling/shoaling.
Origin: Tank-Bred, but indigenous to India, Nepal, and Indochina
Average adult size: 2.8 - 3.1 inches (7 - 8 cm)
Average purchase size: 2 - 2.5 inches (5.1 - 6.4 cm)

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For the safety of our animals, we only ship live fish, crabs, and select other inverts exclusively via UPS 1 Day Air. If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS 1 Day Air as a shipping option during checkout. If other items are in your cart that can ship with 2 day or standard shipping options the only shipping method you can still select is UPS 1 Day Air.

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Shipping Schedule for this service

UPS 1 Day: Monday through Thursday

Current Handling Time:

1-9 business days

Here at Aquatic Arts, we consider the welfare of the live animals we are shipping to be of the foremost importance. This process is much more involved than simply creating a shipping label and affixing it to a box. Depending on the order, it takes from 4 to 7 people to complete this process properly. We check the weather conditions here where they fly out of the Indianapolis UPS facility and the destination for each shipment. We start early each morning and go through a multi-step process to have the day's shipments prepared in time for the UPS pickup. The volume of orders in our system also affects the processing time. Therefore our stated handling time is 1-9 business days.

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