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Other small Cyprinids including the Red Dwarf Rasbora as well as Barbs and Danios.
Though it was once categorized in the Microrasbora genus, this species is now recognized as a danio. The Emerald Dwarf Danio, still referred to as the Emerald Dwarf Rasbora by some, is pinkish orange in color and exhibits as many as fifteen vertical emerald green bars along its sides. Males of the species may have a reddish orange coloration to their fins and both sexes have a black spot at the base of the caudal fin.
These fish are native to Lake Inle, an isolated mountain lake in eastern Myanmar but have also been found a little further south in Kayah state. Emerald Dwarf Danios are peaceful schooling fish that can be kept with other community species but they are most likely to spawn when kept in single-species tanks. Unlike other danios, the Emerald Dwarf Danio is relatively picky about water parameters. These fish thrive best in soft, slightly acidic water and filtration should be gentle.
Emerald Dwarf Danios feed primarily on algae, small invertebrates and other forms of zooplankton in the wild but will generally accept prepared foods in the home aquarium. Offer them a staple diet of high-quality flakes or granules supplemented with regular meals of live and frozen foods like Artemia, bloodworms and Daphnia to encourage optimal coloration.
These fish may spawn freely in the main tank but a spawning tank is recommended in order to increase the chances of surviving fry. These fish are egg scatterers and thus prefer a breeding tank decorated with plenty of fine-leaved plants like Java moss. After spawning, it is important to remove the adult fish from the tank before they can eat their eggs. The eggs usually hatch after 72 hours and the fry become free swimming after another 3 to 4 days.
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