Dario dario from the family Badidae and not a cichlid.
They're great little fish. Max out at barely an inch. They can be picky eaters and for the most part require live food though you might be able to train them onto frozen. I've never had any such luck with them.
They stay small enough to where you can keep a pair in a 5 gallon tank but they don't do with with any larger or faster fish. They can be easily picked on and are easily outcompeted for food, being so slow and calculated when it comes to snapping for a meal.
Males are brilliantly colored and females are hard to find so if you managed to pick up a pair consider yourself lucky and breed them! It's not too hard. The actual spawning act is very similar to bettas but they're eggs scatterers not bubblenest builders. The male will guard the spawning site. They'll appreciate any kind of moss.
They're great little fish. Max out at barely an inch. They can be picky eaters and for the most part require live food though you might be able to train them onto frozen. I've never had any such luck with them.
They stay small enough to where you can keep a pair in a 5 gallon tank but they don't do with with any larger or faster fish. They can be easily picked on and are easily outcompeted for food, being so slow and calculated when it comes to snapping for a meal.
Males are brilliantly colored and females are hard to find so if you managed to pick up a pair consider yourself lucky and breed them! It's not too hard. The actual spawning act is very similar to bettas but they're eggs scatterers not bubblenest builders. The male will guard the spawning site. They'll appreciate any kind of moss.
