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Danio kyathit Fang Fang, 1998
Red-finned Danio
Picture by Ye Hein Htet (Hein Aquarium)
Explanation of species name: Kyathit word is referred to leopard in Myanmar.
Original description: Fang F. 1998, Danio kyathit, a new species of Cyprinid fish from Myintkyina, northern Myanmar Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, 8, 273-280. Type specimen: Danio kyathit
Type locality: Hpa Lap Chaung, stream, Myintkyina township.
Distribution: Kachin State and Northern Myanmar.
Habitat: These fish are available from small streams with clear, brownish and fast running water in deep bamboo forest. Mud and small stones cover the bed of the stream.
Characters: This fish has the body length of a medium to small size, ranging 30-35 mm. It has incomplete lateral line, up to 9th scale. On the back of the body, the color is dark brown, and silvery on the belly, and on the side of the body is yellow. There are 5-7 dark spotted or continuous horizontal stripes on the flank.
Sex differences: Female is more bulky and slightly larger than male.
Aquarium keeping: Similar to Danio choprae.
Spawning: In order to describe the spawning technique, the authors have taken from Gary Elson's article of title "Dandy danio" in the magazine "Tropical Fish Hobbyist", November 2002. According to Gary Elson, he sterilized all the equipment. (Breeding tank, spawning medium, net etc.), and conditioned the males and females of red fin danio by keeping separately. For spawning purposes, 20 liters tank was filled with soft and slightly acidic water and bottom of the tank was covered with three layers of glass marbles. Two males and a female were placed in the tank in the evening. The danio would spawn at the first light of morning. The parents were removed after spawning. About seven days after spawning free-swimming fry could be observed. The fry are fed with infusoria first, and then later with Artemia nauplii.
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