| Giant Danio | Tropical Fish Guide |
| Size | Up to 5 inches or 13 cm |
| Fish Hardiness | Easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 69.8 to 78.8°F or 21 to 26°C |
| Water Ph | 6.0 to 8.0 pH |
| Water Hardness | 5 to 20 dH |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful shoaling fish |
| Number of same species in tank | Four or more, more is better |
| Community Fish | Yes |
| Sexes | Males are slimmer and more colorful than the larger more rounded and paler females |
| Strata | Mostly middle but they will occasionally go lower |
| Food | Flake food, blood worms and brine shrimp |
| Breeding | Easy to breed |
| Breeding temperature | 77 to 78.8°F or 25 to 26°C |
| Scientific name | Devario aequipinnatus |
| Lifespan | 5 years |
Ideal Giant Danio Conditions
Appearance
- This is another species of colorful tropical freshwater fish. They have a bright silver blue body color with broken yellow lines running horizontally on the side of the body. They are related to the smaller Zebra Danio and although a hardy fish they are not as hardy as the Zebra Danio.
Peaceful, Community
- Fish They are active peaceful fish that you can add to a community aquarium.
Strata
- They stay in the top to middle layers of the aquarium but mostly near the top.
Because of their large adult size and the fact that they are active shoal fish you need a large enough tank for them. They can grow up to 5 inches or 13 cm in length, so take this into consideration as well as how many other fish of what size you have in your aquarium.