
Dracula Fish
Danionella dracula
The Dracula Fish (Danionella dracula) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 1.7 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). In the aquarium it is kept at 20–26 °C.
- Size
- 1.7 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- Tank footprint
- 45 × 30 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature20–26 °C
pH6.5–7.5
Hardness1–5 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Midwater, close to the bottom
Classification
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
- GenusDanionella
- SpeciesDanionella dracula
Quick answers
- Dracula Fish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 1.7 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Dracula Fish tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.
- Dracula Fish water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 20–26 °C, pH 6.5–7.5, hardness 1–5 °dGH.
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Sources
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