Danio kyathit

Danio kyathit, Fang, 1998
No known common name

Origin: Myitkyina, Kachin state, northern Myanmar. Here the fish were found in a small stream with clear, brownish and fast running water with deep bamboo forest on both banks, more than 80% shaded, with mud and small stones on the bottom.

Etymology: kyathit: ?

Synonyms: None

Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniiformes Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)

First European import: Unknown. The fish in the picture were available in the Netherlands in 2003.

Description: See picture(s)

Care: Shy fish, that should be kept in larger schools in larger tanks. The waterlevel should be around 20-30 cm, subdued light, best with a dark soil and well planted. (Observations from wildcaught fish, it may be that tank bred specimens are less difficult to keep).

Temperature:cr°C

Feeding:Omnivorous, all food is accepted

Size: Up to 5 cm

pH: 6.5-7.5

Breeding: Not difficult. Well fed and well kept fish will spawn in a breeding tank, the watervalues are not critical, they will spawn in slightly alkaline and medium had water..The white eggs will hatch after three to four days, and be free swimming a day later.

Danio kyathit

Sexual dimorphism: When in breeding condition, the males exhibit a reddisch region between the gillcovers and the ventral fins.

Prices: Netherlands: 8€ a pair

Additional: Recently a number of new Danio species have been discovered and described.

Picture references:All pictures: E. Naus

References:

Fang Fang: Danio kyathit, a new species of cyprinid fish from Myitkyina, northern Myanmar (p. 273)
Http://www.fishbase.org
http://www.btinternet.com/~louisa.york/stroodaquarist/factsheet1.pdf