Dario hysginon

Dario hysginon is a tropical freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia; in the countries of India, Myanmar, and Bengal. Hysginon means scarlet or red dye in Ancient Greek[2] which has been classified to this genus of Dario because of its red appearance. They can grow about 2–4 cm,[3] and they have dorsal fins that contain 14 – 15 spines, and 5 – 7 soft rays.[4] Dario hysginons are generally peaceful fish,[5] and can live for 3 – 6 years. Sven O. Kullander and Ralf Britz have added many species of fish to FishBase and gave Dario hysginon a Swedish name, "Purpurbadis".[6]

Dario hysginon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Badidae
Genus: Dario
Species:
D. hysginon
Binomial name
Dario hysginon
Kullander & Britz, 2002

Habitat

Dario hysginon live shallow areas with sand, pebbles, and dense vegetation such as grasses. In nature small crustaceans, worms, insect larvae, and zooplankton are the common food sources in their habitat.[7]

Aquarium life

Care

In captivity they enjoy frozen blood worms, daphnia, mysis, and brineshrimp.[8]

Water Levels Range
Temperature 71.6° - 78.8 °F
pH 6.3 - 7.5
Hardness 18 - 90 ppm

Breeding

Females lay around 60 eggs and they hatch 2 – 3 days.[9]

They breed in warm waters, however breeding can cause males and females to become territorial, they can attack each other if they are in each other's territories and sometimes they feed on their offspring.

Sex

There are a few ways to classify the sexes;[10]

  1. Males usually grow to around 2 cm and females grow around 1.5 cm
  2. Females have darker colors and males are more vibrant in color
  3. Males have a black spot on their dorsal fin

References
  1. Britz, R. (2010). "Dario hysginon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168465A6497258. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168465A6497258.en.
  2. "Greek and Roman Dress | Clothing | Fashion & Beauty". Scribd. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  3. Dario hysginon-size
  4. "Dario hysginon summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  5. "Dario hysginon". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  6. "Common Names List - Dario hysginon". fishbase.org. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  7. "Dario hysginon". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  8. postmaster@aqua-fish.net, Jan Hvizdak. "A guide on keeping Red dario's (Dario hysginon)". en.aqua-fish.net. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  9. "Dario hysginon: Breeding and Husbandry of the Red Melon Dari". Reef To Rainforest Media, LLC | CORAL Magazine | AMAZONAS Magazine | Microcosm Publishing. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  10. "Dario hysginon". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2017-12-06.


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