THESE ARE JUVIES AND UNSEXABLE.
BLACK TIGER DARIO (Dario sp. 'Myanmar')
This shy but stunning “small or nano” freshwater fish (maximum length is no more than 1.5”) is naturally found in northern Myanmar (formerly Burma) in Southeast Asia.
WATER PARAMETERS:
pH between 7.0 – 9.0
Hardness: Range 18 – 90 ppm
Temperature: 59 – 77°F or 15 – 25°C my suggestion is somewhere between 68 to the lower 70s, warmer temps can stimulate breeding if that is what your goals are. A plus is that this species in a normal household temperature range mid 60-70s will be fine without the addition of a heater in the tank.
TANK SIZE AND SET-UP:
2.5 gallons minimum but 10 gallons and up would be more ideal for housing with an arrangement of aquatic plants, mosses, leaf litter and hardscape material like driftwood or large rocks, you are trying to break up the tank into mini territories among the plants and hardscape which will allow the fish to pick their spot so to speak based on hierarchy and dominance level. Substrate should be on the softer side is more natural for them such as sand or very small gravel.
Generally, a peaceful species but its small size and shy behavior rule out a lot of possible tank mates. Any aggressive fish should not even be considered. Also, any fish know for nipping or harassing tankmates should be omitted. No fish that is large enough to swallow this fish would be acceptable either. It is best kept in species-only aquariums especially if breeding is the goal, either a pair or 1 male to several females is more ideal, males will fight for breeding opportunities and usually 1 male will win out and the others will be allowed to breed. *** Side Note: If you want to keep multiple males to females in a tank it can be done but it must be a more substantial size and as spoken of earlier it will need to be more heavily planted and scaped to provide more areas for individual territories.
DIET:
Dario species are micro-predators so their diet should consist of small live and frozen foods like daphnia, cyclops, Artemia nauplii, daphnia, banana, white or grindal worms. They can be finicky at first so monitor them to make sure they are eating well and adjust accordingly until they do.
