Black tiger dario

Pale body, orange-red bars and small head-and-nape spots

Displaying males show straight orange-red bars on a pale body, darker anterior bars and small head-and-nape spots. Females and frightened fish differ.

Adult length

Up to 3.5 cm (standard length, without the tail fin)

Water temperature

20–24 °C

pH

7–9

Hardness

1–5 dGH

Natural habitat

Recorded from mountain streams in Kachin State, northern Myanmar, with the type locality south of Mogaung in the Ayeyarwaddy basin.

Batches are sometimes mixed with D. hysginon, and fright colours make identification harder. Small size does not remove competition or territorial demands.