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Devario devario (HAMILTON, 1822)

Bengal Danio

March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm

Ecological studies have revealed this species to be more of a generalist than its chiefly insectivorous congeners.

Aquatic and terrestrial insects form a significant proportion of the diet, but substantial amounts of filamentous algae and diatoms are consumed with water mites, fish scales, isopods, nematodes and detritus also taken occasionally.

In the aquarium it’s largely unfu…

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