Breeding Brachydanio albolineatus
The specie is spread in eastern India, Sumatra, where it lives in running waters. It`s a slender fish, with a prolonged body, medium flank oblate. In the superior part of the mouth it has 2 pairs of mustaches, the inferior one being longer. The anal fin is prolonged starting from the same place as the dorsal. It
can reach 5 cm length. The body color is blue to violet; the back is dark blue-grey with some shining scalds. The abdomen is light blue-silvery. It has a longitudinal line dark red to orange, with a blue-green hem. The anal fin is red-orange near the body and green-red on the opposite part. The female is less colored than the male.
They live in bench, being an active fish, that`s why they need large aquariums with a planted back area and space for swimming in the front part. The optimal temperature is 22-24° C, but in winter time it can also be 18-20° C. It eats almost anything from living food to dry food as flakes. For reproduction they need 10-15 liters aquariums. The position of the aquarium has to be as in the morning a ray of sun fall into the aquarium water. The chemistry of water is not important, but the water must be fresh. In the reproduction aquarium we`ll have to mount a nylon netting in order to protect the eggs. We`ll also have to plant some aquatic plants as: Nittela or Myriophyllum. The aquarium water must be filtrated and aerated for 3 days before adding the fish. In the evening we`ll add 4 females and 6 males which can spawn up to 600 eggs. The fry will hatch after 24-30 hours. In the first 3-4 days the fry are stick on the aquarium sides. After they start to swim free we`ll feed them with infusors or yolk of egg. If we use egg, this has to be given in small quantities not to alter the water. In aquarium you`ll also add a small filter with few bubbles because the fry is sensitive at water motion. The sexual difference is obvious: while males are slender and thin, the females are more voluminous (especially in the reproduction period).