Peaceful schooler.
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Peaceful schooler.
Frozen foods.
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Males have blue edging on the dorsal and anal fins and are slightly more yellow; the visible swim bladder is pointed at the back in males.
Common problems. Tap one to see the signs. This is a guide, not a diagnosis.
Egg-scatterer · Easy
Egg layer: pairs stick eggs to plant leaves and stems among vegetation.
Group.
Planted tank.
Warm water.
Up to about 200 eggs per pair, stuck to plants; they hatch in around 24 hours.
Infusoria.
Its body is see-through. For years fish farms injected it with luminous dyes and sold it as 'painted' glassfish; most injected fish die within a few months, so avoid them.
Francis Hamilton described the Indian glassfish in 1822. Its see-through body shows its skeleton and swim bladder. In the past many were artificially dyed for sale, a practice aquarists campaigned against.
First described by Francis Hamilton in 1822.
15 facts checked with sources
Catalog of Fishes (preferred for taxonomy) and Seriously Fish now use Chanda ranga Hamilton, 1822; FishBase still lists Parambassis ranga. Keep Parambassis ranga as an other name, since the trade still uses it.
Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Chanda ranga · FishBase: Parambassis ranga, Indian glassy fishLegacy had no family field.
Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Chanda ranga · FishBase: Parambassis ranga, Indian glassy fishSeriously Fish 8 cm SL (standard length); FishBase 9.5 cm TL (total length). Legacy 7 cm is small for a maximum.
Seriously Fish: Chanda ranga (formerly Parambassis ranga) · FishBase: Parambassis ranga, Indian glassy fishLegacy range lies inside the sourced 20-30 °C.
Seriously Fish: Chanda ranga (formerly Parambassis ranga) · FishBase: Parambassis ranga, Indian glassy fishInside Seriously Fish's 6.5-8.0; matches FishBase.
Seriously Fish: Chanda ranga (formerly Parambassis ranga) · FishBase: Parambassis ranga, Indian glassy fishLegacy had no hardness; value is new.
Seriously Fish: Chanda ranga (formerly Parambassis ranga) · FishBase: Parambassis ranga, Indian glassy fish80 x 30 x 30 cm = 72,000 cm³ = 72 L. Legacy 80 L is close and a fine recommendation, but the sourced minimum is ~72 L.
Seriously Fish: Chanda ranga (formerly Parambassis ranga)Seriously Fish rates it Easy; legacy 2 (medium) is one step harder. Legacy food note 'Frozen foods' is too narrow; it takes dried food too.
Seriously Fish: Chanda ranga (formerly Parambassis ranga)Legacy had no range.
Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Chanda ranga · FishBase: Parambassis ranga, Indian glassy fish · Seriously Fish: Chanda ranga (formerly Parambassis ranga)Swim-bladder shape is an extra cue (rounded in females).
Seriously Fish: Chanda ranga (formerly Parambassis ranga)FishBase says it 'Builds a nest and guards its young' in the wild; Seriously Fish describes no care in aquaria. Legacy type 'egg-scatterer' is loose; eggs are adhesive and placed on plants.
Seriously Fish: Chanda ranga (formerly Parambassis ranga)Hatch time agrees (about 1 day); egg count can be well above 'dozens'.
Seriously Fish: Chanda ranga (formerly Parambassis ranga)Site has no story; checked against legacy 'about'. Seriously Fish says such fish have been largely removed from UK stores. IUCN: Least Concern (per FishBase, assessed 2011).
Seriously Fish: Chanda ranga (formerly Parambassis ranga)