Family: Badidae
Dario neela — a Badidae freshwater fish. Reaches 1.8–2.6 cm; keep at 14–30 °C.
Dario neela of the family Badidae is an aquarium-kept Badidae. Peaceful community fish and omnivore; quality prepared foods, it grows to 1.8–2.6 cm and prefers 14–30 °C water. Other Dario species in our database include Dario dario, Dario huli, Dario hysginon.
Intermediate difficulty. Peaceful community fish; small groups recommended.
Set the heater to 14–30 °C and avoid swings. pH 6–8, GH 5–19 dGH suit it.
Full size is 1.8–2.6 cm. Minimum tank: 25 L, with open swimming space along its bottom-dwelling habits.
Omnivore; quality prepared foods. It forages naturally over fine sand and gravel, so let some food reach the bottom.
Peaceful community fish. Recommended tankmates: Similar-sized peaceful community fish — Similar size and water needs. Avoid Much smaller fish — May outcompete or bully tiny tankmates.
It lives in warm freshwater streams and lakes. Still to gentle current; Moderate oxygen levels.
Low escape risk, but a lid is cheap insurance.
In the aquarium: not documented in home aquaria. Subtle external differences.