Giant danio aquariums. The larger cichlids chase and defend their territories against the giant danios, which allows the cichlids to exhibit more natural behavior. As egg-scatterers, danios produce around 300 eggs in a single spawning. They spawn in clumps of plants. A so-called "golden giant danio", sometimes seen, is in reality a partial albino fish. "Devario affinis", "Devario browni", "Devario malabaricus", and "Devario strigillifer" were originally deemed synonyms, but are now valid species. The main component of giant danios' diet in the wild are flying insects. This diet is supplemented with aquatic invertebrates such as worms and crustaceans. In captivity giant danios
Danio margaritatus Danio margaritatus Danio margaritatus, the celestial pearl danio, often referred to in the aquarium trade as galaxy rasbora or "Microrasbora" sp. 'Galaxy', is a small cyprinid from Myanmar. It has so far been found only in a very small area near Hopong east of Inle Lake, at an altitude of over 1,000 m (3,400 ft). Its habitat is part of the Salween basin, namely the Nam Lang and Nam Pawn Rivers. Discovered in 2006, the species quickly appeared in the aquarium trade, where its small size and bright colours made it an instant hit. This is a small, plump danionin