Help me identify this fish

**smwhang** · 5th Dec 2013, 20:10

Hi,
I've come across this fish here in China and I have difficulty trying to identify it before trying to rear it. I plan to get maybe around 6 or so.
Understand it's from india but I'm not sure.
Has anyone seen it before?
Its freshwater species and grows to about 1.8cm.

Please help?

**Urban Aquaria** · 6th Dec 2013, 00:29

Seems to resemble a species of fish called Danionella Dracula...

http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species...nella-dracula/

If you look through the 9 photos in the species gallery on that site, there are some photos which look very much like the fish in your photo.

The one in your photo has a more distinct bluish color though, maybe its a similiar species or perhaps a color variant.

**smwhang** · 6th Dec 2013, 10:53

Hi Urban Farmer,
Absolutely thrilled at your help!!
Thank you so much, i googles the fish name and yes, I saw a variant with blue coloration. From Burma this one and info is limited on this species.
I shall purchase 6 and keep with my other micro fish from Burma.

Will try breeding them if possible….

Thanks again,
smwhang

**limz_777** · 6th Dec 2013, 19:46

the actual fish had blue coloration ?

**smwhang** · 7th Dec 2013, 22:48

It would seem so....anyway, not much is known about this species and they are supposed to be the smallest fish in the world...i am setting up my 60X60X50 tank in a couple of days and shall buy a small school of them a few weeks time to see how they fare...