The dadio (''Laubuka dadiburjori'') is a

cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

fish, is rarely seen in the

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hobby but is not entirely unlike the ''Danio nigrofasciatus'' in appearance. ''Laubuka dadiburjori'' is a gold/silver fish with a blue line, it has two

colour morph In biology, polymorphism is the occurrence of two or more clearly different morphs or forms, also referred to as alternative ''phenotypes'', in the population of a species. To be classified as such, morphs must occupy the same habitat at the s ...

s, one with a distinct blue line, the other with a dotted blue line. Barbels are not present. Like most Danionins, this fish has a tendency to jump. A tight fitting lid with no gaps is recommended.

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, where both colour morphs co-exist, the fish is found from

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. It is necessary to avoid making it coexist with big fish which would only make a mouthful of it (killi: panchax, melanoteania boesmani…).

References

Danios Laubuka Fish of India Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats Fish described in 1952 {{Cyprinidae-stub