Blackstripe minnow

blackstripe minnow, the golden shiner and the fathead minnow have been also suggested for control of mosquito larva. There are still many more in this series. Although these mosquito fishes get established in most habitats, however the species are not, in general, cold tolerant. More

The Blackstripe minnow that I posted about afew weeks ago finally got a permenant home on a double stand under the 20 Gallon pictured above. I also started this tank this weekend to house a Green Spotted Puffer. More

Common names

Blackstripe minnow in English
carpa potosina in Spanish (español)
Dionda rasconská in Czech (česky)
拉什康圆吻鱥 in Mandarin Chinese
拉什康圓吻鱥 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Dionda
Species : Dionda rasconis
Authority : Jordan and Snyder, 1899