Horadandia

Horadandia is a genus with 2 species in this atlas, catalogued in the Danios & Rasboras section, recorded from India and Sri Lanka. Adult sizes run from 1 in to 1 in. Every species below links to a full researched profile.

Species in atlas
2
Adult sizes
1 in
IUCN assessed
2 of 2 · 1 threatened
Recorded from
2 countries

About the genus

Horadandia is a genus of tiny carplets in the danio-and-rasbora group, native to southern India and Sri Lanka. At just 1 in long, its species are among the smallest cyprinids anywhere, built for a life in still, densely vegetated pools and slow-moving streams rather than open water. Horadandia atukorali, the green carplet, and Horadandia brittani, the dwarf fire rasbora, make up the genus, both sharing the slender, translucent body typical of very small rasbora-type fish.

The genus draws interest mainly from specialist nano-fish and rasbora keepers, who value its diminutive size and schooling behavior in small, densely planted aquascapes, though it is far less widely available in the trade than mainstream dwarf rasboras. Horadandia atukorali is currently assessed Vulnerable, reflecting pressure on the lowland wetland habitat it depends on across its native range, while Horadandia brittani has not yet been formally evaluated.

IUCN Red List: Vulnerable · 1 Not Evaluated · 1

The 2 species

Every Horadandia recorded in this atlas. Each card links to a full researched profile — distribution, water parameters, and aquarium care, cited to primary sources.

Deraniyagala, 1943

Green carplet

1 in SL · VU

Rema Devi & Menon, 1992

Dwarf Fire Rasbora

1 in SL · NE

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How to cite

Aquarist Atlas (2026). Genus Horadandia. Aquarist Atlas. https://www.aquaristatlas.com/horadandia/

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