Dwarf Neon Rainbow Fish Tankmates

If kept healthy and happy these fish will always be active and amusing. These fish really shine when kept in shoals of 6 10 fish or more in a densely planted rainforest style tank preferable with some shading from floating plants. They are very popular fish to keep in tanks for many reasons.

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These little fellows will bring plenty of variety and bright colors to your tank.

Dwarf neon rainbow fish tankmates. Good tankmates include other similarly sized rainbowfish characins danios barbs dwarf cichlids freshwater gobies and catfish such as corydoras. I ve kept this species in more than a year and the colours have just grown more and more intense. Use our fish community creator tool to plan your tank set up and ensure that the dwarf rainbowfish.

The males will also be encouraged to display their best colours in the. The praecox rainbowfish lives among roots logs and other vegetation in the swifter moving streams and tributaries that are adjacent to the main river channels marshes and swamps of west papua new guinea in indonesia. Dwarf gourami is a very special small fish.

A smaller member of the melanotaenia genus is the dwarf neon rainbow melanotaenia praecox sometimes known simply as the praecox rainbow which attains about 5cm 2. This fish is an intelligent beautiful and above all a spirited fish. Ladegesi will thrive in a 30 gallon aquarium whereas most other melanotaeniid rainbowfish need an aquarium of at least 50 gallons or larger.

Like other rainbowfish it can be quite skittish and does far better when kept in a shoal of at least 6 8 preferably more. Its smaller size and peaceful nature make this species a good choice for smaller community tanks with other peaceful tankmates. The dwarf neon rainbowfish melanotaenia praeco x is rugged and adaptable once it gets settled in the aquarium.

Dwarf rainbowfish tropical fish learn all about the dwarf rainbowfish s feeding habits and food types its behaviour its origins its natural habitats is it male or female breeding advice and information suitable tank mates its sizing and growth range minimum tank size water ph and more. They are very beautiful to begin with but they are also quite peaceful species and thus compatible with many other fish species of similar characteristics. Melanotaeniids are active fish and need plenty of swimming space.

Praecox rainbowfish melanotaenia praecox are also known by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the dwarf rainbow dwarf neon rainbow praecox rainbow and neon rainbow. The red neon blue eye is native to new guinea indonesia. Smaller species like the neon dwarf rainbow melanotaenia.

Praecox and the celebese rainbow m.