Rainbow Tropical Fish

A schooling fish rainbow fish prefer to be in groups of six or more fish of the same species. Native to australia new guinea and several adjacent islands rainbowfish rainbows are the most popular of our native aquarium fish. New species are regularly being discovered and offered for sale in the aquarium trade.

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Of these only telmatherina ladigesi celebes rainbowfish bedotia geayi madagascar rainbowfish and melanotaenia splendida eastern rainbowfish have made any real impression.

Rainbow tropical fish. Hailing from the land down under australian rainbowfish are hugely popular due to their beautiful colors and peaceful nature. The name rainbow fish is derived from the amazing iridescent colorations that change when light reflects off of these fish. These hardy active fish do well with a variety of community fish.

The last species is often referred to. Rainbows are well suited to community aquariums with their active manner and peaceful nature. Tropical freshwater rainbow fish.

They are colourful undemanding and easy to breed. The rainbowfish are a family melanotaeniidae of small colourful freshwater fish found in northern and eastern australia new guinea islands in cenderawasih bay and raja ampat islands in indonesia and in madagascar. Rainbowfishes have been known in the aquarium trade for many years.

The largest rainbowfish genus melanotaenia derives from the ancient greek melano black and taenia banded. Rainbowfish are believed to have evolved from the same evolutionary line as the marine silverside species. Translated it means black banded and is a reference to the.

Until recently only a few species have been commonly available.