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Threadfin rainbowfish do well in aquariums of 20 US gallons (76 L), however 30 US gallons (110 L) is preferred. They are best housed in a "species only" tank; meaning that the tank is reserved for the Threadfins alone. Because of their tiny mouths, they can be difficult to feed.
Ranging in length from 11 cm (4.5 in) in the dwarf threadfin (Parapolynemus verekeri) to 2 m (6.6 ft) in fourfinger threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) and giant African threadfin (Polydactylus quadrifilis), threadfins are both important to commercial fisheries as a food fish, and popular among anglers. Their habit of forming large schools ...
pH range Water Hardness Bleher's rainbowfish: Chilatherina bleheri: 12 cm (4.7 in) Red rainbowfish: Glossolepis incisus: 9–13 cm (3.5–5.1 in) Almost all rainbowfish species are bred in captivity and wild populations may be protected. [66] Threadfin rainbowfish: Iriatherina werneri: 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in) New Guinea rainbowfish ...
Also known as golden wrasse, golden rainbowfish, and canary wrasse; scientific name halichoeres chrysus. Maximum length: 5.5 inches Wild habitat: Australia, Indonesia.
This species is a protandrous hermaphrodite and Australian studies found that they were males at fork length of 24–47 centimetres (9.4–18.5 in), hermaphrodites at fork lengths between 25–46 centimetres (9.8–18.1 in) FL and females are found at fork lengths of 28–72 centimetres (11–28 in).
As an example, the much lauded size of 3" max for M. boesemani is far from the 6" it can grow to if it lives 10 years in captivity. My boesemani are about 1½ years old and all are close to 3.5" already Roan Art 02:28, 7 March 2007 (UTC) Roan Art, you seem to be more knowledgeble on rainbowfish tham most of us.
Toggle the table of contents. Eleutheronema. 8 languages. ... 1902) (East Asian fourfinger threadfin) Eleutheronema tetradactylum (Shaw, 1804) (Fourfinger threadfin)
There are two separate dorsal fins, the first containing 8 spines which all have a base of similar thickness and the second dorsal fin has a single spine and 12 or 13 soft rays. The anal fin has 3 spines and 11 or 12 soft rays and has a base which is roughly equal in length to that of the second dorsal fin.
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