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The dwarf rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is known under a number of common names including diamond rainbowfish , [ 3 ] neon rainbowfish , Praecox rainbowfish , dwarf neon rainbowfish , peacock rainbowfish , and Teczanka neonowa . [ 4 ]
Chilatherina pricei, commonly known as Price's rainbowfish, [1] is a species of rainbowfish only found on Yapen Island. [2] The species was described by Gerald R. Allen and Samuel J. Renyaan in 1996, and was named after David Price, who collected the type specimen for this species.
Rainbowfish usually eat floating flakes in captivity, because in the wild they will often eat insects floating on the surface. In a home setting, these fish need well-oxygenated water with a pH level of 6.8 – 7.2, optimal temperatures varying between 72 and 82 °F (22–28 °C), and plenty of aquatic plants to give them hiding places amid ...
Like many of their other fish friends, the Bosemani Rainbowfish does well in groups. So give them plenty of room to swim in a school and they will be happy. 29. Silver Dollar.
Melanotaenia caerulea G. R. Allen, 1996 (Blue rainbowfish) Melanotaenia catherinae (de Beaufort, 1910) (Waigeo rainbowfish) Melanotaenia corona G. R. Allen, 1982 (Corona rainbowfish) Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau, 1878) (Crimson-spotted rainbowfish) Melanotaenia dumasi M. C. W. Weber, 1907 (Omba rainbowfish) [3]
The female black tetra is more robust and larger than the male. [29] ... Neon rainbowfish: Melanotaenia praecox: 6–7.5 cm (2.4–3.0 in) Lake Wanam rainbowfish:
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Like other rainbowfish, this species shows sexual dimorphism. Breeding takes place year round and the male and female fish form pairs in which the females releases the eggs and the male fertilises them. 60-70 eggs are laid at each spawning and the golden coloured, round eggs attach to submerged vegetation with an adhesive filament.