Rainbow Fish

This group comes from Australia and New Guinea. The come in all colors and several shapes, though most are taller in their body than ordinary fish. They also breed continuously if happy with their water quality. Do not keep different kinds together as they will interbreed and create hybrids that some sell as purebreeds. Here are only listed the most common rainbowfish. For a more complete listing, go to Home of the Rainbowfish.

List Sort Common Name | Scientific Name

Boeseman's Rainbow Fish (Melanotaenia boesemani)
Celebese Rainbow (Marosatherina ladigesi)
Dwarf Neon Rainbow (Melantaenia praecox)
Dwarf Rainbow (Melanotaenia maccullochi)
Goyder River Rainbow (Melanotaenia trifasciata "Goyder River")
Jewel Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia trifasciata "Goyder River")
Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia lacustris)
Madagascar Rainbowfish (Bedotia geayi)
Neon Rainbowfish (Melantaenia praeox)
Red Indian Rainbow (Glossolepis incisus)
Red-Tailed Silverside (Bedotia geayi)
Threadfin Rainbow (Iriatherina werneri)
Turquoise Rainbow (Melanotaenia lacustris)

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