Species Profiles at Pet Resources -- Rainbowfish SCI

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

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

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