Who Here Is A Rainbow Fish Enthusiast/keeper


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I have rainbow fish in my cichlid tank!
5-Redfin Dwarf Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia maccullochI and
5-Wapoga Red Laser Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia Rubrivittata
Here's a shot of both:
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F6C10EC3-2F39-4D40-A3BC-6CA3E562BFF2.jpeg I have both bosmanI and praecox rainbow fish. What’s great about rainbow fish is you don’t need a big group of one type to get them to school. Rainbow fish of most types will school together. When they start swimming most of my mid to top fish get involved. I have Buenos aris tetras and Golden wonder killifish that swim right with them.
 
I have M praecox, M boesemanI and M trifasciata. I did try breeding the praecox but only 11 survived. 7 are normal sized and 4 are runts so they're separated. I'm currently raising some M trifasciata fry. 4 survived from the first batch and are about 10 weeks old and the last batch is about 3 weeks old with about 75-100 fry (hard to count). Almost all the fry from the first batch died right after hatching or within 24 hrs but 4 survived and are doing really well now. I'm optimistic about the 2nd batch as they're 3 weeks old. I split them in to 2 groups. I'm raising about 50 in a floating 2 liter container and have had a few losses. The rest have been in the main tank (20g long) and it looks like less than half are remaining.

A few of the praecox breeding group
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5 of the 7 praecox I raised
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M trifasciata male
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M trifasciata female
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M trifasciata fry
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I am in the process of setting up a 55 gallon just so I can watch these beauties race each other! I love them. I have 3 dwarf neons and 2 turquoise, and 1 I’m not sure about. I will be adding more of each as soon as the new tank is cycled.IMG_3356.JPGIMG_0445.JPGIMG_0355.JPG
 
Hey JD! What kind?!
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Just look at my signature at the bottom of my first post in this thread. It lists the Rainbows I have.
 
I love my rainbow fish. I have 2 blue, 2 red and 2 Boesemani. My wife thinks they are boring and don’t have much character but I totally disagree and ive fallen for the little guys hook, line and sinker (forgive the pun lol).
 
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I have rainbow fish in my cichlid tank!
5-Redfin Dwarf Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia maccullochI and
5-Wapoga Red Laser Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia Rubrivittata
Here's a shot of both:
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I think this is the adult version of your upper fish. A great looking fish that reminds me of striped bass. The lower I believe is a praecox. By me called dwarf neon rainbows.
 
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I think this is the adult version of your upper fish. A great looking fish that reminds me of striped bass. The lower I believe is a praecox. By me called dwarf neon rainbows.
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Yes, I like the striped bass look! But the bottom one is a Red Laser. They look very similar to the praecox but as adult have horizontal red stripes and are more streamlined than the praecox. They're still too young for me to tell the males from the females. But hopefully there is a male in this group. Here are some other pics of some.

https://www.petworldrochester.com/wapoga-red-laser-rainbow/
 
Yes, I like the striped bass look! But the bottom one is a Red Laser. They look very similar to the praecox but as adult have horizontal red stripes and are more streamlined than the praecox. They're still too young for me to tell the males from the females. But hopefully there is a male in this group. Here are some other pics of some.

https://www.petworldrochester.com/wapoga-red-laser-rainbow/
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Ohhhhh! Do the female Red Lasers have red fins? Or will they be yellow/orange like the praecox? I love my male praecox. The females are a bit boring, but they make the boy flutter with excitement. It would be cool to have the Red Lasers if they were all red!
 

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Yes please I am thinking of having them in the 44 pent.
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I will have to ask, but I am almost certain that was an option when I went to RMS Aquaculture. I'll shoot them a message today and let ya know!

Love all the responses and I'm happy to see so many Rainbow Fish Lovers!
 
caught a few in the wild, they are Murray river rainbows, I gets down to about -6 Celsius air temperature here were I catch them.
cheers mick
 
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caught a few in the wild, they are Murray river rainbows, I gets down to about -6 Celsius air temperature here were I catch them. murray river rainbow - Google Search
cheers mick
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I have never been more jealous, sir! Haha. That's super cool.

Have any pictures?
 
I will have to ask, but I am almost certain that was an option when I went to RMS Aquaculture. I'll shoot them a message today and let ya know!

Love all the responses and I'm happy to see so many Rainbow Fish Lovers!
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Man, RMS I did not know they were still around. They were THE shop at one time. There is a story about a nurse shark and my youngest when he was seven years old...He got rather wet
 
Ohhhhh! Do the female Red Lasers have red fins? Or will they be yellow/orange like the praecox? I love my male praecox. The females are a bit boring, but they make the boy flutter with excitement. It would be cool to have the Red Lasers if they were all red!
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I don't really know! The lasers are more blue-ish I think with red stripes or lines. The males are thinner than the females, that's all I know about the gender difference.
 
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Man, RMS I did not know they were still around. They were THE shop at one time. There is a story about a nurse shark and my youngest when he was seven years old...He got rather wet
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Haha! As far as I'm concerned they are THE shop around here. Only place I felt really comfortable with what I was buying and with their experience level.
 
I have four bosemanI and a Madagascar rainbow. I am getting more as soon as my lfs gets them again! I didn’t know so many people kept rainbows here!
 
I had read that rainbows were very colorful and that they weren’t big sellers because they were washed out in the store tanks. When I went to my lfs to stock my first tank, they had the turquoise and my lone mystery rainbow. So I decided to give them a chance. Once I got them home and in my tank, they did indeed begin to color up. But it wasn’t until about a week later, when they had truly settled in and began to spawn, that I saw the REAL colors. I was hooked! Seeing those rainbows change the color of individual scales right before your eyes is amazing.
 

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I had read that rainbows were very colorful and that they weren’t big sellers because they were washed out in the store tanks. When I went to my lfs to stock my first tank, they had the turquoise and my lone mystery rainbow. So I decided to give them a chance. Once I got them home and in my tank, they did indeed begin to color up. But it wasn’t until about a week later, when they had truly settled in and began to spawn, that I saw the REAL colors. I was hooked! Seeing those rainbows change the color of individual scales right before your eyes is amazing.
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Turquoise Rainbows are my FAVORITE!
 
Hmmmmm....... once my new tank is set up, I will have to check out Live Aquaria. They look to have threadfins in stock. Anyone ever order from them?
 
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I haven't. Just saw corn river and forktails yesterday for the first time. Pretty sure I'll own both at some point!
 
Turquoise Rainbows are my FAVORITE!
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So, I finally got my new 55 up and running, so I went to Petco (gasp!) and found 3 turquoise rainbows. I asked how long they had been there and was told 3 weeks. Most likely true because I had seen them there before. So I was going to buy all three.

The sales lady scoops them into the bag then proceeds to scoop extra water and just dumps it into the bag several times without even trying to lessen the impact of the tsunami of water crushing into the bag. As she was about to tie off the bag, I looked, and sure enough, one of the turquoises was upside down from shock! She quickly put him back into the tank where he began to recover, but I doubt he’ll make it. I was really peeved. But I bought the other two, just to get them out of there.

Now that I have them home and in QT, they are coloring up nice and the one I assume is a male has been flirting with the other fish. But I’m afraid he may have an intestinal parasite. He is extremely skinny. I started a prophylactic ProziPro treatment, but I think I may need something else for internal parasites. Maybe just a few days of yummy and varied foods will put a little weight on him. I can’t wait to see them in the main tank with the other rainbows!

I’ll post a pic tomorrow.
 
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Geez.....

Pet supplies plus dropped one of my boesemanI from the top tank to the rug.

Petsmart dropped 2 out of the three tiger barbs I got that day.

If I could somehow find a way to make the money I'm making now, and be a part of fixing those situations... I would do it in a heartbeat.
 
Geez.....

Pet supplies plus dropped one of my boesemanI from the top tank to the rug.

Petsmart dropped 2 out of the three tiger barbs I got that day.

If I could somehow find a way to make the money I'm making now, and be a part of fixing those situations... I would do it in a heartbeat.
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It was very disheartening when I had to tell the sales person that was terrorizing the fish I wanted to stop as the fish would be dead by the time I got the poor thing home. I have learned the people and the shift they work that know how to capture fish properly.

There is this young lady at our Petco that is the best I have ever seen. She uses the hang on box. She places it in the aquarium and gently guides the fish into it.
 
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It was very disheartening when I had to tell the sales person that terrorizing the fish I wanted to stop as the fish would be dead by the time I got the poor thing home. I have learned the people and the shift they work that know how to capture fish properly.

There is this young lady at out Petco that it the best I have ever seen. She uses the hang on box. She places it in the aquarium and gently guides the fish into it.
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So she's a rockstar. Which Petco is this?!?!
 
So she's a rockstar. Which Petco is this?!?!
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1052 Williams Reserve Blvd Wadsworth Ohio. Store #1977. She really puts effort into caring for the fish.
 
It was very disheartening when I had to tell the sales person that was terrorizing the fish I wanted to stop as the fish would be dead by the time I got the poor thing home. I have learned the people and the shift they work that know how to capture fish properly.

There is this young lady at our Petco that is the best I have ever seen. She uses the hang on box. She places it in the aquarium and gently guides the fish into it.
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That is what is so confusing to me. This girl used the hang on box too. Totally knew what she was doing catching the fish. So I was in shock (not just the fish) to see her just pour the water in the bag from almost 14 inches up.

Anyway, as promised, here is a photo of my new turquoise male (I think.)

The little praecox is new as of today. I picked him up at a (not so) local fish store. He is absolutely adorable. Only about 3/4” long.

As for the turquoise, I am hoping he is just really skinny and not sick. He seems to feel good. Chases the female around the tank flashing his nose as her.IMG_0579.JPG

And.... I also picked up 2 bosemanis too. I am already in love with them. The male is already inviting the little lady to dance.IMG_0908.JPG

Edit to add: Or do I have 2 males sparing?
 
Remind me to get a pic of my lone spotted blue eye female. Impulse buy, originally had a male too but died a couple days in quarantine... still on the hunt to increase the numbers and give the female some friends... but rainsbows aren't really 'popular' in Australia (or at least Melbourne).
 

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Aren't most (all?) rainbows from Australia or New Zealand?

My trifasciata fry are doing great.
These guys are just about an inch long now (3 months old).
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Hard to tell but there's about 50 fry in this container. It makes it much easier to feed them and they can find the food. They're about 6 weeks old. I had about 50 in the main tank (20g long) and there are 6 survivors still in the tank. I try to clean the container every 2 days.
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And the dad
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Aren't most (all?) rainbows from Australia or New Zealand?

My trifasciata fry are doing great.
These guys are just about an inch long now (3 months old).
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Hard to tell but there's about 50 fry in this container. It makes it much easier to feed them and they can find the food. They're about 6 weeks old. I had about 50 in the main tank (20g long) and there are 6 survivors still in the tank. I try to clean the container every 2 days.
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And the dad
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So cute!

Remind me to get a pic of my lone spotted blue eye female. Impulse buy, originally had a male too but died a couple days in quarantine... still on the hunt to increase the numbers and give the female some friends... but rainsbows aren't really 'popular' in Australia (or at least Melbourne).
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I would LOVE to have a dozen of those!
 
Aren't most (all?) rainbows from Australia or New Zealand?
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No not really. A large majority can be found in the SE Asian rivers, streams and lakes. Even then, Australia is a big place and we can't exactly go out looking for rainbows - state boarders for one - some fish species are 'illegal' to keep wild caught stock, others require a permit to keep if wild caught...

I would LOVE to have a dozen of those!
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Same. But their high pricetag is the thing that annoys me. Min I've seen is $20 per fish, juvenile.
 
DB9CBD11-790E-4652-8031-C70CF4BECDDA.jpeg I got 6 of these furcatus rainbows about 2 weeks ago. Just out of qt and in my 45. Just added 6 more to the qt .
 
Anyway, as promised, here is a photo of my new turquoise male (I think.)

The little praecox is new as of today. I picked him up at a (not so) local fish store. He is absolutely adorable. Only about 3/4” long.

As for the turquoise, I am hoping he is just really skinny and not sick. He seems to feel good. Chases the female around the tank flashing his nose as her.View attachment 532983

And.... I also picked up 2 bosemanis too. I am already in love with them. The male is already inviting the little lady to dance.View attachment 533000

Edit to add: Or do I have 2 males sparing?
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I think it’s two males sparring. I have one female and three males(getting more females don’t worry) and the females are less orange on the tales and more yellow and not much blue. Here’s a pic. IMG_1630.JPG

I also have a Madagascar and I am also getting more of them too.

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So... I had some dog food that my senior would not eat, so I went to Petco to donate it in their donation bin. While I was there, I decided to check just to see if that turquoise was still there. To my utter amazement, it was. And looked very healthy. So I had an associate bag it for me. Would you believe, after netting the fish and putting it in the hang on box, that little sucker went belly up AGAIN!!!! So we watched it for a few minutes and it started to recover. The sales guy asked if I still wanted it. Since I have to assume no one else will take the poor guy home when they see it belly up, I said yes.

I acclimated it and put it in the qt tank with some other fish that I just bought and this little guy has the most vibrant color of ANY of my other turquoise rainbows. Poor guy just can’t handle being netted evidently. He just has to make it through one more time to get into the main tank.
 

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