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Name

Scientific name

Melanotaenia rubrostriata

Described by

Authority Ramsay & Ogilby, Year 1886, Bracketed

Family

Melanotaeniidae

Common names

Red-striped Rainbowfish

Photograph credits

All 1 credited

Summary

The red-striped rainbowfish, Melanotaenia rubrostriata, is a rainbowfish from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Long treated as a subspecies …

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

125mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Minimum height 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

24–30°C

Hardness

5–18dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Peaceful

Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Not recorded

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Not recorded

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    Distribution

    Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

    Habitat

    Typically found under cover of aquatic vegetation or other debris in the tributaries and swamps of coastal plain rivers.

    Aquarium size

    An active species, requiring an aquarium measuring at least 120 ∗ 30 ∗ 30 cm - ~108 litres.

    Maintenance

    This species, like most rainbows, looks most at home in a planted aquarium. Provide areas of dense vegetation, along with some open areas for swimming. Water m…

    Water conditions

    Temperature: 24 – 30 °C pH: An adaptable species in terms of pH. The values recorded across its native range vary between 5.6 and 7.4. Unless you know the coll…

    Diet

    Unfussy and will accept most dried, frozen and live foods. Regular feedings of the latter will ensure the best colouration.

    Behaviour and compatibility

    Very peaceful, but can disturb smaller or slow-moving fish with its rapid movements and relatively large size. Good tankmates include other similarly-sized rai…

    Sexual dimorphism

    Mature males are larger and exhibit brighter colouration than females. They also develop a much deeper body than females as they grow, and develop longer dorsa…

    Reproduction

    As with other members of the genus, this is not a difficult species to breed, being an egg scatterer, although the fry can prove somewhat tricky to raise. The …

    Notes

    This species was long treated as a subspecies of Melanotaenia splendida, and it is one of the most colourful of the former subspecies. The different forms shou…

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