forktail rainbow fish?

[fishdud]

Anybody know anything about these fish?

 

[Rivercats]

They are highly active little fish that remind me alot in behavior as the Threadfin Rainbowfish. Males display and do good in community tanks with other peaceful fish. They do like harder water and higher ph. They also like some floating plants just like the Threadfins do.

 

[bettaowner]

Easy to breed I believe.

 

[Khij159753]

It's so cute!

 

[shellyx]

Very nice

 

[fishdud]

How do I get em to breed?

 

[Rivercats]

Add 2 females to every male plant the tank well, have some moss or other fine leaf plants growing in your tank and have floating plants that have long fluffy roots that hang in the water (I use water hyacinths) and let them mature and nature take it's course. My threadfins spawn off and on in both the fissens (a type of moss) and the roots of the hyacinths. Forktails do the same but if you want to actually try to get fry you wil need to remove the adults or predation will likely occur. They also usually spawn in the mornings. My Threadfins spawn first thing in the morning right after eating.

 

[fishdud]

Add 2 females to every male plant the tank well, have some moss or other fine leaf plants growing in your tank and have floating plants that have long fluffy roots that hang in the water (I use water hyacinths) and let them mature and nature take it's course. My threadfins spawn off and on in both the fissens (a type of moss) and the roots of the hyacinths. Forktails do the same but if you want to actually try to get fry you wil need to remove the adults or predation will likely occur. They also usually spawn in the mornings. My Threadfins spawn first thing in the morning right after eating.

Hmm unfortunately I only have 3. Two males and one female. I see one male always with the female trying to get close. I'm guessing it's wanting to breed? They may already have and I probably missed it.

 

[Rivercats]

You really need to try to find a couple females. Two males can harrass a female unmercifully.

 

[fishdud]

You really need to try to find a couple females. Two males can harrass a female unmercifully.

I know. The one that was always with the female would try to get the other male away. My petsmart only had 3 of em.