Identify Rainbowfish

[Nolan99]

Was sold as a red rainbowfish. It doesn't look very red. Any ideas, does it just need to color up? Do you think it really is a red rainbowfish or another species?

 

[lunch]

1 of 4 red rainbows I added to my tank today
Could the predominantly bronze colour be due to it being female?

 

[brennae]

I'm wondering if it female too. One time I bought someone's tank of rainbows off Craigslist and one of the fish had to have been a hybrid because no one could ever identify it.

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[ImACoolguy]

It's a Red Irian. It will color up as it matures.


Caleb

 

[Nolan99]

It's a Red Irian. It will color up as it matures.


Caleb

How long do u think it takes them to mature? I have had this one and a female that have been this color for almost s year now.

 

[ImACoolguy]

How long do u think it takes them to mature? I have had this one and a female that have been this color for almost s year now.

Females in many species are generally not as vibrant as males. I cannot give you a definitive answer on how long it takes.


Caleb

 

[Nolan99]

Females in many species are generally not as vibrant as males. I cannot give you a definitive answer on how long it takes.


Caleb

Is there any way to sex them? I have one that is supposedly a female that looks like the rainbowfish someone else posted except without the red. Meanwhile, the picture I posted of what is supposedly a male.

 

[ImACoolguy]

Is there any way to sex them? I have one that is supposedly a female that looks like the rainbowfish someone else posted except without the red. Meanwhile, the picture I posted of what is supposedly a male.

Send "pseudomugil" a PM. He's the Rainbowfish dude on here. He can tell you


Caleb

 

[brennae]

I really need to learn more about rainbows too.

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[lunch]

Me too, I'm slowly getting there, so far I've got reds, dwarf neons, celebes and turquoise, this guy is my favorite atm

 

[brennae]

I have turquoise, boesmani, threadfin and two that were just labeled Australian rainbow. I should try for pics. Turquoise and boesmani are my favs

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[lunch]

Is this what your "Australian" rainbow's look like?

 

[brennae]

Here they are. A few people on here helped me identify them as M. Splendida splendida

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[brennae]

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Is this what your "Australian" rainbow's look like?

Mine are more red and not a bluish or greenish at all.

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[Pseudomugil]

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Is this what your "Australian" rainbow's look like?

I know this is an old thread but for clarification the picture you posted is not an Australian rainbow, it's a Murray River (Melanotaenia fluviatilis).

 

[lunch]

Yeah I knew that, I was just asking cos I've seen them labelled as Australian rainbows

 

[brennae]

It'd be nice if lfs all had common name and scientific name

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[lunch]

I struggle enough with the common names