Banded rainbow (Melanotaenia trifasciata)
*Please note: For the safety of the livestock, we only ship livestock Monday – Wednesday. Please plan accordingly. We mainly sell juvenile livestock, but adults will be sent if available. We also do not sex livestock for any client, we will send a mix if available (this is to make it fair for everybody). This is company policy. PLEASE DO NOT ORDER IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY RECEIVING ONLY MALES OR ONLY FEMALES OR JUVENILE FISH.
Banded rainbow (Melanotaenia trifasciata) are very peaceful. You can feed them Hikari Micro Wafers or Dennerle Complete Gourmet Menu.
Characteristic:
Scientific Name | Melanotaenia trifasciata |
Family | Melanotaeniidae |
Origin | Australia |
Breeding | Egg scatterer |
Temperament | Peaceful, but can disturb slow moving livestock with its rapid movements and relatively large size |
Tank Level | Mid – Top dweller |
Lifespan | up to 7 Years |
Minimum Tank Size | 110L |
Adult Size | Up to 15cm |
Difficulty | Easy. |
pH | 6.5 – 8.2 in nature, although usually found in slightly alkaline waters (above pH 7.2) |
Temperature | 24 – 33C |
*Please note – we mostly sell juvenile fish. If you are not happy with receiving a small size, please inquire the size available.
charleswk39 (verified owner) –
Received mine as small fish, they are about 10cm now. the bigger they get, the more the color comes out