ID rainbowfish

JenlovesFish · 05-10-2011, 12:52 PM

what kind is this?

YouTube - rainbowfish

mec102778 · 05-10-2011, 12:55 PM

I'm going to say it's an austrailian Rainbow Fish. I have 3 of them, very neat spotted coloring and at times they flair black along their fins. Can see it mostly after having the light off for a while.

here's a good shot of one of my Turquoise Rainbow fish.

Here's a good shot of my Austrailian Rainbow fish (2 in the front bottum right):

NeonShark666 · 05-10-2011, 02:26 PM

Since your Rainbow fish is Silver in the front and Yellow or Orange toward the rear I would say you have a Boesman's Rainbowfish. Many Rainbow Fish get their intense coloring when they're older so as your fish gets older his colors should get brighter. Males also tend to have brighter colors.

JenlovesFish · 05-11-2011, 11:09 AM

It called a Melanotaenia trifasciata.

mec102778 · 05-11-2011, 11:20 AM

Link to the species.

Melanotaenia trifasciata

05-10-2011, 12:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
mec102778 ADV TankSeperationAnxity mec102778's Photo Gallery Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,442 Name: Mike Location: Lorton, VA My location Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 536 Times Said "Thanks" 246 Times Was Thanked 299 Times in 281 Posts	Re: ID rainbowfish I'm going to say it's an austrailian Rainbow Fish. I have 3 of them, very neat spotted coloring and at times they flair black along their fins. Can see it mostly after having the light off for a while. here's a good shot of one of my Turquoise Rainbow fish. Here's a good shot of my Austrailian Rainbow fish (2 in the front bottum right): __________________ 100G->African Cichlids:Kribensis-2,Bumblebee-2,Red Zebra-2,Elec. Yel. Labi.-2, Acei-2, Elec. Blu. Johanni-2,Peacocks-2 / Community: Australian Rainbow-3,Turquoise Rainbow-4,Dalmatian Mollies-2,white molly-1,Dojo Loaches-1/Cleaners:Chinese Algea Eaters-5/Murderers: Dinosaur Bichir-1And lots of other tanks,2-Gourims,6-Rams,1-Arrowanna,6-FW Flounder,1-Farlowella CF, 1-Spiney Eel

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NeonShark666 Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 806 Name: Jim Location: Salem, Oregon Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 78 Times Said "Thanks" 4 Times Was Thanked 247 Times in 237 Posts	Re: ID rainbowfish Since your Rainbow fish is Silver in the front and Yellow or Orange toward the rear I would say you have a Boesman's Rainbowfish. Many Rainbow Fish get their intense coloring when they're older so as your fish gets older his colors should get brighter. Males also tend to have brighter colors.

05-11-2011, 11:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
JenlovesFish JenlovesFish's Photo Gallery Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 108 Location: MI Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 4 Times Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: ID rainbowfish It called a Melanotaenia trifasciata. __________________ I have been keeping fish for 10 year's

05-11-2011, 11:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
mec102778 ADV TankSeperationAnxity mec102778's Photo Gallery Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,442 Name: Mike Location: Lorton, VA My location Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 536 Times Said "Thanks" 246 Times Was Thanked 299 Times in 281 Posts	Re: ID rainbowfish Link to the species. Melanotaenia trifasciata __________________ 100G->African Cichlids:Kribensis-2,Bumblebee-2,Red Zebra-2,Elec. Yel. Labi.-2, Acei-2, Elec. Blu. Johanni-2,Peacocks-2 / Community: Australian Rainbow-3,Turquoise Rainbow-4,Dalmatian Mollies-2,white molly-1,Dojo Loaches-1/Cleaners:Chinese Algea Eaters-5/Murderers: Dinosaur Bichir-1And lots of other tanks,2-Gourims,6-Rams,1-Arrowanna,6-FW Flounder,1-Farlowella CF, 1-Spiney Eel

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