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ACID - I'm half kidding, but when I posted a question as to whether rainbows eat algae, it got zero replies . I tried twice to get an answer on that one.

Now that I've brought the topic up again, I've noticed him nipping at some of my brand new plants . Is this typical for them? Are certain plants targets for them? It was the dwarf sagittaria he was picking at.

There's more than one species of New guinea Rainbow you know.

Still, keep us posted, I'd like to see how he turns out.

Curare - the New Guinea Rainbowfish you have pictured is the same one I provided links for some time ago asking for opinions. Of all the pictures I have seen of rainbows, I must say he most resembles the New Guinea. They yellowing in the caudal fin is just beginning to take place, even if it isn't evident in my pic. I see more than the pictures reveal because I can see him in different situations. My rainbow isn't quite mature yet so a few more months may really tell us if this is the fish.

Hmm, I does seem to have the colouring of a leCastra rainbow, but I think it may actually be a trifasciata.

The lecastras (turquoise) usually have a blotchy black stripe on their caudal line.

Whereas the tri has a solid line.

Lets see if I can find some photos...

Time to consult the bible..

http://members.optushome.com.au/chelmon/Melanotaenia.htm

woops sorry. The ones in the shop look just like fall outs pic minus the red fins. Thats why i thought they looked a bit like you're fish.

sorry

naw, a neon rainbowfish has a slightly different shape, lighter colours and appearence.

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well in my LFS there are these little rainbowfish that look just like yours. The owner said they were neons and that they stay really small. i'll try and get more info i'm going there tomorrow. well today but it's 1am

I dunno - what does one look like

it's not a neon rainbowfish is it??

It will be some time Phloyd. A month or two at least, but you can bet I'll have pics.

I just can't believe how smart this fish is. He is not "dumb" like the rasboras or white clouds who still don't recognize me after nearly 3 years . He is just glued to me when I sit near the tank, making eye contact with a look that says, "FOOD!!!!!!!!"

Hey Cori_Di,

Let e know how that darker gravel works for you. I'm wanting to set up my 20 gallon again for my rainbowfish byt I don't want to use my white (Yick!) gravel for them. Pics would be great too. Thx!

Really? I hope my sagitarria is ok. So far, that and my crypt willisii are still intact . I didn't realize they would do that.

Actually, there is a horizontal black stripe that appears when I shut the tank light. The brightest colors come out then, and the black horizontal stripe can be seen from across the room - it is thick and striking. For whatever reason, he lightens up when the tank light is on, but gets brilliant when they are off. As I said above, I don't feel it is stress because he seems very relaxed, moving about, poking here and there and even staring at me. It's a mutual thing when I sit in front of the tank now that he is in there - we stare at each other. My white clouds and rasboras don't even recognize me, nor do my guppies or cories. But he definitely does. I put my finger against the glass and he follows it.

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I'd vote turquoise too.. and a female at that seeing as she doesn't have the horizontal black line.

Good luck trying to keep fine leaved plants in there... Bigger leaves are the only way to go.. i tried keeping some rotala indica and other fine leaved plants.. what a joke..

that looks exactly like my small turquoise rainbow, my bigger one also can change color smewhat in light hes pale with little spurts of bright green from his top half once in a while and at night hes almost black wth no color its realy cool! im 99% sure its a turquoise

They wont eat the plants like other fish that eat plants will. They just nip all over the place for food. Rainbows are one of the fish, that many planted tank owners prefer in their tanks.

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Here's the latest shot of my mystery rainbow. I've had him several months now and I don't know if he's done growing. (EDIT: He has been with me 5 months based on earlier posts).

I keep saying he, but maybe it is a "she" since there isn't much striking color. The fish is much more vibrant when lighting is low.

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Cory, there are a lot of people that come in here, and many or them frequent this forum mostly.

Do they have an austrlian native forum on this site?

Speuter, though the owner of this site is from Australia, it is an international site. So, with the interest of keeping it a site for everyone around the world, as well as for every and all fish to be discussed, we do not have any "native" forums. As if we did, there would have to be one for every land around the world.

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I dont know what there called sorry (just thought i'd brag about the free fish i get ). I cant belive no one comes into the rainbowfishforums, Australian rainbows are my second favourite fish after gudgeons. Do they have an austrlian native forum on this site?

ps: Sorry i couldnt help

i have a school of about 20 of those fish (I catch them out of the creek

Welcome to Fishprofiles

OK - now, what are they? What do you call them?

Acid - :#( - Nobody comes into the Rainbow forum.

I live in northern Q.L.D Australia and i have a school of about 20 of those fish (I catch them out of the creek). So thier in northern QLD if thats any help.