Rasboras, danios, and barbs
Rainbow Shark
Epalzeorhynchos frenatus
Photo: MerlinSenger at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–26 °C
- pH6.5–7.5
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Origin
- Mekong and Chao Phraya River Basins
- Size
- 15 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 26°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 5 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (territorial toward other cichlids)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- Omnivore (algae and plants)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; commercial breeding using hormones
Notes: Bluish-gray body with all fins red; a pinkish albino form exists. Slightly less aggressive than the two-colored labeo, but it’s still best to keep only one.
