Killifish, Rainbowfish, and Medaka
Axelrod's Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
Photo: User:Haplochromis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–26 °C
- pH7–8
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size10 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae
- Origin
- Lake Tebera (Papua New Guinea)
- Size
- 10 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 26°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 8 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium – high
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Yellow body with a dark lateral stripe. Active and hardy, with a beautiful contrast against blue rainbows.
