Killifish, Rainbowfish, and Medaka
Three-banded Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia trifasciata
Photo: http://opencage · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–30 °C
- pH6.5–8
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size12 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae
- Origin
- Northern Australia
- Size
- 12 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 30°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 8.0
- GH
- 5 – 18 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium – high
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Each locality has different colors (blue, red, yellow). It’s best not to mix forms to keep them pure.
