ARXC08
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Saw this awesome fish and picked it up without knowing anything about it. Probably a bad decision but can I please get some info on it. It is in a planted 40 gallon right now with blue rams and small yellow killifish.
Celebes Rainbow
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Like all Rainbows, Marosatherina ladigesi is a shoaling species and should be kept in groups of at least 4 and ideally more fish. Shoaling fish kept singly or in small groups often show atypical behaviour and are stressed.
It is an attractive, easy to keep, easy to feed peaceful fish. Grows up to 70-80mm given adequate conditions. Does not tolerate pollution, therefore good water quality and regular changes are required. They like some plant cover and are prone to hide if there is not enough, in well planted tanks with a lot of cover, they feel safe and swim in open water.
They are quite easy to breed, but the eggs take longer then many egglayers to hatch, a week or more sometimes. The fry are small and require small food as a result. I found, in common with other Rainbows I've bred, that the fry seem to "stick" for a while at about 15mm, I don't know why this happens, but it is quite apparent.
It is an attractive, easy to keep, easy to feed peaceful fish. Grows up to 70-80mm given adequate conditions. Does not tolerate pollution, therefore good water quality and regular changes are required. They like some plant cover and are prone to hide if there is not enough, in well planted tanks with a lot of cover, they feel safe and swim in open water.
They are quite easy to breed, but the eggs take longer then many egglayers to hatch, a week or more sometimes. The fry are small and require small food as a result. I found, in common with other Rainbows I've bred, that the fry seem to "stick" for a while at about 15mm, I don't know why this happens, but it is quite apparent.
ARXC08
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After doing more research on the fish I'm pretty sure its not a celebus rainbow. I think the store mislabled it because i google image searched it and it doesn't look like the pictures that are coming up. But my fish does look a threadfin rainbow. So can u please tell me about threadfin rainbows plz? 
Most of what I said before applies to Iriatherina werneri as well. It doesn't grow quite as large, my largest males grew to about 60mm, females smaller. The courship routine is fun to watch. The male has a yellow/orange pre dorsal fin which is normally held closed, when courting, they flip this fin up and down like a flag. I noticed the males were "keen" courters, and would flag passing tetras and barbs as well sometimes.
They have very small mouths and need fine food.
On a couple of occasions, the female died shortly after spawning, I never found out why.
They have very small mouths and need fine food.
On a couple of occasions, the female died shortly after spawning, I never found out why.
ARXC08
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Thanks for your help. But I decided to return them to the store because they were getting picked on by my red tailed black shark
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