Rainbowfish art

[elephantnose3334]

Some art of various species of rainbowfish. (In order, Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish, Parkinson's rainbowfish, red neon rainbowfish, Lake Kutubu rainbowfish, Boeseman's rainbowfish)

 

[Wills]

These are great! Love the digital painting of the Bosemani the way you've done the colours is very expressive!

 

[TheLavenderBadger]

These are great!

 

[Colin_T]

Melanotaenia lacustris (Lake Kutubu rainbow) normally has a silvery white belly and is quite high in the body.

Melanotaenia parkinsoni should not have a lyre tail. That is a genetic defect caused by inbreeding and lack of genetic variation. A few slightly longer filaments on the lower lobe of the tail were noticed in the late 80s, early 90s and if fish have a lyre tail now, that is from then.

With male rainbowfish, the first dorsal fin should overlap the start of the second dorsal fin. Poor quality fish (usually inbred stock found in Australia) will have a shorter first dorsal fin that does not touch or overlap the second dorsal fin.

The second dorsal fin and anal fin will be longer and pointed on males, and shorter and more rounded on females.

For inspiration check out Melanotaenia lacustris in the following link. They really are a stunning fish

Melanotaeniidae and Pseudomugilidae

A website dedicated to Rainbowfishes of Australia and New Guinea

rainbowfish.angfaqld.org.au

 

[elephantnose3334]

Melanotaenia lacustris (Lake Kutubu rainbow) normally has a silvery white belly and is quite high in the body.

Melanotaenia parkinsoni should not have a lyre tail. That is a genetic defect caused by inbreeding and lack of genetic variation. A few slightly longer filaments on the lower lobe of the tail were noticed in the late 80s, early 90s and if fish have a lyre tail now, that is from then.

With male rainbowfish, the first dorsal fin should overlap the start of the second dorsal fin. Poor quality fish (usually inbred stock found in Australia) will have a shorter first dorsal fin that does not touch or overlap the second dorsal fin.

The second dorsal fin and anal fin will be longer and pointed on males, and shorter and more rounded on females.

For inspiration check out Melanotaenia lacustris in the following link. They really are a stunning fish

Melanotaeniidae and Pseudomugilidae

A website dedicated to Rainbowfishes of Australia and New Guinea

rainbowfish.angfaqld.org.au

I know, I found a parkinsoni image on Aquadiction which shows the lyretail. I have tried to draw them on reference images. It's just my shading and stuff that happens. Is my art good?

 

[Colin_T]

I know, I found a parkinsoni image on Aquadiction which shows the lyretail. I have tried to draw them on reference images. It's just my shading and stuff that happens. Is my art good?

Not as good as JuiceBoxes but much better than mine

 

[elephantnose3334]

Not as good as JuiceBoxes but much better than mine

I have started drawing fish earlier this year, so I'm getting better.

 

[Colin_T]

I have started drawing fish earlier this year, so I'm getting better.

Just practice practice practice. Juicebox has a few years more practice than you so you're on your way up.