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Threadfin Rainbowfish - Iriatherina werneri - Australian Native
$25
Rare Australian Rainbow from North Queensland. Great for nano tanks, they stay small, and breed readily.
The males are easily recognised by long feathery fins when mature and grow to an approximate total length of 6 cm. Females are smaller and grow to approximately 4cm total length. The Gulbuwangay River form has nice colouration, black fins with some yellow at the base of the second dorsal fin and anal fin with the first dorsal fin black containing a reasonable proportion of red. The body is silvery brown sometimes with several darker vertical bands.
The natural diet of this fish is not known but it is believed to be mainly a carnivore eating small crustaceans and aquatic insects. It has not been observed eating algae or other plant material like other rainbows.
The adults are a schooling species so aquarium size is best 60cm or larger to house as many as possible but it is recommended a minimum of six. A magnificent set up for these fish is a large school of 80 to a 100 in a well planted 183cm x 61cm x 61cm (6 x 2 x 2 feet) aquarium. The aquarium is best set up with plenty of open swimming area and a tall background plants to the surface and either very short groundcover plant or plain gravel. The water these fish are produced at is usually about 27 to 30 deg C, pH about 6.5 to 7.0, carbonate hardness approx 60ppm, hardness approx 50ppm.
They will take small portions of prepared foods but are best fed with live foods at least twice a week, more if possible. These fish will spawn readily in the aquarium, they are egg scatters and have small eggs that stick to the aquatic vegetation. They take several days to hatch and are quite small, they can be raised with commercial fry starter foods and plankton culture. These are a small delicate species that does not fare well with too much competition. They are best kept with smaller peaceful species such as blue-eyes.
Pickup Ocean Shores, NSW, can deliver by courier to NSW, QLD and VIC.
Orders over $100 is $35 shipping, orders over $300 is free.
The males are easily recognised by long feathery fins when mature and grow to an approximate total length of 6 cm. Females are smaller and grow to approximately 4cm total length. The Gulbuwangay River form has nice colouration, black fins with some yellow at the base of the second dorsal fin and anal fin with the first dorsal fin black containing a reasonable proportion of red. The body is silvery brown sometimes with several darker vertical bands.
The natural diet of this fish is not known but it is believed to be mainly a carnivore eating small crustaceans and aquatic insects. It has not been observed eating algae or other plant material like other rainbows.
The adults are a schooling species so aquarium size is best 60cm or larger to house as many as possible but it is recommended a minimum of six. A magnificent set up for these fish is a large school of 80 to a 100 in a well planted 183cm x 61cm x 61cm (6 x 2 x 2 feet) aquarium. The aquarium is best set up with plenty of open swimming area and a tall background plants to the surface and either very short groundcover plant or plain gravel. The water these fish are produced at is usually about 27 to 30 deg C, pH about 6.5 to 7.0, carbonate hardness approx 60ppm, hardness approx 50ppm.
They will take small portions of prepared foods but are best fed with live foods at least twice a week, more if possible. These fish will spawn readily in the aquarium, they are egg scatters and have small eggs that stick to the aquatic vegetation. They take several days to hatch and are quite small, they can be raised with commercial fry starter foods and plankton culture. These are a small delicate species that does not fare well with too much competition. They are best kept with smaller peaceful species such as blue-eyes.
Pickup Ocean Shores, NSW, can deliver by courier to NSW, QLD and VIC.
Orders over $100 is $35 shipping, orders over $300 is free.
- Date Listed:14/04/2024
- Last Edited:14/04/2024
- Fish Species:Tropical Fish
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