sanj
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I began my Rainbowfish addiction about 7 years ago soon after I bought my first house. I now keep and 'encourage to breed' several species.
I think these fish have been underated for far too long, not least because they are so drab in shops. The fact is Rainbowfish improve in colour with age and that is part of the reason they are not more popular.
The M.Aru II was only introduced into the hobby in 2007.
I am still very amature with photography so the pics arent all that great but give an idea of what the fish look like. With the exception of the rubrostriata and M.lacustris all the others are young fish less than a year old and not showing full colour or body development. Not the best photos but these are a few of the species i keep.
Melanotaenia splendida rubrostriata
Melanotaenia lacustris
Melanotaenia Aru II
Melanotaenia Aru II with flash
Chilatherina bleheri
I think these fish have been underated for far too long, not least because they are so drab in shops. The fact is Rainbowfish improve in colour with age and that is part of the reason they are not more popular.
The M.Aru II was only introduced into the hobby in 2007.
I am still very amature with photography so the pics arent all that great but give an idea of what the fish look like. With the exception of the rubrostriata and M.lacustris all the others are young fish less than a year old and not showing full colour or body development. Not the best photos but these are a few of the species i keep.
Melanotaenia splendida rubrostriata
Melanotaenia lacustris
Melanotaenia Aru II
Melanotaenia Aru II with flash
Chilatherina bleheri