Melanotaenia praecox

[plantnoob]

anybody keep these in their planted tank ? im thinking they could make a nice change from tetras/rasboras

 

[BIN578]

I think Sanj has them. He's a bit of a rainbowfish guru in fact. Decent praecox would look stunning mate Gotta be careful where you get them from though as they have been bred and bred and a lot of them look very washed out.

 

[plantnoob]

i can get several species of rainbows round this way , including praecox , along with 3 other small species . i will go take a look at them when it comes to adding fish . if they are no good il go with cardinal tetras

 

[SmallestFrog]

Well I have a whole load of juvenile Praecox that I am happy to give away to you if you are able to get to Hertfordshire. And the adults are great in planted tanks. Particularly the males, which look fantastic when displaying.

 

[Gary Nelson]

Yes I have 7 in mine, lovely fish and when fed correctly they display stunning colours that look fantastic in a planted tank.

 

[sanj]

Praecox are great for planted tanks, just dont go mad with the co2.

 

[oscarsi001]

Praeco are one of those fish that often look nothing special in dealers tanks, but get them home and in a few months they'll be stunning. I love the fact that they are just that little bit different but dont get that really odd ( in my opinion) and ugly body shape that the Boesmanii do .......( and grow nowhere near as large)