Familia: Melanotaeniidae
Papuan Threadfin Rainbowfish es un pez arcoíris de agua dulce originario de N de Australia y Nueva Guinea. Alcanza 3–4.4 cm; temperatura 26–30 °C.
Iriatherina werneri, a member of the family Melanotaeniidae, comes from N Australia & New Guinea, where it inhabits warm freshwater streams and lakes. Peaceful schooling fish; males shimmer and spar gently and omnivore; quality flakes plus vegetable matter, it grows to 3–4.4 cm and adapts well to a properly set-up aquarium in the 26–30 °C range. In a community tank it pairs well with Robust peaceful cyprinids.
Dificultad: moderada. Peaceful schooling fish; males shimmer and spar gently.
Mantén el agua a 26–30 °C. 26–30 °C recorded range. Stable temperature matching the species origin.
Tamaño adulto: 3–4.4 cm. Mínimo 25 L.
Omnivore; quality flakes plus vegetable matter. Forraja sobre fine sand and gravel: deja que parte del alimento llegue al fondo.
Peaceful schooling fish; males shimmer and spar gently. Compañeros recomendados: Robust peaceful cyprinids — Add motion without menace. Evita Small timid fish — Outcompeted at feeding time.
Originario de N de Australia y Nueva Guinea; vive en warm freshwater streams and lakes. Still to gentle current; moderate oxygen levels.
Se recomienda tapa durante el mantenimiento.
Prolific egg-scatterer when kept hard and alkaline. Subtle external differences.