Melanotaenia trifasciata-Awesome Australian Rainbowfish!!!

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[@geodesicmonkey]

Thanks for great info, glad to hear somebody give a footprint for fish tank size and not a gallon requirement.

[@DansFish]

Thanks for watching, Patrick!

[@xEricC1001x]

Yeah I've been researching rainbows for almost a year and this was the first i've heard of it. Luckily the tank I get this month will be a 90g, so 4ft as Dan recommends :D

[@matthewmoorecichlids2323]

Those are awesome. Love their colors.

[@DansFish]

Thanks Matthew, They are even better now that they have had some time to settle in...you should see the males flash, it is awesome!

[@lawfullyblind8403]

Awesome video

[@DansFish]

Thanks Thomas!

[@Lumpydog]

Those are beautiful fish. Wish I had more tank space to get some. Maybe some day. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.

[@DansFish]

Thanks Lumpy!

[@ventura3130]

I have two and they used to have a complete top dorsal fin but when I came from school one day there dorsal fins had a split and I thought that they had a fight with my other fish. But this video clarified. Soo thanks man😉

[@DansFish]

Glad the vid was helpful.

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

I have one..can't find more. But it's now 2 years old and about 5 1/2" Longest Rainbow in the tank,but a 5" almost M.boesemani is built like a tank and he's dominant in the 240 gallon. ALL Rainbows are great fish. They are like...small cichlids interesting too. Only nobody kills the other guy...ever.

[@patriciakloeppel9863]

beautiful fish

[@DansFish]

Thanks Patricia...I like them too!

[@reelthing4u]

subbed .thanks for the info

[@DansFish]

You got it...welcome aboard!

[@MrHaydn24]

I live in Queensland I have a few and planning on doing another trip to the creeks to get more colour varieties

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

Also- Rainbows will eat soft leafed plants. Or the new growth on plants they usually ignore.

[@AquariumCop]

I have 2 they look a lil different. great video👍☑

[@DansFish]

Yep, there are lots of varieties of trifasciata out there...what do your's look like?

[@Extra_nose_fragrances]

Memorized by the Angels in the background 🔥🔥

[@AquaApprentice]

Great info. I enjoyed your unafaciata joke lol.

[@DansFish]

Thanks Aqua! Glad someone appreciates my warped sense of humor.

[@gethighonlife11]

I went to Walmart and asked for 2 Giant Danios. When I got home, and placed them in the tank, I discovered that they were not Danios, but Rainbow Fish, particularly when placed against my other Danios. I like them anyway. I'm not mad.

[@DansFish]

Sounds like a deal to me. Rainbows are usually quite a bit more expensive than giant danios. Enjoy!

[@morgan9774]

I keep 10 of these guys with 18 danios. They're actually timid compared to the danios :P

[@DansFish]

Oh yeah. Not much out "energies" a danio!

[@TheFirefox8192]

What PH and Temperatures are optimal

[@DansFish]

They can take a wide range of pH, but seem to adjust more quickly to hard/alkaline water. Mine are in soft water (that's what comes out of the tap here) and they take a while to adjust. Temps...anywhere from the mid-70's to low-80's F have always worked well for me.