Stunning Dwarf Blue-eyed Rainbow! Pseudomugil luminatus

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you for the wonderful video on this beautiful pseudomugil species. Love their yellow bodies and bright blue eyes. I'm glad you mentioned their lifespan is shorter. When some of my largest furcatas passed away unexpectedly, I was devastated, but now I realize it may have been from old age.

[@shecomments2much189]

I just got three; two female and one male. The male was courting AT THE STORE! 😂 I instantly thought, “you’re coming home with me, ya little Casanova!”

[@pimama9281]

There's nothing better than hearing that greeting! Puts me in the mood to take care of the tank, gives me motivation. Also, one of my African Dwarf Frogs as decided that being wedged between my thermometer and the glass is a great hangout lol

[@RachelOLeary]

+PiMama92 what a weirdo hahaha

[@benzomer7263]

I need some pseudomugils. All of them are stunning, gertrudae, furcatus, luminatus, etc... etc.... larger rainbows are awesome too. Praecox, celebes, threadfin, boesmani. Awesome fish.

[@SteenfottAquatics]

Love me some pseudomugils

[@RachelOLeary]

fun fish fact for you- while pseudo comes from greek, luminatus comes from the latin, meaning "light up" and is why this fish is named luminatus

[@Axelorox]

Thanks for shooting a video on these! They're my all-time favorite rainbow. One of my hobby bucket list tanks is a 4' long tank to colony breed these.

[@kokkionglim6548]

Bought half a dozen yesterday. Not bothering my shrimp. Hang out in top third of tank.

[@treasuringpricelesstime5962]

Hi. What did you feed them please?

[@kokkionglim6548]

@@treasuringpricelesstime5962 They're ok with pellets. I give them daphnia, baby brine shrimp and grindal worm once in a while

[@HustleHabit]

I was just thinking of looking into these fish to add to my new tank, and Bam! Rachel does it again lol

[@RachelOLeary]

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[@ericesper348]

I would say my favorite rainbow fish are this one of which I have one lonely male, the threadfin rainbow, pseudomugil metallus (?)so. And the dwarf rainbow M. praecox

[@katherynkarn8281]

I have a soft spot for dwarf neon rainbows, however I recently bought some fish that look almost identical to these (they're more orange and have small black spots on their fins; the store labeled them as "blue-eyed red rainbow fish") and they've quickly become a favourite of mine as well! I only have two sadly, so mine school with some norman's lampeye that I have.

[@nickbailey5201]

love these purchased about 12 recently it was the lsst of their stock unfortunately theres more males than females and most of them were already fully grown i only have 2 males and 1 female left but 3 fry hsve popped up in the tank and are large and quick enough to evade thier parents but these are the only ones ive seen so far i do have a lump of wood covered in long moss in the tank and theres only snails in with them would snails eat the fish eggs at all?

[@kriswTmom]

Gorgeous little fish!

[@Feherlang]

They're beautiful! :) My fav rainbows are the fork tail and the neon dwarf.

[@Mellow_Moxie]

These guys are gorgeous!

[@mountainhobbit1971]

my heart goes out to these fish's brothers and sisters struggling to stay alive in the wild. may you keep your consumerism in check this Christmas season, remembering that everything you buy has other impacts that you are just not aware of. everything you buy had to come from some where else...possibly even impacting the wild future of this exact species.

[@lifehappens6447]

Yeah. Better buy some now! My lfs has them and others on sale right now. I would totally get them from Rachel but the temps are in the 20's here and I won't buy anything that has to be shipped until spring.

[@CloverKismet]

I'm a big fan of the Turquois Rainbow! :P

[@angelfirealvin]

Does this fish do well with Cherry shrimps in planted tank?

[@johnmcmanus123]

what kind of food do you feed them

[@stephenbainbridge6122]

Do you think they would do well with a Honey Gourami in a heavily planted 10 gallon UNS 60S tank?

[@Bloodhoundfostermom]

Very stunning little fish ;)

[@rs123-o6d]

Rainbow Lakamora. I kept them years ago. Gorgeous, Gorgeous fish!😍

[@maghnuis]

Do these luminatus turn red or is this a different variety? THX

[@worldofanimalsen7126]

Again a very intersting species spotlight, like always !

[@music09122001]

I keep species specific tanks of Psuedomugil Luminatus, Furcatus, Gertrudea, and Tenellus. I am also actively breeding all but the Gertrude. I couldn't decide which one was my favorite so I just keep em' all.

[@RachelOLeary]

I like the way you operate!

[@ChristianPsychedelica]

That yellow color makes them look like some good ass candy fish!!!

[@thomashynes4042]

These are my favorite rainbows

[@TwilightRests]

Can I do a school of these with male-only endlers and dwarf shrimp in a 20 gallon long?

[@mikefisher4834]

They’re pectoral fins remind me of freshwater hatchetfish💯🐠❤️🔥

[@HCAqua]

I love these and am trying to get my hands on some.

[@joselitolema2685]

That's somehow similar to forktail rainbow. Beautiful fish 😊

[@rocktonaquatics5530]

Those are some of my favorite fish.

[@richardm239]

cool little fish quite lovely

[@reijoshualadjahasan]

Neon rainbows are my favourite

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

Hello. I have 6 of these, but one two died and now I notice that the males are very aggressive, chasing aroud the females. There's 2 male and 2 female in 10 gallon tank, do you have any idea what's happened?

[@Nanci-Griffin]

I'd love to do a rainbow tank but how can you be sure there is no interbreeding? I know I can but all adult males but I prefer to watch my fish grow up.

[@rebeccadurbin7628]

Hi. i have a problem, my tank the levels are all up to power except my PH. i tried certain products (water changes, heat adjustment) and it's still at danger level. Any suggestions?

[@Shelzbells]

Gorgeous fish...I would love to have some of these.

[@goodvibes9242]

Do you have a center piece fish that can be alone, doesn't get above 4 inch, and is peaceful?

[@zzsnomnomz]

Hey, this is probably a stupid question but is there any South American Rainbowfish?

[@turnipsucks6416]

With a tank planted as well as the one you have them in, do enough of the frye survive to require you to move the spawning mops/plants to another tank or do enough survive to keep a successful colony?

[@no-lh7mu]

Do you have any recommendations for a fish that can be kept alone and that is a community fish? Preferably under 3 inch.

[@ericesper348]

Thank you so much for this video I've been trying to Source these for quite a while I accidentally if that's the right word got a pair of these when I ordered a group of pseudomugil furkatas had a pair of mixed in by accident. Warning to all they like to jump. The female bailed out of my spawning tank after only 2 Days and 3 eggs. Thank you again

[@hammoaquatics171]

They are gorgeous but my favourites are definitely praecox rainbows 🐟

[@naturebehindglass6512]

My favorite of all rainbow fish is this one. I just finally got one male and two females of the luminatus, and I will try to find some more or get this very small Group to breed. Sadly, Pseudomugil luminatus is rarely found for sale in Germany, and if so, they are rather expensive. I paid 9 Euros per fish, around 11 US dollar

[@anonymouswhite7957]

Ronja Olle-Kroete if you breed them in germany and take advantage of their rarity you could get rich :D , considering they're quite easy to breed

[@AmaPeel]

Another awesome Pseudomugil to make "The Boss" (my wife) want another species tank! MTS is a "problem"... Just noticed your C to F conversions were off... 16C to 28C would be ~61 to 82F... if it really is 68-79F, that is 20C to 26C. It may not really matter as our P. gertrudae are hardy and spawn constantly as you mentioned. I only know that as we keep the house at 16C overnight and 20C during the day in 'winter'...yes, this is Canada.

[@RachelOLeary]

+Ama Teur yea. I corrected it in the description and the caption

[@LEE-kq9tq]

Why must you do this to me Rachel? We don't have the money right now to be buying fish, but I wants them! I wants my preciouses!

[@jayworkman5792]

I'm gonna keep these guys in mind for the next time I set up a nanofish aquarium.

[@rookieaquarist1612]

I love threadfin rainbows!

[@JustMyFish]

Love them .

[@MarTeeNezNC]

That's a beautiful fish! Cool that it's a completely separate species. Any chance they'd live in a 20 gal with a male betta? (I just need to set up more tanks....)

[@rachelh1452]

Beautiful fish! Would they do well in a community rainbow tank that has larger rainbows? I have a 65g with Goyder River rainbows and a few Turquoise. Thank you for your channel, so helpful for us new to the hobby!

[@RachelOLeary]

They can hold their own with some of the bigger rainbows, but I have to be absolutely transparent about my relative inexperience with those larger rainbows- you might be better off asking someone who works with them way more then I do. I tend to only keep the dwarf species.

[@justbreathe5860]

Super beautiful! Those eyes are really stunning against the orange and yellow of their bodies. I love all the info you provide when you do spotlights. :) Sorry to hear you lost one of the bettas in your other vid! Do you happen to know anything about the wild species mahachaiensis? I'm really interested in learning more about them and possibly acquiring some one day, but there's not a whole lot out there (at least not that I can find).

[@RachelOLeary]

Check out the international betta congress. They hae the best info on wild types I know of and an international registry of breeders.

[@justbreathe5860]

Supercool. Thank you for pointing me in that direction!

[@RachelOLeary]

my pleasure!

[@geo-6964]

What's the minimum tank size?

[@kristiangroth8146]

I just bought 25 of them yesterday.

[@jennstandring5172]

I am not a fan of rainbows, until this Species Spotlight. These guys look great! Will definitely be looking into them more. I am looking into doing a hillstream aquarium, because I want to keep Dwarf Hillstream Loaches and White Cloud Minnows. Would these work in that kind of environment?

[@angiebear8727]

I know this is an old comment but for anyone else who might be curious these fish need tropical temperatures and don’t appreciate the flow that hill streams enjoy. So while I’m sure it’s possibly it’s not ideal. They are beautiful fish though. Would be fantastic in maybe a 20 long species only tank. Happy fish keeping ❤

[@bipolaraquatics]

Pseudomugil are awesome

[@catfishcave379]

I definitely like the Melanotaenias... to pick one... um.... M. herbertaxelrodi or M. splendida inornata or M. trifasciata "pick a river". For a dwarf I just love the Iriatherina werneri... they look like flying insects! Of course the P. luminatus, signifer and gertrudae aren't bad either... Oh... already to 51k.... that didn't take long...

[@Nanci-Griffin]

I know you've answered this question a bunch but here goes. I have five Buenos Aires tetras and six lamp eye tetras in a 55 with 11 juvi peacocks growing out. I added them because my peacocks were so shy I thought maybe the tetras schooling would make them more comfortable. They aren't hiding anymore, but the tetras aren't schooling either. Did I pick the wrong tetras for schooling or are my numbers wrong?

[@RachelOLeary]

+Nanci Griffin you need more of each type of tetra with a 4 foot tank

[@TheisPHansen]

Would they work in the fluval spec V, or too small?

[@RachelOLeary]

I think they are better suited to a 10g or larger

[@stacyruppe8180]

I have a small school of 12 of the pseudomugil furcata rainbow. They are the only fish species in a 40 gal long that they share with my orange rabbit snails. They act like they are constantly breeding but I've never seen an egg. Are they easy to identify? Am thinking of moving a few to a smaller tank with more plants. There are plants and floaters in their tank but it's light because my rabbits like to make dinner out of alot of plants I've tried

[@RachelOLeary]

+Stacy Ruppe they are small clear sticky eggs that would be up in the middle to top water column. They will eat them

[@Eryss_Official]

By the way, it’s reported they live 4-5 years :). I just ordered some. I’m so excited.

[@nathanfielure4305]

Is there a video where you show how to harvest the eggs of this kind of fish?

[@RachelOLeary]

+Nathan Fielure I haven't done one yet but I should

[@Nanci-Griffin]

Can you do a species spotlight on dwarf gourami? I'd like to keep them but I've heard they carry a nasty virus.

[@sandrakonechy5236]

I've yet to meet a rainbow I didn't love. Currently I'm keeping Blue-Eyed Gertrudes

[@Carlie_flower]

My cat turned my tank off and it got too cold.... So sad... All mine died... Wish I could find more I loved them so much 😭 learned my lesson, tanks switches are all taped now 😒

[@barbarar2216]

they are so nice!!!!! ommmg i would have a bunch of them if they had them in my store :c

[@jamesjanecka5615]

These are truly beautiful little rainbows. I'm going to want some of these when I get my tanks up and running again. I think they would look killer with some ember tetras and pygmy cory cats. Do you think a colony of cherry shrimp in a heavily planted tank could survive with these dwarf rainbows? I'm ok if some get eaten as long as the colony as a whole will survive. Thank you.

[@RachelOLeary]

Yes, they wont eat the adults or subadults, but the teeny tiny shrimp will be picked off. That being said, if you have really dense areas of planting, some of the babies will survive. Their mouths are small, they just have a decent prey drive for their size.

[@jamesjanecka5615]

Cool, that sounds like that will work the way I want. I'm also looking to have a large school of glowlight danios in another tank with a similar setup but I'm not sure what flavor shrimp I'm going to use. I'm leaning towards a dark blue variety, I think they would really pop with the Danios.

[@cindyluroman7238]

Love those eyes....lol

[@ericj1500]

I just wamt me some of those, my local had some at 10 each i wish i would have picked up 6 of them.

[@RachelOLeary]

that is a bargain

[@ericj1500]

Yea i endes up with discus babies instead, may still get some soon, thanks for sharing friend and have a great day.

[@theserpentscave5812]

Nice

[@StalkerNaturaliste]

Hi Rachel, do you have any reference about the red cf.paskai being Pseudomugil luminatus?

[@RachelOLeary]

+Alex the recent paper from 2016 says c.f. paskai is illuinatus

[@RachelOLeary]

+Alex I can dig up the paper for you when not mobile stay tuned

[@StalkerNaturaliste]

Yes please!

[@RachelOLeary]

I believe its in here, Allen G.R., P.J. Unmack and R.K. Hadiaty (2016) Pseudomugil luminatus, A New Species of Blue-eye (Teleostei: Pseudomugilidae) From Southern New Guinea, With Notes on P. gertrudae. Fishes of Sahul 30(1): 950-961.

[@RachelOLeary]

also, that was done before coffee- so if its the wrong article, have patience with me

[@rustyshackleford5509]

Hi Rachel, I know you don't know me and this is crazy, but I think your my soulmate. 😘

[@soep2]

sorry i can't choose a favourite i love all rainbowfish :)

[@sonjamiller3159]

You should put a warning before your species spotlight videos. Watching this video may cause MTS!

[@caewalker9276]

You can blame Rio @#$!0 for the downfall of the species, they devestate anything they touch. I can't even fish in my childhood home because of the pollution they have released in the river from coal mining.

[@anonymouswhite7957]

wait they're originated from papua new guinea right?

[@Gaaraape]

Super expensive...