Rainbowfish
Iridescent Australasian schooling fish that develop vivid adult coloration with age. Rainbowfish reward patient keepers with some of the hobby's most beautiful display shoals.
43 species
Sorong Rainbowfish
FishMelanotaenia fredericki
A compact Indonesian rainbowfish with vivid color that rewards attentive keepers.
Tami River Rainbowfish
FishGlossolepis pseudoincisus
A rare New Guinea rainbowfish from a single remote lake, never rediscovered.
Threadfin Rainbowfish
FishIriatherina werneri
Delicate featherfin rainbowfish with spectacular filamentous fins best shown in a species setup.
Van Heurn's Rainbowfish
FishMelanotaenia vanheurni
A rarely seen New Guinea rainbowfish with a very limited wild range.
Western Rainbowfish
FishMelanotaenia australis
Australia's most widespread rainbowfish, and well worth the wait to color up.
Zona
FishBedotia geayi
A rare Malagasy rainbowfish that forms size-sorted shoals in cool highland streams.
Zona
FishBedotia madagascarensis
A rarely-seen Malagasy rainbowfish with a long hobby history and a complicated identity.