Melanotaenia splendida tatei, commonly known as the Desert Rainbowfish can be found in territories within Central Australia. They reside in streams throughout New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Nothern Terrory.
SYN : Aristeus fluviatilis, Melanotaenia splendida fluviatilis, Nematocentris fluviatilis
PD : An elongated species have lateral compression. This species lacks the tall body height characteristic of its genus.
Checkered rainbowfish, Melanotaenia splendida inornata (Castelnau, 1875).
Red-striped rainbowfish, Melanotaenia splendida rubrostriata (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886).
Eastern rainbow fish, Melanotaenia splendida splendida (Peters, 1866).
KennyZ (kennyz-at-aol.com) wrote: > I have a 38 gallon tank I would like to use to breed rainbows (either > Glossolepis incisus or Melanotaenia splendida). Has anyone successfully > bred these before? If so, could you give me some pointers.
Name: Ornate or Splendid Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida, Melanotaenia inornata)
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Range: Australia
Size: Up to 4 inches
Diet: Omnivore
Tank Set-up: Freshwater: Plants, rocks ...
Look in your dealer's tanks for the Australian Rainbow - Melanotaenia splendida, Boeseman's Rainbowfish - M. boesemani, Turquoise Rainbows - M. lacustris, and the Celebes Rainbow - Telmatherina ladigesi.
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The Australian Rainbow, also known as the Western Splendid Rainbow, is one of more than five subspecies of Melanotaenia splendida.
Melanotaenia goldiei
Melanotaenia lacustris
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
Melanotaenia parkinsoni
Glossolepis incisus
Melanotaenia splendida rubrostriata
Rasbora heteromorpha
Erpetoichthys calabaricus ...
 See also: Rainbow, Fish, Rainbowfish, Water, Freshwater
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