Melanotaenia splendida 'Deep Water Creek' (Locally Bred!)

Please Note: The images shown are typical examples of mature adult fish and not necessarily the exact fish in our current stock. Actual fish coloration can vary due to lineage, location, age, and gender. If you would like photos of the fish currently available, you may request them. Please understand that we may not always be able to provide these promptly due to time constraints, and photographing some fish can be challenging. 

Photo Credit: Gerd Bartz

Melanotaenia splendida is a lovely species of rainbowfish from - you guessed it - Australia. Subject to a wide range of water conditions in the wild, this is a very hardy species that does quite well in captivity. Males develop beautiful orange and bluish-green colouration with maturity. Like most other rainbows, they are best kept in mixed-sex groups, and mix well with other robust fishes such as large danios, barbs, cichlids, etc. While they're not aggressive, very shy or small fishes may be unable to compete with these fast, active swimmers.

Juveniles around 1".