Aquarist Species: Melanotaenia pygmaea
Aquarist: DesktopAquatics
Species Profile: Melanotaenia pygmaea
Common Name: Pygmy Rainbowfish
Species Photo by: Kyle Carlson
Description: A small metallic sky-blue rainbowfish with a blackish mid-lateral stripe, and pale yellow fins. Males are larger than females, and are more brightly coloured, with a reddish head and whitish fins. Females lack the reddish head and have smaller and more rounded fins.
Category: Rainbowfish
Global Region: Australia
Distribution: Prince Regent River region of north Western Australia
CARES Status: Near Threatened
Aquarist Notes
Photo of aquarist's species:
Genetic Line: Other
Year Acquired: 2024
I got these fish from Victor B on aquabid. I keep mine in a group of 10 (6 Males/4 Females) and have kept them with other fish no problem. They are currently in a 20 Tall together and I am working on successfully breeding them but at the moment have yet to get fry to survive longer than a week. They will lay lots of eggs for me but their fry seem to be very small and will not feed on typical foods I offer other Melanotaenia or pseudomugil fry in their first few weeks.
Spawning notes:
Species Spawned: Yes