Celebes rainbow
Encyclopedia
The celebes rainbow is a species of fish
in the Telmatherinidae
family, endemic to Indonesia
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Description: Males grow to 6-8cm, and females to 5-7cm in length. Their bodies are slender and almost fully transparent with a blue stripe along the sideline. The sexes can be easily distinguished, since males have elongated black dorsal and ventral fins, and are usually a little darker than females.
Distribution: Telmatherina ladigesi is originated from Indonesia. In Indonesia, they can be found only near the town of Maros, so the other name of the species is Marosatherina ladigesi. Due to ornamental fish business and pollution, their numbers have dramatically reduced.
Habitat: These fish dwell in estuaries, where freshwater rivers flow into the sea, so they live in fast flowing brackish water
with lots of dissolved oxygen. Most of their day is spent hiding among the leaves of plants, where they eat small worms, insects or vegetable debris.
20-28 C (68-82 F), a pH of 7.0 to 7.5 and a hardness of 150 to 200 mg/l. These fish are sensitive to water quality.
If conditions are favorable spawning may occur nonstop for months, but they often eat their eggs. Eggs hatch after up to 11 days.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Telmatherinidae
Telmatherinidae
The Sail-fin silversides are a family of atheriniform fish, the Telmatherinidae, inhabiting fresh and brackish water . All but one species are restricted to the island of Sulawesi, and most are found solely in the Malili Lakes of that island....
family, endemic to Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
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Description: Males grow to 6-8cm, and females to 5-7cm in length. Their bodies are slender and almost fully transparent with a blue stripe along the sideline. The sexes can be easily distinguished, since males have elongated black dorsal and ventral fins, and are usually a little darker than females.
Distribution: Telmatherina ladigesi is originated from Indonesia. In Indonesia, they can be found only near the town of Maros, so the other name of the species is Marosatherina ladigesi. Due to ornamental fish business and pollution, their numbers have dramatically reduced.
Habitat: These fish dwell in estuaries, where freshwater rivers flow into the sea, so they live in fast flowing brackish water
Brackish water
Brackish water is water that has more salinity than fresh water, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing of seawater with fresh water, as in estuaries, or it may occur in brackish fossil aquifers. The word comes from the Middle Dutch root "brak," meaning "salty"...
with lots of dissolved oxygen. Most of their day is spent hiding among the leaves of plants, where they eat small worms, insects or vegetable debris.
In the Aquarium
The Celebes Rainbowfish is a peaceful aquarium fish. It grows to 7.5 cm (3 inches). It eats prepared foods and small livefoods. It prefers a temperature of20-28 C (68-82 F), a pH of 7.0 to 7.5 and a hardness of 150 to 200 mg/l. These fish are sensitive to water quality.
If conditions are favorable spawning may occur nonstop for months, but they often eat their eggs. Eggs hatch after up to 11 days.