Melanotaenia affinis
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The Melanotaenia affinis or New guinea rainbow fish
comes from north Papua New Guinea
. There are 3 known varieties. The so called standard variety has the widest range. It is commonly found in the Markham
, Ramu and Sepik
rivers, their preferred habitat includes clear rainforest streams, swamps, pools and lagoons abundant in vegetation and submerged logs.
is a peaceful and adaptable rainbowfish species that grows to 14 cm. It favors a pH
of 7.0, hard water: (100-150 mg/l) and a temperature of 21-28 C (70 to 82 F) . It will eat small live foods and prepared diets. Just like related species, it should be kept in shoals.
Rainbow Fish
The Rainbow Fish is an award-winning children's book drawn and written by Marcus Pfister, and translated into English by J. Alison James. The book is best known for its morals about the value of being an individual and for the distinctive shiny foil scales of the Rainbow Fish...
comes from north Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
. There are 3 known varieties. The so called standard variety has the widest range. It is commonly found in the Markham
Markham River
The Markham River is a river in eastern Papua New Guinea. It originates in the Finisterre Range and flows for to empty into the Huon Gulf at Lae....
, Ramu and Sepik
Sepik
Sepik may refer to places in Papua New Guinea:*Sepik River*East Sepik - a province*Sandaun - a province formerly known as West Sepik*Sepik region - consisting of East Sepik and Sandaun provincesIn languages it may refer to:...
rivers, their preferred habitat includes clear rainforest streams, swamps, pools and lagoons abundant in vegetation and submerged logs.
In the aquarium
The New guinea rainbow fishRainbow Fish
The Rainbow Fish is an award-winning children's book drawn and written by Marcus Pfister, and translated into English by J. Alison James. The book is best known for its morals about the value of being an individual and for the distinctive shiny foil scales of the Rainbow Fish...
is a peaceful and adaptable rainbowfish species that grows to 14 cm. It favors a pH
PH
In chemistry, pH is a measure of the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution. Pure water is said to be neutral, with a pH close to 7.0 at . Solutions with a pH less than 7 are said to be acidic and solutions with a pH greater than 7 are basic or alkaline...
of 7.0, hard water: (100-150 mg/l) and a temperature of 21-28 C (70 to 82 F) . It will eat small live foods and prepared diets. Just like related species, it should be kept in shoals.
Sources
- Ryan Junghenn Aquarium Fish Experts
- Encyclopedia of Aquarium and Pond Fish (2005) (David AldertonDavid AldertonDavid Alderton is an English writer specialising in pets and natural history topics. Growing up in a home surrounded by pets, he originally trained to become a veterinary surgeon. An allergic dermatitis acquired in his final year of study forced a change of career however, and so led him into the...
) - Anon. (2001). Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution - Division of Fishes.
- Allen, G.R. (1991). Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of New Guinea. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea.