Freshwater
Melanotaenia rubrivittata
Melanotaeniidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 4.9 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- At least 6 together
- Smallest aquarium
- 30 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Videos
Wapoga Red Laser Profile Rainbowfish. Melanotaenia Rubrivittata.
Aquarium Co-OpMay 26, 2017
More about the species
Description
The type specimen was collected from a small, fully shaded pond formed from previous flooding of the nearby Tirawiwa River (sometimes spelt Tiawiwa). The pond was about 12 m in diameter with an average depth of only 30 cm and substratum comprising of soft mud covered with a layer of organic debris, mainly dead leaves. Other specimens were found in a small (2-5 m width), closed-canopy rainforest stream 1.3 km northwest from the type locality. Only Melanotaenia rubrivittata and Mogurnda wapoga were collected at both sites, although a few juvenile Glossolepis leggetti were obtained from the pond habitat. Also found in a small (about 1.5-2 m wide) rainforest stream that was also inhabited by Melanotaenia rubripinnis and Chilatherina alleni.
Other names
No other names.
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