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Parkinsoni Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia parkinsoni
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Parkinson's rainbowfish is a large, spectacular species with males displaying a golden-yellow to orange anterior transitioning into a blue-grey posterior, with vivid yellow fins edged in black. One of the most colourful and striking of all rainbowfish. It is a hardy, active species best kept in a long, spacious aquarium.
Keeping this species
- diet
- Omnivore – quality pellets and flake, live and frozen foods
- schooling
- 6+ recommended
- tank size
- 50 gallons minimum
- temperament
- Peaceful schooling fish
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Water it likes
- ph
- 7.0–8.0
- hardness
- 8–20 dGH
- temperature
- 75–82°F (24–28°C)