Bleheri Rainbow

Care requirements

• Minimum tank 48-inch-long aquarium for six or more
• Adult size About 5 in (13 cm)
• Temperature 76–80°F (24–27°C)
• Water chemistry pH 7.0–7.8
• Ammonia and nitrite 0 ppm

Housing & compatibility

Leave an open swimming lane and plant the edges. Choose similarly active, peaceful fish with compatible water needs.

Diet

Feed small floating pellets or flakes and rotate in frozen brine shrimp or daphnia.

Species notes

Chilatherina bleheri. A schooling rainbowfish from the Lake Holmes system of New Guinea.