Melanotaeniidae
40 reef tank species in the family Melanotaeniidae with full care guides. Care level, reef safety, tank size, diet, and per-species notes for every entry.
All Melanotaeniidae (40)
Australian Threadfin Rainbowfish
Iriatherina werneri 'Australian'
Freshwater
Banded Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia trifasciata
Freshwater
Barred Rainbowfish
Chilatherina fasciata
Freshwater
Black-banded Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia nigrans
Freshwater
Bleher's Rainbowfish
Chilatherina bleheri
Freshwater
Boeseman's Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia boesemani
Freshwater
Boesemani Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia boesemani
Freshwater
Cairns Rainbowfish
Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides
Freshwater
Crimson-spotted Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia duboulayi
Freshwater
Dority's Rainbowfish
Glossolepis dorityi
Freshwater
Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia praecox
Freshwater
Eastern Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia splendida
Freshwater
Emerald Rainbowfish
Glossolepis wanamensis
Freshwater
Fly River Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia sexlineata
Freshwater
Goldie River Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia goldiei
Freshwater
Highland Rainbowfish
Chilatherina campsi
Freshwater
Kamaka Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia kamaka
Freshwater
Lake Eacham Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia eachamensis
Freshwater
Lake Kurumoi Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia parva
Freshwater
Lake Tebera Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
Freshwater
Macculloch's Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia maccullochi
Freshwater
Mayland's Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia maylandi
Freshwater
Murray River Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia fluviatilis
Freshwater
Neon Dwarf Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia praecox
Freshwater
New Guinea Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia affinis
Freshwater
Ok Tedi Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia oktediensis
Freshwater
Ornate Rainbowfish
Rhadinocentrus ornatus
Freshwater
Papua Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia papuae
Freshwater
Parkinson's Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia parkinsoni
Freshwater
Pygmy Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia pygmaea
Freshwater
Red Rainbowfish
Glossolepis incisus
Freshwater
Red-striped Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia rubrostriata
Freshwater
Sentani Rainbowfish
Chilatherina sentaniensis
Freshwater
Slender Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia gracilis
Freshwater
Spotted Glossolepis
Glossolepis maculosus
Freshwater
Tami River Rainbowfish
Glossolepis pseudoincisus
Freshwater
Threadfin Rainbowfish
Iriatherina werneri
Freshwater
Turquoise Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia lacustris
Freshwater
Utchee Creek Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia utcheensis
Freshwater
Western Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia australis
Freshwater
Track Melanotaeniidae species in your reef tank
Reef Trak gives livestock the same depth as parameters. Log every fish, coral, and invert in your reef alongside parameters, dosing, equipment, and maintenance. The Melanotaeniidae catalog is built into Reef Trak.