Salmon Red Rainbow Fish Care

Salmon Red Rainbow Fish Care

Salmon red rainbow fish is a peaceful community rainbow fish like other rainbow fish. They should be kept in groups of male and females, so they will exhibit bright red color competing each others. And since their natural habitat is getting affected, they are already listed in ICUN Vulnerable list. So a request to all aquarium stockist to maintain a pure stain of salmon red rainbow fish as part of conservation.

Name	Salmon-red rainbow fish,Red Rainbow,Red Irian rainbow, Lake sentani Rainbow fish, New Guinea Red Rainbow fish
Scientific Name	Glossolepis incisus
Fish-size	10 – 15 cm
Ph	6.0. - 7.0.
Temperature	23 – 29 C
Food	Omnivores: All types of food. But Live food preferable
Temperament	Peaceful.
Care Level	Easy, hardy fish
Sexing	Males will be bright red in color and mature males will have a arched back . Females are less colorful.
Egg Layers	Yes, Egg Scatterer
Breeding	Easy, with school of fish . They spawn on plants or spawning mob. They lay adhesive/sticky eggs and if not separated they will eat their own eggs. It will take approximately 8 days for hatching.