Scientific Name: Melanotaenia praecox
Common Name: Dwarf Neon Rainbow, Praecox Rainbow
Adult Size: 3 inches
Life Expectancy: 3 - 5 years
Habitat: Farm Raised, Malaysia
Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallon
Ideal Tank Conditions:
- Temperature Range: 72 - 79° F
- pH Range: 6.5 - 8.0
- Water Hardness: 5 - 30
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet & Nutrition: Omnivore; should be fed a high quality flake or pelleted food to maintain good health. Another large chunk of their diet should be live foods like brine shrimp, bloodworms, and tubifex worms. They also enjoy plant matter, so if you don't have any live plants for them to nibble on, consider giving them blanched lettuce leaves or a plant based food from time to time.
Breeding & Spawning: Egg layer that spawns over a moss substrate. Adults should be removed from the fry after hatching
Gender: The male's fins will have a red outline and the female's fins will have a yellow or orange outline. These outlines will grow more distinct as the fish ages. Females are also more silver in color.
