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Papuan Rainbowfish
Papuan Rainbowfish
Species	Melanotaenia papuae
Family	Melanotaeniidae
Difficulty	Moderate
Min. Tank Size	132.489 liters 132,489.412 mL 35 US Gallons (132.5L)
Size	2.559 in 6-6.5 cm (2.4-2.6")
sg	Freshwater
pH	7.2 - 7.8
Temp.	295.15 K 71.6 °F 531.27 °R 305.15 K 89.6 °F 549.27 °R22 -32 °C (71.6-89.6°F)
Water Hardness	8-10 °d
Stocking Ratio	1:2 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Omnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Live Foods
Life Span	5-6 years
Habitat	Papua New Guinea

Contents 1 Alternative names 2 Sexing 3 Tank compatibility 4 Diet 5 Feeding regime 6 Environment Specifics 7 Behaviour 8 Identification 9 Pictures 10 External links

[edit] Alternative names

Papuan Rainbowfish

[edit] Sexing

Unknown

[edit] Tank compatibility

Top, Middle or Bottom feeder?

[edit] Diet

More detail on diet...

[edit] Feeding regime

How often to feed, etc.

[edit] Environment Specifics

Unknown

[edit] Behaviour

Unknown

[edit] Identification

How to id the animal.

[edit] Pictures

[edit] External links

• Fishbase