Melanotaenia praecox

Maximum Size 2 in (5.08 cm)

Maximum age 4

Maximum hardness 13

Maximum pH 7.5

Maximum temperature 299.261 K (26.111 °C, 79 °F, 538.67 °R)

Minimum Tank Size 12 US Gallon (45.425 liters, 45,424.941 mL)

Minimum hardness 6

Minimum pH 6.5

Minimum temperature 297.039 K (23.889 °C, 75 °F, 534.67 °R)

Availability Uncommon

Common name Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish , Praecox Rainbow, Neon Rainbowfish, Dwarf Rainbowfish, Neon Dwarf Rainbowfish

Difficulty Moderate

Scientific name Melanotaenia praecox

Diet Omnivore +

Family Melanotaeniidae +

Foods Pellet Food +, Flake Food +, Live Food +

Categories Fish Availability- Uncommon +, Fish Diet - Omnivore +, Fish Difficulty - Moderate +, Fish Species +, Oddballs +, Rainbowfish +, Silversides +, Stubs +, Tropical Fish Species +