Lake Tebera rainbowfish
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
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A rainbowfish endemic to the Lake Tebera basin in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, from clear, vegetated waters in the lake and surrounding streams. Its name honours the publisher Herbert R. Axelrod. It scatters its eggs among plants.
- Scientific name
- Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Melanotaeniidae
- Order
- Atheriniformes
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Water
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 7–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 9 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 81 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 90 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 6
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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