Threadfins...

[Anti Decent]

was at my LFS-which is saltwater, but for me and a few other people he orders freshwater. He had some threadfin rainbowfish....and man,
were they cool. i liked them a lot.

however, they were labeled "large" on the shipment box...
but the fish were like...barely even an inch...

How big do they get?
any special requirements?

 

[VickiesZoo]

I just love the threadfin rainbows! My biggest male is about 2". I feed mine decapped brine shrimp, golden pearls, and veggie flake combo. I moved mine into their own tank (yes, I bought a tank just for them lol) so hopefully I'll have baby ones soon. They like lots of plants. From what I've read online, they lay their eggs on plant leaves. I gave them 8 choices of plant species. LOL I also keep them with a species of shrimp and baby snails so the ph is about 7.5 and I add calcium. They've been in there about a month and are looking great!

If anyone else has more info on them, I'm interested too!

 

[Anti Decent]

I just love the threadfin rainbows! My biggest male is about 2". I feed mine decapped brine shrimp, golden pearls, and veggie flake combo. I moved mine into their own tank (yes, I bought a tank just for them lol) so hopefully I'll have baby ones soon. They like lots of plants. From what I've read online, they lay their eggs on plant leaves. I gave them 8 choices of plant species. LOL I also keep them with a species of shrimp and baby snails so the ph is about 7.5 and I add calcium. They've been in there about a month and are looking great!

If anyone else has more info on them, I'm interested too!

thanks for the info!
i called my guy at the LFS for you,
and he said use spawning mops.

let them float in the top, and take them out at weekly intervals
to a raising tank. apparently this is the way to go!

 

[knight4th]

Threadfin rainbows are awesome i have 2 males and 6 females that im breeding, very beautiful fish they love heavly planted tanks, mine lay there eggs in my flame moss

 

[Anti Decent]

aweosme!
goodluck!

 

[jooranda]

i got 5 an they lovely fish an they dont get very big i have mine with shrimp snails an cory cats

 

[VickiesZoo]

Threadfin rainbows are awesome i have 2 males and 6 females that im breeding, very beautiful fish they love heavly planted tanks, mine lay there eggs in my flame moss

Hmmm.... think I'll steal some moss from another tank. Do you just lay it in the bottom? I have most of mine attached to corks floating for the shrimp.

 

[knight4th]

Hmmm.... think I'll steal some moss from another tank. Do you just lay it in the bottom? I have most of mine attached to corks floating for the shrimp.

I used fishing line and attached it to the drift wood in the tank, as soon as i notice there are eggs i move them into a 5 gallon tank for hatching

 

[jamesstill84]

Get them while you can. They're gorgeous fish!