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Red Rainbowfish

glossolepis incisa

The Red Rainbowfish is a colorful fish that loves to swim in schools. Its bright colors can make any aquarium look like a rainbow!

Lebensraum: They live in freshwater rivers and lakes in Papua New Guinea.

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The Red Rainbowfish is famed for its shimmering, deep red body, particularly the males, while females are more subdued with a silvery-pink hue. Its deeply compressed body and prominent dorsal and anal fins give it a distinctive, athletic profile, shining brightly under the water.

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Red Rainbowfish
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Red Rainbowfish

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Fische

Seltenheit

Common

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Interessante Fakten

Females are often silvery-pink, letting the bold males steal the show with their fiery red!

Male Red Rainbowfish get much brighter and more colourful as they grow older!

Their dazzling scales sparkle like tiny jewels, reflecting a rainbow of light underwater!

These lively fish love to jump, sometimes catching insects flying just above the surface!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Color Flash

Red Rainbowfish can intensify their vibrant red color because of special cells, signalling readiness to breed.

Fähigkeit

Agile Jumper

Red Rainbowfish has powerful tail muscles that helps them leap out of water to catch insects or escape danger.

Fähigkeit

Schooling Safety

Red Rainbowfish can gather in large groups because of their social nature, that helps them confuse predators and find food together.

Maße und Details

Länge
10-15 cm
Gewicht
0.01-0.03 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-6 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Maximale Tiefe
4 m
Wasserart
Süßwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

These omnivores enjoy a varied diet of tiny insects, larvae, and plant matter found in their freshwater home.

Hauptnahrung

  • Insect larvae
  • Zooplankton
  • Algae
  • Aquatic plants

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Snakehead Murrel

Channa striata

A larger predatory fish in their habitat.

eats

Bloodworm

Chironomus plumosus

Feeds on their larvae found in sediments.

depends on

Tapegrass

Vallisneria spiralis

Provides shelter and a foraging ground for food.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

GlossolepisRed Glossolepis

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Red Rainbowfish?

10-15 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Red Rainbowfish?

0.01-0.03 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Red Rainbowfish?

3-6 Jahre

Was frisst Red Rainbowfish?

These omnivores enjoy a varied diet of tiny insects, larvae, and plant matter found in their freshwater home.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Red Rainbowfish?

8 km/h

Wo findet man Red Rainbowfish normalerweise?

They live in freshwater rivers and lakes in Papua New Guinea.

Wie jagt Red Rainbowfish?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von Red Rainbowfish?

4 m

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