In this video we take a look at a colourful family of fish called Melanotaeniidae, also known as rainbowfish. There are species native to the creeks here in Australia; they are beautiful and easy to care for, yet for some reason, aren't all that common in the aquarium hobby!

Jason from Australian Biotopes recently setup a natural looking hardscape in my 6ft peninsula fish tank for my rainbowfish. I was keen to add some more fish, so I set out to a local creek with my friend Maggie! We managed to find crimsonspotted rainbowfish, pacific blue eyes, and ornate rainbowfish. We will show you how these beautiful fish look in their native habitat, how we caught them, and give you a closer look at them in the aquarium.

I'm looking forward to watching these beautiful fish grow and showing the potential of the Australian rainbowfish!

Timestamps:
2:16 Maggie's fish room discus and nano tanks
3:24 Packing to catch fish
4:04 Arriving at the creek and picking a spot
4:55 How to setup the bait traps
5:51 Rainbowfish catching regulations (QLD)
6:06 Fish Identification Guide
6:51 A look under the water
6:54 Scary catfish...
7:16 What we found in our first trap
7:26 Swordtail fish (noxious)
7:34 Pacific Blue Eye (Pseudomugil signifer)
8:02 Crimsonspotted Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia duboulayi)
8:31 Ornate Rainbowfish (Rhadinocentrus ornatus)
9:51 Australian Smelt
10:42 Travelling with the fish to get lunch
11:37 HUGE gudgeon and glass fish
12:45 Quarantining the fish
13:04 Adding the fish to my aquarium
13:25 Tech Den

QLD Regulations:
https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/businessp...

Fish Identification Guide:
https://www.moggillcreek.org.au/wpco...


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Sources:
Millennium Rainbowfish: Overview by FishN4K
Madagascar Rainbow Fish (UpClose) by 1984MGW
Banded Rainbowfish Melanotaenia trifasciata by Alan Marshall
Australian native pacific blue eye rainbow fish by Dundeel Fish
BlueEyes (Pseudomugil) by Depths Unknown


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