Red neon blue eyed rainbows

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Anyone kept these ?

Local MHA now has stock.
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No, but I should imagine they're the same as the rest of the Pseudomugil family to keep. :]
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Found the Latin name: Pseudomugil luminatus.

Beautiful little fish from Timika, Papua Province, Indonesia and don't mind our hard water. With a maximum size of 4cm, I'd be careful that you don't keep them with any boisterous tank mates.

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Some links:

Seriouslyfish - Pseudomugil Sp

AQUADICTION - Pseudomugil luminatus

Fishbase - Pseudomugil luminatus

These fish are on the IUCN Red List Status (IUCN Red List - Pseudomugil luminatus) and listed as endangered.

If you do get these fish @stanster, if at all possible, please try and breed them. :]

Breeding seems pretty straight forward. Link: Michael Jensen - Keeping and breeding The Red Neon Blue Eye (Rainbowfish) – Pseudomugil luminatus
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Now that is a nice little project. How nice would it be to be able to contribute to conservation.
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they are really beautiful!
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ramiroelliot wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2024 7:45 am Image
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they are really beautiful!
Greetings :] & welcome to AF-UK

Do bare in mind that's a mature male in full colour. Most of the time, you'll find their colour looks more like the image below and maybe paler in a aquatics store aquarium.

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Why not introduce yourself in our Welcome thread :]
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