Black-banded rainbow
Black-banded rainbow
Origin
Various locations across northern Australia, Kimberley region in WA, across the northern part of the NT to Cape York Peninsula in northern QLD.
Habitat
Variety of freshwater habitats but seem to prefer slow-flowing clear water courses with dense aquatic vegetation.
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Melanotaenia |
| Species: | nigrans |
| Status: | SOLD OUT |
| Diet: | Omnivore |
| Sexing: | Dimorphic |
| Breeding: | Egg Scatterer |
| Max Size: | 7.0 cm |
| Water Hardness: | Neutral |
| Difficulty: |   |
| Temperment | Conspecific Temperment |
| Peaceful | Peaceful |
| min Temp °C | max Temp °C |
| 22 | 30 |
| min pH | max pH |
| 7.0 | 8.0 |