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(Other members of the genus Telmatherina)
ADULT SIZE: 7 cm
WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline
TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-28 C
FOOD: Feed Telmatherina ladigesi small live-foods and fine grade dried foods. Fry should be raised on newly hatched artemia.
DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Indonesia
AQUARIUM CARE: The Celebes rainbow comes from slow moving streams, in the island of Sulawesi (previously Celebes), Indonesia; as such, this species requires good clean water. Some open space for swimming is essential, though a well planted background and some floating plants make for a natural environment, and keep the fish happy. The fish looks at its best in somewhat muted light.
A fine community species when kept with calmer species of a similar size.
BREEDING: Sexing this species is not hard; males have longer fins which they use to display to the females. An egg scatterer, and not too difficult to breed in a dedicated spawning tank. Fill the tank with spawning mops, moss or mables, and remove the adults when spawning is complete.
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Other members of the genus Telmatherina
Other rainbowfish species
Other species from Indonesia
BREEDING: Sexing this species is not hard; males have longer fins which they use to display to the females. An egg scatterer, and not too difficult to breed in a dedicated spawning tank. Fill the tank with spawning mops, moss or mables, and remove the adults when spawning is complete.
Have you bred Telmatherina ladigesi? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?
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Vegetarian fish Some catfish have a largely vegetarian diet; feed them potato, lettuce, cucumber or blanched peas. Some of these will have to be weighted down, or held in place with a commercially available lettuce grip (magnetic clips are far better than suction types). As with all fish, do not over feed; remove uneaten vegetable matter after a couple days
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