Anybody here keep Rainbows?

[solomon415]

These fish are pretty cool IMO. I have a 2 inch Rainbow and it's an interesting fish. I was unaware that they're schooling fish and supposed to be kept in groups but my Rainbow seem to be doing fine on his own for a few weeks now.

I just discovered all the different sub-species these fish come in and all the different colors. The Bozemanis are beautiful. When I get a bigger tank I'm going to get a school going. Right now I have a 20 gallon so I'm pretty limited on what I can do...

Anyone else here into these fish?

 

[cogs]

red salmons are cool aswell

 

[Nick0]

yeh dude I have some of these http://www.aquariumlife.com.au/showthread.php?t=10431

really cool fish. These are native to Australia (like me ). Your rainbow will def be a lot happier in a group of 6 or more. Forums like aquariumlife and ANGFA have a lot of good info for the rainbow enthusiast.

 

[snyder810]

awesome fish, don't know why they aren't near as popular as other fish. great color and very active. think a big long tank w plants and they look amazing. haha o and yes i have a 110 dedicated to them. schools of the reds, boesmani, axelrods, and maccullochi. the parkinsoni are pretty nice as well. pretty much just know what color you want and you can find a rainbow to fit it. even the cheap "Australian Rainbowfish" look cool.

 

[Jorge Regula]

i used to have a 55 gallon packed with em. they are great fish. colorful, hardy, good in a community tank.

 

[Aquaman_95]

I have three of them with my Cichlids and bichirs, yet the bichirs have left them alone for 1 year. They really are good fish.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

they are great, they look attractive as a large school hovering over a tank of bottom dwelling cichlids (like Steatocranus)

 

[Chaitika]

I keep threadfin rainbows and a couple of other small species in a planted tank. They're some of the smallest rainbows out there.