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How to look afterGlossolepis incisus

Salmon-red rainbowfish

Weber, 1908

(Other members of the genus Glossolepis)

ADULT SIZE: 14 cm

WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline

TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-24 C

FOOD: Feed Glossolepis incisus live and dried foods. Live foods, especially freshwater crustaceans, happily taken.

DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from New Guinea

SEXUAL DIFFERENCES: Males have extreme salmon-like coloration, whilst females are a striking gold. Older males develop a high arched back.

AQUARIUM CARE: A stunning rainbow from Lake Sentani in New Guinea. Also an old aquarium favourite. Best kept in a larger (at least 48″) tank, with planted areas, but also open regions for swimming. This shoaling species should be kept in a group of at least 6-8 individuals.

A good species to be kept with other similar sized shoalers: rainbowfish, charcins and danios. Also works well in a Lake Tanganyika cichlid aquarium.

BREEDING: Breeding is best acheived with spawning mops. The fry hatch after a week or so, and can eat newly hatched artemia nauplii

Have you bred Glossolepis incisus ? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?, or examine existing Glossolepis incisus breeding reports

A young male – with salmon red coloration, but without the arched back of older fish

Rainbowfish like moderately hard alkaline water

BREEDING: Breeding is best acheived with spawning mops. The fry hatch after a week or so, and can eat newly hatched artemia nauplii

Have you bred Glossolepis incisus ? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?

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